Now Hiring: Consultant Writer for Capacity Strengthening of Generation Changemakers

February 24, 2025

Background

Since 2022, through the support of the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), WGNRR has been able to support youth-led and child rights organizations to raise key issues and priorities related to bodily autonomy in the context of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and abortion. Starting from building their capacities on SRHR and engaging with human rights monitoring and review mechanisms such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), young people were able to contribute and raise key issues on adolescent SRHR. The sustained engagement of youth-led and children’s rights organizations have resulted in widened opportunities for organizations to advocate for SRHR at the global level and seek accountability from the government.

Sustaining support for young people’s actions for SRHR is crucial to build on achievements gained and advance their rights. In line with the WGNRR 2023-2025 strategic plans which prioritize the full integration of youth perspectives and youth-specific issues into our work, WGNRR ensures that young people, especially young women, have the opportunity to lead SRHR actions and have their voices heard in decision-making processes. We continue to focus on strengthening capacities, supporting actions, and widening spaces for engagement for young people’s SRHR.

In 2023, the Generation Changemakers composed of various youth-led organizations in the Philippines were gathered to enhance their capacity to advocate for bodily autonomy issues that matter to them such as the removal of third-party consent requirements for adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health services, comprehensive sexuality education, and safe abortion. They were also able to produce a draft Young People’s Manifesto on Bodily Autonomy which highlights their issues, demands, and commitments collectively.

Since then, WGNRR has been able to support campaign actions on sexual and reproductive health and rights, including campaigns for safe abortions and for the passage of the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy (PAP) bill of Generation Changemakers. To sustain and strengthen the capacity of Generation Changemakers, and other gains through the Center for Reproductive Rights grant, WGNRR aims to:

  1. Foster collaboration among Generation Changemakers and other youth-led organizations in creating an advocacy guide on bodily autonomy, comprehensive sexuality education, safe abortion, and evolving capacities of adolescents. 
  2. Increase Generation Changemaker’s confidence to tackle bodily autonomy, comprehensive sexuality education, safe abortion, and evolving capacities of adolescents through an advocacy guide and training their capacity to discuss these concepts.

In line with this, WGNRR is seeking a consultant-writer to develop the Generation Changemakers advocacy guides on (1) bodily autonomy, (2) evolving capacities of adolescents, and, (3) comprehensive sexuality education; and, facilitate the learning sessions using the advocacy guides.

Scope of Work

  1. Review all documents related to Generation Changemakers Bootcamp 2023, including other resources necessary for the development of the advocacy guides;
  2. Propose an outline to accomplish the Generation Changemakers advocacy guides according to the timeline of the project. The advocacy guide should be in consultation with the Generation Changemakers, and ensure the following topics are covered by the advocacy guides:
    1. Bodily autonomy
    2. Evolving capacities of adolescents
    3. Comprehensive sexuality education
  3. Conduct the consultation on the Generation Changemakers advocacy guide, with support from WGNRR project focal;
  4. Write the Generation Changemakers advocacy guides; and,
  5. Facilitate five learning sessions using the advocacy guides with Generation Changemakers, and other youth-led and child rights organizations.

Deliverables

The consultant-writer is expected to deliver the following:

  • Consultation on the Generation Changemakers advocacy guide
  • Draft Generation Changemakers advocacy guides covering the three topics which are (a) bodily autonomy, (b) evolving capacities of adolescents, and (c) Comprehensive sexuality education
  • Final Generation Changemakers advocacy guides
  • Facilitation of five learning sessions using the advocacy guides with Generation Changemakers, and other youth-led and child rights organizations

Timeline

The consultant-writer is expected to last approximately three months from the start date. Key milestones include:

  • Week 1: Kick-off meeting with WGNRR to outline expectations
  • Week 2: Submission of outline to accomplish the Generation Changemakers advocacy guides
  • Week 3-4: Conduct of consultation on the Generation Changemakers advocacy guide
  • Week 5-6: Drafting of the Generation Changemakers advocacy guides
  • Week 7-8: Finalization of the Generation Changemakers advocacy guides
  • Week 9-12: Facilitation of five learning sessions using the advocacy guides with Generation Changemakers, and other youth-led and child rights organizations

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess:

  • Degree in social sciences, public health or a related field with a knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  • Proven experience in writing advocacy guides or publications related to policy advocacy or human rights issues.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in facilitation work especially with young people.

Cost and Payment Terms

  • The consultant-writer shall be provided with a gross fee of PHP 125,000 (One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand pesos only). WGNRR shall collect a withholding tax of 5% from gross cost deliverables, which shall be deducted immediately at every payment schedule.

Other costs

WGNRR cannot be held responsible for costs made by the Consultant-Writer that are not mentioned in this agreement.