[Hiring] National Individual Consultancy for Operationalizing the Supervision System for the Temporary Foster Care Model @AGORA

Role Description

The purpose of this temporary, output-based consultancy is to support UNICEF and the Ministry of Family and Social Services in reviewing, refining, operationalizing, piloting and finalizing the draft supervision system developed for the Temporary Foster Care Model under the IPA III project.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications required:
  • Social Work, Psychology, Child Development, Guidance and Psychological Counselling, Sociology, Child Protection, Social Policy or another relevant field.
  • PhD degree in a relevant field will be considered an asset.
• Years of Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
  • Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in child protection, alternative care, foster care, family-based care, social services or related fields.
• Language Requirements:
  • Excellent written and spoken Turkish and English.
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
  • Demonstrated experience in developing guidelines, manuals, operational frameworks, supervision systems, monitoring tools or capacity development materials for social services or child protection programmes.
  • Experience in working with public institutions, preferably with the Ministry of Family and Social Services and/or provincial social service structures.
  • Experience in conducting consultations, interviews, focus group discussions or technical workshops with professionals and institutional stakeholders.
  • Strong knowledge of child protection systems, family-based alternative care, foster care and de-institutionalization processes.
  • Strong understanding of supervision approaches in social services, including administrative, educational and supportive supervision.
  • Excellent analytical, facilitation, communication and report-writing skills.
• Desirables:
  • Previous experience with UNICEF, UN agencies, EU-funded projects or similar international programmes.
  • PhD degree in a relevant field.

Requirements

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.
• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does.
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18).
• UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF.
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Company Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.