Background
The Strengthening Partnerships to Advance Disability Rights in Africa (SPADRA) Project, being implemented in four countries including Ghana, among others, aims at increased access to inclusive education for girls with disabilities in Ghana. Inclusion Africa (IA) is the consortium partner implementing the SPDARA project in Ghana. Through engagements with young women with disabilities, organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), and some women-focused organizations, the project has developed two documents (Guidelines and Toolkit) that outlines practical issues relating to barriers and opportunities for inclusive education for girls with disabilities in Ghana. Consequently, some advocacy efforts are needed to push for addressing the identified barriers and materializing the opportunities. To strengthen evidence-based advocacy and influence policy and practice, SPADRA Project seeks to engage a qualified advocacy expert to develop a comprehensive Advocacy Strategy with accompanying two-year Action Plan that will guide coordinated advocacy efforts at national and district levels.

Purpose of the Consultancy
To develop a practical, gender and disability inclusive Advocacy Strategy and a two-year Action Plan that will guide advocacy initiatives aimed at increasing access to quality, equitable, and inclusive education for girls with disabilities in Ghana.

Scope of Work

The consultant will:

• Review relevant international or national policies, laws, research, and project documents on inclusive education and disability rights.

• Consult key stakeholders, including Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), key international organizations in Ghana including UNICEF, UN Women, Sightsavers, Plan International and World Vision as well as relevant government institutions.

• Facilitate a one-day stakeholder validation workshop.

• Develop a two-year advocacy strategy with clear advocacy objectives, target audiences, key messages, advocacy approaches, partnerships, communication channels, monitoring indicators, and risk mitigation measures.

• Develop a detailed two-year implementation action plan with activities, timelines, responsible actors, and indicative resource requirements.

• Revise the documents based on stakeholder feedback and submit final versions.

Deliverables

The consultant will deliver:

• An inception report with methodology and work plan.

• Draft Advocacy Strategy.

• Draft Two-Year Advocacy Action Plan.

• Validation workshop report.

• Final Advocacy Strategy and Two-Year Action Plan incorporating stakeholder feedback.

Duration

The consultancy is expected to be completed within 15 working days.

Qualifications

The consultant should possess:

• A postgraduate degree in Public Policy, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Disability Studies, Education, Communications, or a related field.

• At least 7 years demonstrated experience in advocacy strategy development, policy engagement, or disability-inclusive programming.

• Proven experience facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations and workshops.

• Strong understanding of disability inclusion, gender equality, human rights, and inclusive education in Ghana.

• Excellent analytical, facilitation, and report-writing skills.

Reporting

The consultant will report to the SPADRA Project Manager in Ghana and work closely with him throughout the assignment delivery process.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be assessed based on:

• Relevant qualifications and experience (30%)

• Demonstrated experience in advocacy strategy development and, gender and disability inclusion (40%)

• Proposed methodology and work plan (20%)

• Realistic and reasonable financial proposal (10%)

Payment Schedule

The successful applicant will receive 30% initial payment upon signing of contract and remaining 70% payment upon approval of the finalised Advocacy Strategy and 2-year Action Plan.

Application Process

Interested candidates must submit detailed expression of interest (technical proposal) and financial proposal for undertaking the assignment in 15 days.

Deadline for submission of application is 31^st July 2026. Application and relevant supporting documents should be emailed to kofi@inclusionafrica.africa