Communication Coordination Consultant

Application Closing Date

15th September 2026

Context of Role

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: 

1. Ensure and improve the sustainability of feminist organizations at the organizational and technical levels by proposing an inclusive approach to capacity strengthening. 

1. 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. 

1. 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.

Role Purpose

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. 

Deliverables

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. 

Essential Skills

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 
• Collaborative and solution-oriented mindset 

Desirable Skills

About us

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.
IPPF is a global movement delivering sexual and reproductive health services and rights. We are a diverse, feminist, and values-driven workplace - multi-national, multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-lingual, and intergenerational.
We are an equal opportunities employer and appoint on merit through open competition. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience and from the communities we serve, especially those from marginalised groups.

WHY JOIN IPPF?

1. IPPF offers meaningful work, an inspiring environment, professional growth, and the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals and communities around the world. Working for IPPF offers a compelling value proposition:
2. Mission-Driven Organization: IPPF is a globally recognized leader. By joining IPPF, you become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities, advancing gender equality, and improving access to comprehensive healthcare services.
3. Bringing Positive Change: IPPF brings positive change to the lives of millions of people worldwide. Reducing maternal mortality, preventing unintended pregnancies, combating gender-based violence, promoting comprehensive sexuality education, and advocating for the realization of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice for all, and especially marginalized people.
4. Global Reach and Influence: IPPF works across all continents, providing a unique opportunity to work on a global scale to shape change and implement innovative approaches to combat racism.
5. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: IPPF is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of its work. You will play a crucial role in building an inclusive and equitable organization that respects and values individuals’ backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

At IPPF, our values guide how we work, how we lead and how we partner. We: 

• Uphold dignity by championing bodily autonomy and the full realisation of sexual and reproductive rights for all. 
• Champion equality through feminist, anti-racist, anti-ableist and intersectional practice. 
• Demand justice for all by challenging structural inequalities and standing alongside social movements for change. 
• Celebrate pleasure, recognising sexual and reproductive health as a positive state of wellbeing, joy and fulfilment. 
• Build global and local community, led by those most affected and powered by youth, volunteers and partners. 
• Act with integrity, holding ourselves accountable to people, partners, donors and each other. 
• Foster resilience by learning, adapting and persevering in complex and changing contexts.

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.