Health Consultant to develop a standardized Adolescent Health Manual

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Job Title: Health Consultant to develop a standardized Adolescent Health Manual
Project Name: Strengthening Access Inclusive and Leadership for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Jamaica (SAIL-SRHR)
Job type: Full time/Part time/Contract/Consultant
Location of Position: Kingston, Jamaica
Reporting to: Project Director, SAIL SRHR Project
Remuneration: In line with market rates.
Indicative LOE/Time Frame: 13 weeks
Citizenship: This position is open to experienced candidates currently based in Jamaica or willing to relocate to Jamaica at their own expense.
Language Requirements: Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking) is required. Proficiency in other languages is considered an asset.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2026

Application Instructions:

1. A cover letter is mandatory to be considered. Cover letters should effectively align your skills and experiences with the specific job responsibilities outlined in the position’s description, demonstrating your aptitude and enthusiasm for the role, your daily fee and current availability.
2. Click the “Apply now” link to upload your cover letter and CV (Curriculum Vitae).
3. Only successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.

 

Alinea is an international development consultancy providing technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. We work with governments, investors, companies, and communities to create lasting change. With nearly 40 years of experience, Alinea has successfully delivered more than 1000 projects worldwide. alineainternational.com

At Alinea International we value diversity, equity, inclusivity, accessibility and belonging in everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer opposed to all forms of discrimination. We actively seek and encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds recognizing that an inclusive workforce enriches our organization and achieves smarter, more innovative results.

Alinea is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. Due to the nature of our work, all candidates will be subject to due diligence checks and extensive background checks where appropriate.

 

Project Description:
In 2007, the Family Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) published the Family Health Manual to guide the transition from traditional maternal and child health services to a comprehensive family health model, in keeping with the paradigm shift and priority directions outlined under the Caribbean Cooperation in Health framework. This shift recognized the importance of addressing health across the life course and strengthening services for all population groups within the family unit.

Since that time, adolescent health has emerged as a distinct and critical priority area, requiring specialized policies, standards, and service delivery approaches that respond to the unique biological, psychological, and social needs of young people. Investing in adolescent health and well-being strengthens the human capital, hence the country’s potential for future development.

Increasing concerns regarding adolescent risk behaviours, mental health, sexual and reproductive health, violence, social vulnerability, and transitions to adulthood have highlighted the need for a more structured, coordinated, and standardized approach to adolescent health service delivery. Although multiple policies, standards, guidelines, training materials, and programme tools for adolescent health currently exist, these resources are fragmented across multiple documents and platforms, limiting consistent implementation, institutional memory, and standardization of services across facilities. This fragmentation has created gaps in service quality, supervision, training, and programme continuity.

In response, the Ministry of Health and Wellness recognizes the need to develop a dedicated Adolescent Health Manual to consolidate and harmonize existing guidance into a single, comprehensive, and user-friendly reference document. This manual will serve as a national operational guide for health workers and programme managers, supporting standardized, rights-based, and adolescent-friendly service delivery across all levels of the health system.

The development of the Adolescent Health Manual is therefore a strategic priority aligned with national health sector reform, quality improvement initiatives, and the strengthening of adolescent-friendly health services. It will support service delivery, supervision, training, monitoring, and audit readiness, while contributing to improved health outcomes for adolescents and young people.

 

About the work
The consultant will work with the technical team in the Family Health Unit to develop a standardized Adolescent Health Manual that consolidates existing policies, standards, and operational guidance to support adolescent-friendly health service delivery within the Family Health Manual.

The Role
In undertaking this assignment, the consultant is required to:

• Review relevant adolescent health policies, standards, guidelines, training materials and tools
• Co-facilitate technical working group meetings and stakeholder consultations for the development and review of the manual
• Prepare a preliminary draft of the manual that includes, but is not limited to, the following core areas
• Policy, goal, objectives, strategies and indicators
• Subsections with operational guidance of key services delivered to adolescents
• Guidance of special sub-populations and at-risk groups
• Standardize tools
• Document, organize and collate ideas and recommendations emanating from key stakeholder discussions including health workers and youth representative and technical working group meetings
• Update the draft manual based on validation and review of literature and stakeholder inputs from consultations and technical review sessions, with incorporation of feedback into the draft
• Compile and edit the penultimate draft of the manual
• Produce the final manual for approval

Deliverables:

Workplan: within 10 days of signing contract.
A schedule of activities, stakeholders to be engaged, products to be developed and timelines for completion in tabular format

Preliminary draft: by week 5
Preliminary draft of the Adolescent Health Manual prepared and submitted including, but not limited to, the core areas.

Penultimate draft: by week 9
Penultimate draft of the Adolescent Health Manual prepared and submitted

Final version: week 12
Final version of the Adolescent Health Manual prepared and submitted

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in the Social Sciences, Health, Natural Sciences from a recognized institution.
• Post-graduate Degree in Public Health, Social Science or equivalence

OR

• Any equivalent combination of education
• 7-10 years of experience with desk review and drafting of technical reports, guidelines, manuals or similar documents
• 4-6 years of experience working in the health sector
• 6 years of demonstrated programme planning experience

OR

• Any equivalent combination of experience

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