National Individual Consultancy for Operationalizing the Supervision System for the Temporary Foster Care Model

This consultancy supports UNICEF and the Ministry of Family and Social Services in reviewing, refining, operationalizing, piloting, and finalizing the draft supervision system for the Temporary Foster Care Model under the IPA III project. The role involves developing guidelines, manuals, operational frameworks, and supervision systems for child protection and social services.

Responsibilities

• Support UNICEF and the Ministry of Family and Social Services in reviewing and refining the draft supervision system for the Temporary Foster Care Model.
• Operationalize, pilot and finalize the supervision system under the IPA III project.
• Develop guidelines, manuals, operational frameworks, supervision systems, monitoring tools or capacity development materials for social services or child protection programmes.
• Conduct consultations, interviews, focus group discussions or technical workshops with professionals and institutional stakeholders.

Requirements

• Degree in 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.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in child protection, alternative care, foster care, family-based care, social services or related fields.
• Excellent written and spoken Turkish and English.
• 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.
• Previous experience with UNICEF, UN agencies, EU-funded projects or similar international programmes is desirable.
• PhD degree in a relevant field is desirable.

Skills

• Child Protection
• Alternative Care
• Foster Care
• Family-Based Care
• Social Service
• Supervision Systems
• Operational Frameworks
• Guideline Development
• Manual Development Methodology
• Monitoring Tools Development
• Capacity Development
• Consultative Meeting Facilitation
• Focus Group Discussions
• Technical Workshops
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Report Writing
• Analytical Skills
• Collaboration with Public Institutions
• Child Protection Systems Knowledge
• De-Institutionalization Processes

Languages

Turkish, English