Short Term National Consultancy Child and Adolescent Participation Programmes Türkiye Office

Contract Duration: 3.71 months

Working arrangement:
Office Based with travel

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.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to a future.

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will work with municipalities to strengthen existing participation mechanisms and support their integration into regular municipal procedures, ensuring that sustainable and meaningful child and adolescent participation mainstreamed as an ongoing part of municipal work.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC
0004740 External ToR.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University degree (Bachelors) in social sciences, public administration, political science, sociology, social work, education, international relations or a relevant field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in child and adolescent participation, including direct experience working with municipalities and/or government institutions.

• Proven experience working with children and adolescents, with strong expertise in child and adolescent participation.
• Demonstrated experience in developing frameworks, guidance documents, or operational procedures, for governmental partners.
• Experience working with municipalities or local authorities in Türkiye, with strong understanding of municipalities and/or government institutions.
• Strong facilitation and training skills, including experience delivering trainings to both institutional staff and children.

• Fluency in Turkish and English

• Familiarity with child and adolescent participation mechanisms such as child and youth councils.
• Understanding of municipality governance mechanisms, budgeting processes, and administrative structures.
• Knowledge of the local context in the Southeast region of Türkiye.
• Experience working with UN agencies or international organizations.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offerreasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.…