IGLYO Consultancy Call: Access to Gender Affirming Care for Trans Youth

About this call

Trans people encounter significant challenges in receiving trans-specific healthcare which is accessible, affordable, respectful, and of high quality. Trans youth encounter even greater barriers, such as restrictive laws that limit or prohibit gender-affirming care for minors, healthcare providers taking adult-centric approaches, discrimination, lack of knowledge, and inadequate support from family and social networks. To begin to create change we are looking for a consultant who can conduct qualitative research to explore the experiences of trans youth in accessing this essential care.

About IGLYO

We, IGLYO — The International Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex Youth and Student Organisation, are the leading youth development and leadership organisation working with LGBTQI young activists. With over 115 Member Organisations situated in 40 countries in the Council of Europe region, we unite a great variety of individual and community experiences. You can learn more about IGLYO at www.iglyo.org.

Research goals

Trans people encounter significant challenges in receiving trans-specific healthcare which is accessible, affordable, respectful, and of high quality. Trans youth encounter even greater barriers, such as restrictive laws that limit or prohibit gender-affirming care for minors, healthcare providers taking adult-centric approaches, discrimination, lack of knowledge, and inadequate support from family and social networks.

To aid us in receiving input from our members working on this topic and building up a position paper on the needs of trans-specific healthcare for young people, we are looking for a consultant who can conduct qualitative research. 

This research aims to assess the barriers that young people encounter when accessing trans specific healthcare and the specific needs of trans individuals across Europe. The consultant should be able to:

• Assess the needs of, and the barriers experienced by, trans youth trying in accessing trans-pacific healthcare;
• Meet with IGLYO’s members and partners, as well as with other potential relevant stakeholders;
• Provide recommendations for policymakers and service providers;
• Identify best practices in this area that could serve as inspiration;
• Build a position paper that can be discussed with IGLYO’s membership.

Deliverables

The consultant will have to submit the following deliverables: 

1. Detailed work plan of the project, including a timeline for the deliverables in line with the project’s proposed timeline.
2. Desk research on this topic as a starting point for developing the methodology.
3. Qualitative methodology proposal (including participants’ description, methods used, data collection and dissemination plan, data analysis foreseen, and ethical considerations)
4. Transcriptions of all the research methods
5. Research report (approximately 20 pages) with recommendations, incorporating IGLYO’s feedback. 
6. Draft position paper. 

The research and position paper should be finalised by 1 July 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

The consultant should demonstrate that they fulfil the following criteria:

• Demonstrated experience in conducting research on the topic of trans-specific healthcare. 
• Good understanding of the needs of trans youth and proven record of incorporating an intersectional approach to their research methods.
• Excellent data analysis skills in qualitative data analysis. 
• Excellent writing skills.

We will assess the technical proposal against the financial proposal. Due to limited resources, the budget is limited to a maximum of 8.000 EUR.

How to apply?

Interested applicants should send the following documents using this form: 

• Updated CV
• Expression of interest (no longer than 500 words). This expression of interest should summarise the consultant’s key skills and experience related to this call and demonstrate how the consultant fulfils the eligibility criteria. 
• Abridged research proposal (no longer than 3 pages). The proposal should include the following sections: some text
  • Background section outlining the consultant’s understanding of the issue
  • Research proposal, including technical approach, methodology, and target group
  • Work Plan
  • Financial proposal
• 1 sample of previous work (in English)

Applications should be sent through the application form by 12 February 2025 at 23:59 CEST. If you have any questions, you can reach out to our Policy & Research Manager, Rú Ávila Rodríguez (they/them) at ru@iglyo.org. 

Interviews will be held on February 17th and 18th.

Funding

This research is funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) 2021-2027 programme of the European Union. The contents of the tender are the sole responsibility of IGLYO and cannot be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission.