MSI is seeking an expert consultant in gender, equality and social inclusion (GESI) to provide technical guidance to its country programmes and partners as they strive to better understand and address the barriers to more inclusive sexual reproductive health (SRH) services, particularly the barriers faced by persons with disabilities.

The consultant’s work will contribute to the successful delivery of the Youth for Health (Y4H) project – a three-year project funded by the European Union that focuses on expanding access to adolescent sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights (ASRHR) in sub-Saharan Africa.

The consultant will review existing literature, tools and resources, including those developed under the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme funded by the UK government, and refine them where necessary. Engaging with country programmes and partners, they will develop a technical support plan focused on increasing demand for, and access to, SRH services for people with disabilities and meeting the Y4H programme deliverables. Together with the Head of Y4H and members of MSI’s technical support department, the consultant will identify and implement priority components of the support plan.

The consultant will be contracted for six days per month for the period of January to July 2023.