Consultancy: Adolescent and Youth-Led mentoring and supportive supervision guidance
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International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Africa Region
Remote (global)- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 26/06/2026
- Location: Remote (global)
Background
Adolescents in humanitarian settings face acute and compounding sexual and reproductive health (SRH) risks due to displacement, breakdown of protective social structures, and disruption of health services. Fragile contexts exacerbate adolescents’ exposure to sexual and gender-based violence, early and forced marriage, unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, and sexually transmitted infections including HIV, while simultaneously limiting access to accurate information and confidential, adolescent responsive services. Adolescent girls are at heightened risk of pregnancy-related complications, which remain a leading cause of death among girls aged 15–19 in crisis-affected settings, while both adolescent girls and boys experience barriers linked to stigma, discrimination and misconceptions, legal restrictions, provider bias, and lack of youth‑ friendly care.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), in partnership with the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), and with support from the European Commission - DG ECHO aims to address capacity gaps in meeting the SRH needs of adolescents living in humanitarian settings. To Achieve this, we are looking for improving service provision by WROs and YLO with an adolescents and youth-led approach and for the adolescent-adult mentoring and supportive supervision mechanism. This includes promoting structured youth-adult partnerships, whereby adolescents can meaningfully inform and guide adult actors on their needs, preferences, and required service adaptations. In parallel, there is a need to equip women- and youth-led Organizations with practical, context-specific guidance to support the delivery of adolescent-responsive SRH information and services.
Objectives of this Consultancy:
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), in partnership with the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), and with support from the European Commission - DG ECHO aims to address capacity gaps in meeting the SRH needs of adolescents living in humanitarian settings. To Achieve this, we are looking for improving service provision by WROs and YLO with an adolescents and youth-led approach and for the adolescent-adult mentoring and supportive supervision mechanism. This includes promoting structured youth-adult partnerships, whereby adolescents can meaningfully inform and guide adult actors on their needs, preferences, and required service adaptations. In parallel, there is a need to equip women- and youth-led Organizations with practical, context-specific guidance to support the delivery of adolescent-responsive SRH information and services.
Objectives of this Consultancy:
To strengthen the multisectoral integration and quality of ASRH interventions in humanitarian settings by developing participatory, adolescents- and youth-responsive service provision guidelines, and by designing an adolescent- informed mentoring and supportive supervision guidance to support humanitarian actors in adapting and delivering inclusive ASRH information and services.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Advanced degree in Public Health, SRH, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5–7 years of relevant experience in programming in humanitarian settings.
- Proven experience in developing guidelines, frameworks, or technical tools.
- Demonstrated skill in working directly with young people using friendly, comfortable, and age-appropriate communication styles.
- Demonstrated experience working with WROs and YLOs and applying participatory approaches.
- Strong facilitation, analytical, and report-writing skills.
- Familiarity with humanitarian coordination mechanisms and standards is an asset.
- A strict commitment to and deep understanding of safeguarding, do-no-harm principles, and child protection policies.
- Fluency in English (knowledge of any other local language spoken in Ethiopia or Nigeria is an asset).
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