Consultant for National Consultation to Strengthen the Training System of Social Workers of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Child Protection Section

This consultancy supports the Ministry of Social Affairs in Tunisia to consolidate, prioritize, and operationalize recommendations from diagnostic studies related to the training system of social workers. The consultant will engage with various ministry structures, academic institutions, and key technical and financial partners through a participatory approach.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ministry of Social Affairs in consolidating, prioritizing, and operationalizing recommendations from required diagnostics.
• Engage various ministry structures, academic institutions, and key technical and financial partners in a participatory process.
• Analyze and consolidate recommendations from diagnostic studies or institutional evaluations.
• Develop strategic and operational action plans in the social or professional training field.
• Coordinate inter-institutional collaboration and facilitate participatory processes with public actors and partners.

Requirements

• Masters in social sciences, public policy, social work, specialized education sciences, sociology, social development or other relevant related fields.
• At least seven years of experience in institutional capacity building, specialized education sciences, training of social workers or reform of social service systems.
• Proven experience in analyzing and consolidating recommendations from diagnostic studies or institutional evaluations.
• Demonstrated experience in developing strategic or operational action plans in the social or professional training field.
• Good knowledge of the social sector in Tunisia.
• Experience in inter-institutional coordination and facilitating participatory processes with public actors and technical partners.
• Excellent command of Arabic and French, with strong writing and synthesis skills.
• Solid expertise in social policy analysis and child protection, institutional capacity building, and development of strategic action plans related to social worker training systems (optional).
• Experience working with Tunisian public institutions or international organizations (desired).
• Previous experience with the United Nations or technical and financial partners (desired).
• Familiarity with institutional reform approaches and intersectoral coordination mechanisms (desired).
• Knowledge of international standards related to social work and capacity development of social workers (desired).

Skills

• Institutional Capacity Building
• Training of Social Workers
• Social Service Systems Reform
• Diagnostic Study Analysis
• Institutional Evaluation
• Strategic Action Plan Development
• Operational Action Plan Development
• Social Sector Knowledge
• Institutional Coordination
• Participatory Facilitation
• Social Policy Analysis
• Child Protection
• Social Worker Training Systems
• Arabic Writing
• French Writing
• Synthesis Skills

Languages

Arabic, French