Consultancy Technical Assistance to Strengthen Diversion, Probation and Alternative Measures for Children

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Under the EU-funded project “Protective and Restorative Approaches for Children in Judicial Processes in Türkiye” (Direction for Children / Çocuklar için YÖN), the assignment will provide high-level international technical expertise to design, pilot, monitor and refine structural tools, procedural guidelines, specialized reintegration and rehabilitation programmes, and capacity-building frameworks for the Turkish child justice system.

• Law, Human Rights, Criminology, Forensic Sciences, Public Policy, or a relevant field.

• Minimum 10 years of international professional experience in child protection sector reform, child-friendly justice systems and juvenile criminal justice policy.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory.

• Extensive experience designing, implementing or evaluating child-sensitive diversion mechanisms, restorative justice frameworks and non-custodial alternative measures across multiple jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated expertise authoring or peer-reviewing SOPs, risk/needs assessment tools, and evidence-based cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation programmes for juveniles.
• International advisory experience with UN agencies (including UNICEF), the EU, the Council of Europe or major international human-rights organizations in similar reform projects.
• Strong experience in capacity-building frameworks, Training of Trainers models and nationwide roll‑out/scaling blueprints for public justice sectors; excellent drafting, analytical and policy-formulation skills.
• Knowledge of the Turkish justice context or regional context is an asset. Strong analytical, organizational, interpersonal and coordination skills; computer literacy; sensitivity to ethics, child rights, diversity and gender.

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