[Hiring] Consultant @Pan American Health Organization

Role Description

Carry out a regional mapping and comparative analysis of the legal frameworks, public policies, and enforcement mechanisms affecting the health and well-being of LGBTQI+ people in Latin America, from a comprehensive health, gender and human rights perspective. The consultancy will produce:

• A regional overview of legal frameworks, enforcement mechanisms, and their impact on LGBTQI+ health and well-being across Latin America.
• Deep-dive case studies in a set of selected countries offering more detailed, country-level analysis.

Specifically, the consultancy seeks to:

• Legal and Policy Mapping: Catalog current constitutional provisions, statutes, administrative regulations, and public health policies that explicitly protect or restrict the health and well-being of LGBTQI+ populations.
• Comprehensive Health, Gender and Human Rights Analysis: Assess the extent to which legal and policy frameworks incorporate a comprehensive health approach, a gender perspective, and human rights standards.
• Analysis of Enforcement Mechanisms: Evaluate the functionality, accessibility, and effectiveness of existing accountability and law enforcement mechanisms.
• Identification of Barriers: Identify systemic, cultural, operational, and institutional bottlenecks that prevent legal protections from translating into equitable access to health care and social well-being.
• Analysis of the Impact of Legal Gaps: Assess how gaps, ambiguities, or contradictions in existing legal and policy frameworks affect the health outcomes and well-being of LGBTQI+ populations.
• Strategic Recommendations: Formulate evidence-based, action-oriented recommendations for civil society advocacy, state accountability, and the strengthening of institutional capacities.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master's or higher) in law, human rights, public health, gender studies, social sciences, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of professional experience conducting legal and policy analysis, human rights research, or public health policy work, with a demonstrated focus on LGBTQI+ rights and/or health equity.
• Strong knowledge of international and regional human rights frameworks relevant to health and non-discrimination.
• Demonstrated experience conducting comparative legal and policy mapping across multiple countries, ideally within Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Proven track record producing high-quality analytical reports for international organizations, government agencies, or civil society.
• Excellent research, analytical, and report-writing skills.
• Fluency in Spanish required; working knowledge of English, French and/or Portuguese an asset.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to, and experience working with, LGBTQI+ communities and organizations.
• Prior consulting experience with United Nations agencies, PAHO/WHO, or similar international or regional organizations is an asset.

Requirements

• Develop a methodology for legal mapping and analysis that integrates a comprehensive health approach, gender perspective, human rights-based approach, and intersectionality lens.
• Map statutory and constitutional laws relating to non-discrimination in healthcare and access to gender-affirming care.
• Investigate the structural pathways available for LGBTQI+ people to report discrimination within health systems.
• Conduct a comparative analysis across countries using a structured framework of legal indicators.

Benefits

• Remuneration: $20,000
• Band B – Part-time
• Duration: 8 months