The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global healthcare provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights and justice (SRHRJ) for all, with Member Associations (MAs) and Collaborative Partners in over 146 countries. The East and South East Asia and Oceania regional office includes the Sub Regional Office for the Pacific (SROP), which supports MAs in 10 countries.
About the Project
This IPPF research study is part of the project titled Advancing the sexuality agenda and shifting norms in the Pacific through improving access to sexual and reproductive rights and gender equality under the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) funded Pacific Women Lead (PWL) at the Pacific Community (PC) and the IPPF’s Pacific Niu Vaka Strategy Phase II 2023-2028 (NVII).
The objective of the research is to better understand how social norms, religious, cultural, and traditional practices in the Pacific influence access to SRHR among key populations, including young people in their diversity and sex workers. The research will be conducted in Fiji and will provide a case study of this country's specific experience.
Using a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach co-led with the Reproductive and Family Health Association of Fiji (RFHAF), the researcher (s) will explore the social norms, religious, cultural, and traditional practices in the Pacific as paradigms that contribute to and impact women and girls' and other key populations' access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and services. The researcher(s) are expected to collaborate closely with IPPF and relevant national partners to deliver the activity.
Consultant’s Role
IPPF is seeking a qualified research consultant (individual, company, or institute) to lead the research study's inception and design, implementation, synthesis and analysis, and final reporting.
The consultant will work closely with the RFHAF and local stakeholders to explore the key challenges and opportunities around access to sexual and reproductive healthcare in Fiji and the broader Pacific region.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit technical and financial proposals in the requested format to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Proposal for Fiji SRHR Research’ no later than midnight GMT+12 on February 23, 2025.