About IPPF:
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service provider and one of the leading advocates for universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. IPPF is a worldwide movement of 120 national organizations, referred to as Member Associations, working with and for communities and individuals. These member associations are the leading civil society providers of contraception in 89 of 120 countries. And in 64 of those 89 countries, IPPF is the only largescale international provider. Collectively, member associations delivered more than 1 billion cumulative services between 2016 and 2022.
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the overarching goal of IPPF Africa Region (IPPFAR) is to increase access to SRHR services to the most vulnerable youth, men, and women in sub-Saharan Africa. To reach this goal, IPPFAR works with local civil-society organizations, governments, the African Union (AU), regional economic commissions (RECs), the United Nations, among others, to expand political and financial commitments to SRHR in Africa. IPPFAR tackles the continent’s growing SRH challenges through a network of Member Associations (MAs), strategic partners and volunteers in 42 countries. For more information, please read our 20242 profile (in English and French) here.
Project Overview:
The International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR), in collaboration with AFJCI and CRR lead the delivery of a new project called Justice for Survivors (J4S). Funded by the Agence Francaise de Développement (AFD), J4S’s overarching goal is to strengthen the capacity of feminist movements to address gender-based violence (GBV) through sub-grants to feminist organizations, with a focus on reaching small, often unregistered, feminist organizations. The project is implemented across 4 countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Tanzania and Kenya.
Championing an ecological-based model that integrates the use of multi-disciplinary gender transformative approaches and direct sub-granting, J4S will provide longer-term mentorship and support to feminist organizations in their overall development, by designing specific trainings tailored to their needs and helping them identify additional sources of funding. J4S also includes a research-action component that will deepen our understanding of how these approaches can be scaled up and sustained, ensuring linking, learning, and knowledge sharing among the organizations and across regions.
More specifically, the project seeks to:
- Ensure and improve the sustainability of feminist organizations at the organizational and technical levels by proposing an inclusive approach to capacity strengthening.
- Reinforce the resilience and diversity of feminist civil society organizations (CSOs) through access to sustainable, flexible and adapted financing for small and/or informal and/or structurally excluded groups.
- Enhance the networking abilities of feminist CSOs from the South, bringing them closer to networks at national, regional, and international levels, in order to bring their voice to the public arena.
Purpose of the Consultancy:
The Communication Coordination Consultant will be responsible for coordinating, advising, and supporting the communication activities of the three partner organizations, ensuring alignment with the project communication strategy, branding guidelines, and donor visibility requirements.
The consultant will not replace partners’ communication teams but will provide strategic guidance, coordination, quality control, and content support to ensure consistency and effectiveness across partners.
Scope of Work and Key Responsibilities:
1. Communication Strategy and Coordination:
- Support the development, refinement, and periodic updating of a joint project communication plan, in consultation with AFJCI, CRR, and IPPFAR.
- Ensure coherence and complementarity of communication activities across the three partners.
- Establish simple coordination mechanisms (editorial calendar, shared tools, templates) to facilitate collaboration.
- Serve as the main communication coordination focal point for the consortium.
2. Branding, Visibility, and Quality Assurance
- Ensure that project branding and donor visibility guidelines are clearly understood and applied consistently by all partners.
- Review and provide feedback on key communication products produced by partners (e.g. press releases, stories, reports, visuals).
- Support partners in adapting content to different audiences while maintaining a common narrative.
3. Content Planning and Storytelling
- Support partners in identifying, shaping, and prioritizing key stories, success cases, and lessons learned emerging from project activities.
- Provide guidance on messaging related to sensitive topics (e.g. gender, human rights, youth, SRHR, GBV), ensuring ethical and rights-based communication.
- Contribute, when needed, to drafting or editing joint communication products (e.g. project highlights, case studies, donor updates).
4. Digital and External Communication Support
- Advise partners on content for websites, social media, and newsletters related to the project.
- Support coordination of joint communication moments (campaigns, international days, major project milestones).
- Ensure timely sharing of key communication outputs with all partners.
5. Capacity Support and Knowledge Management
- Provide light coaching and advice to partners’ communication focal points, as needed.
- Encourage systematic collection and archiving of communication materials (photos, videos, stories, testimonials).
- Support internal learning by documenting good practices and challenges in consortium communication.
6. Reporting and Liaison
- Provide brief periodic updates to the project coordination team on communication progress, challenges, and upcoming priorities.
- Liaise with donor communication requirements in coordination with the lead partner.
Deliverables (Indicative)
- Updates of the Project communication plan.
- Shared editorial calendar and coordination tools.
- Reviewed and harmonized key communication products across partners.
- Periodic communication briefs or highlights (frequency to be agreed).
- End-of-project communication summary and lessons learned.
Time Allocation
- 2 days per week on average over the 3-year project duration.
- Level of effort may vary depending on project phases (e.g. launches, campaigns, reporting periods), with flexibility agreed in advance.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- University degree in communications, journalism, media studies, international development, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in communication roles, preferably in international development, civil society, or multi-partner projects.
- Proven experience in communication coordination and working with multiple organizations or consortia.
- Strong writing and editing skills in French or English (working knowledge of both is a strong asset).
- Demonstrated understanding of issues related to human rights, gender equality, youth, and/or SRHR.
- Experience advising on branding, donor visibility, and strategic storytelling.
Core Competencies
- Strategic communication thinking
- Coordination and facilitation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
- Attention to detail and quality assurance
9. Application Process
Please send your CV and cover letter detailing your experience and why you are best suited to the consultancy to hroffice@ippf.org with the subject heading “Communication Coordination Consultant J4S Project”
• Deadline for application is 1st February 2026
Evaluation Criteria
Please refer to the attached Term of Reference (TOR)
Your Ethos:
• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and
intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others.
• An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice,
including safe abortion.
• Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of workers’ rights and access to health care in sex work.
IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment. Anyone employed with IPPF agrees to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.
