The International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR) is a leading sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service delivery organization in Africa and a prominent advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the region. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, IPPFAR operates through its Member Associations (MAs) and Collaborative Partners in 36 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The organization’s goal is to increase access to SRHR services for the most vulnerable youth, men, and women across the continent.
To achieve its objectives, IPPFAR seeks to engage a recruitment agency to support the hiring process for key roles in the organization.
Background
IPPFAR frequently recruits for high-impact positions, requiring specialized technical expertise, strategic leadership, and strong experience in the SRHR and development sectors. The recruitment of such professionals can be challenging due to the limited availability of highly skilled candidates in certain geographical locations.
To ensure a transparent, efficient, and effective hiring process, IPPFAR is looking to outsource recruitment services to a professional recruitment agency or firm with experience in hiring within the humanitarian, public health, and SRHR sectors.
Scope of Work
The selected recruitment firm will be responsible for:
Job profiling & advertisement
- Refining job descriptions and candidate profiles as per IPPFAR’s needs.
- Advertising vacancies on strategic platforms to attract top-tier talent.
- Candidate sourcing & shortlisting
- Conducting targeted headhunting and database searches to source high-caliber candidates.
- Screening applications and preparing a longlist and shortlist of qualified candidates.
- Preliminary interviews & assessments
- Conducting first-level interviews to assess candidates’ technical and behavioral competencies.
- Administering any required technical or psychometric assessments as per IPPFAR’s standards.
- Reference & background checks
- Conducting thorough reference checks and verifying academic and professional credentials.
- Performing background screening, including criminal record checks if required.
- Final candidate submission & support
- Submitting detailed candidate profiles with interview summaries and recommendations.
- Coordinating final interview between shortlisted candidates and IPPFAR.
- Contract negotiation support (optional)
Supporting salary and contract negotiations for selected candidates
For more details about this opportunity, please download the TORs (attached below).
How to Apply
Submission: Send proposals to ippfarbids@ippf.org with the subject line: “Proposal for Recruitment Outsourcing Services”. Deadline: Friday, 21 February 2025.
Only proposals meeting all mandatory requirements will be considered for evaluation.