International Consultant on Socio-Economic Empowerment of VAWG Survivors

The International Consultant will provide technical expertise to support the socio-economic empowerment of survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Türkiye. The role involves project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of empowerment interventions aligned with international good practices and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to strengthen capacity development interventions, policy protocols and knowledge products on women’s socio‑economic empowerment in EVAW contexts, in line with international standards and good practices.
• Conduct desk-based comparative analyses of international and regional good practices on women’s socio-economic empowerment in EVAW sensitive and postcrisis contexts.
• Produce concise, policy oriented technical briefs highlighting relevant models, standards, safeguards, and lessons learned applicable to the project context and the institutional mandate of MoFSS.
• Design and deliver online technical sessions for MoFSS personnel and relevant programme partners on international norms, standards, and good practices related to survivor-centred socio-economic empowerment.
• Review and provide substantive technical feedback on training materials, guidance notes, psychoeducational content, and other knowledge products related to financial literacy, vocational skills development, and empowerment support for survivors.
• Provide technical quality assurance and consolidation support to deliverables developed by national consultants and programme partners.
• Provide technical guidance for the design and refinement of monitoring tools for socio-economic empowerment interventions, ensuring integration of relevant indicators.
• Support the development or adaptation of assessment tools to measure changes in women’s self esteem, sense of agency, and perceived empowerment.
• Provide analytical guidance on the interpretation of monitoring data and use of findings to inform programme learning, reporting, and coordination.

Requirements

• A master’s degree or equivalent in economics, women’s studies, development studies, social work, psychology, social policy, labour studies, or a related field is required.
• A first‑level university degree in economics, women’s studies, development studies, social policy, labour studies, or a related field, combined with an additional two years of qualifying professional experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience providing technical or advisory support on women’s socio-economic empowerment, livelihoods, employment, or labour market–related programming, including work informed by international norms, standards, and good practices, is required.
• Demonstrated experience in policy-oriented analysis or technical advisory work related to women’s economic empowerment in EVAW-sensitive, humanitarian, postcrisis, or fragile contexts, including active labour market programmes, financial empowerment frameworks, or institutional coordination mechanisms, is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluation, or results-based frameworks for socio-economic empowerment or related programmes on women’s empowerment, including the design, adaptation, or technical review of indicators and assessment tools aligned with international standards, is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in providing capacity development support, such as technical guidance, training design, advisory inputs, or methodological review, to governmental and non‑governmental actors working on women’s economic empowerment, across diverse country or regional contexts, is highly desirable.
• Experience in producing policy-relevant knowledge products, including technical briefs, analytical notes, guidance documentation, or comparative analyses, and in facilitating technical briefings or learning sessions for international or multi-country audiences, is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.

Skills

• Socio-economic Empowerment
• Women's Economic Empowerment
• Livelihood Programming
• Labour Market Programming
• Policy-oriented Analysis
• Technical Advisory
• International Norms and Standards
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Results-Based Framework
• Indicator Design
• Assessment Tools Development
• Capacity Development
• Training Design
• Technical Guidance
• Methodological Review
• Policy Knowledge Products
• Technical Briefing
• Project Design
• Project Implementation
• Project Monitoring
• Project Evaluation

Languages

English