Senior Consultant - Adolescent SRHR Policy and Systems Lead

About the role

Palladium is seeking an experienced Adolescent SRHR Policy and Systems Lead to support a technical assistance assignment in Ghana. The assignment strengthens coordination, donor alignment and service delivery guidance for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), supports the existing adolescent health Technical Working Group (TWG), improves coordination between government and development partners, and reviews and strengthens operational guidance for adolescent-friendly health services. The consultant must be locally based in Ghana and show a strong understanding of its institutions and development context.

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with Ghana Health Service (GHS) counterparts to develop a formal coordination framework for the adolescent health TWG.
• Establish donor coordination and funding-mapping mechanisms.
• Review national operational guidelines for adolescent and youth-friendly health services.
• Develop agreed SOPs and training materials where gaps are identified.
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations, validation workshops and the final handover of products.
• Support sustainability planning and institutionalization of outputs within GHS.

Deliverables

• Inception report
• GHS-led coordination framework for the adolescent health TWG
• Donor and partner funding map and costed workplan
• Review and revision of national operational guidelines
• SOPs and/or training materials where required
• Final handover package and sustainability plan

Required profile

• Advanced expertise in public health, SRHR, health policy or a related field
• Demonstrated experience in adolescent health policy and programmes
• Experience in government-led coordination, donor mapping, stakeholder engagement and workplan costing
• Knowledge of Ghana's health system or comparable experience supported by Ghana expertise

To apply, candidates submit a CV (maximum four pages), a short cover letter, a proposed daily rate and one example of relevant analytical, research or policy work. Only individual consultants are considered; applications from consulting firms, consortia or other organizations will not be accepted.