Consultation nationale pour le renforcement du système de formation des intervenants sociaux du Ministère des Affaires Sociales, Section: Protection de l’enfance, Tunis, Tunisie, 7.5 mois, À distance
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. 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.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Social Affairs in consolidating, prioritizing, and operationalizing recommendations from diagnostic studies. This will be achieved through a participatory approach involving various structures of the Ministry, academic institutions, and key technical and financial partners. The consultant will contribute to strengthening the social worker training system within the Ministry, focusing on child protection. The role involves analyzing existing recommendations, developing strategic action plans, and facilitating participatory processes to ensure effective implementation and capacity building for social workers.
Responsibilities
The consultant will be responsible for analyzing and consolidating recommendations from diagnostic studies related to the social worker training system and child protection. This includes prioritizing these recommendations based on their impact and feasibility. The consultant will develop strategic and operational action plans for the Ministry of Social Affairs, outlining clear steps for implementation. A key responsibility is to facilitate participatory processes, engaging with various stakeholders including government bodies, academic institutions, and technical/financial partners. This involves organizing workshops, consultations, and meetings to ensure buy-in and collaborative development of the action plan. The consultant will also be responsible for drafting a roadmap for the implementation of the proposed strategies and identifying potential risks and constraints. Furthermore, the consultant will contribute to strengthening the institutional capacity of the Ministry in social work training and child protection, ensuring that the developed plans align with international standards and best practices. The final deliverables will include a consolidated set of prioritized recommendations, a strategic action plan, a roadmap, and a report on the participatory process.
Work Experience
Minimum of seven years of experience in institutional capacity building, specialized education sciences, social worker training, or social service system reform. 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 vocational training sector. Good knowledge of the social sector in Tunisia. Experience in inter-institutional coordination and facilitating participatory processes.
Skills
Institutional capacity building, Social worker training, Social service system reform, Analysis of diagnostic studies, Strategic action plan development, Participatory process facilitation, Inter-institutional coordination, Child protection policy analysis, Social policy analysis, Report writing, Project management, Stakeholder engagement