Consultant for the Development of a Strategy to Strengthen the Social Services Workforce in Burundi

UNICEF is recruiting an international consultant to develop a national strategy to strengthen and professionalize the social services workforce in Burundi. The consultant will address structural challenges and propose coherent interventions to enhance child protection and social services.

Responsibilities

• Develop a national strategy to strengthen the social services workforce in Burundi.
• Address structural challenges including normative frameworks, training and certification, professional standards, resource allocation, roles and responsibilities, HR policies, workforce ratios, and career development opportunities.
• Formalize and professionalize the social services workforce to improve child protection systems.
• Coordinate with UNICEF and other stakeholders to ensure coherent interventions.
• Prepare and facilitate coordination meetings and technical workshops as needed.
• Produce high-quality strategic documents and reports.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work, humanities, social sciences, public policy or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in social work and public service reform.
• Senior level experience in social work related to child protection and/or social protection sectors.
• Proven experience in developing national strategic documents.
• Excellent knowledge of child protection and/or social protection context in Burundi or similar country.
• Strong skills in preparing and facilitating coordination meetings or technical workshops.
• Excellent analytical, synthesis, and report writing skills for high-quality strategic documents.
• Demonstrate core UN values and ethical standards in work.
• Respect consultancy timeline and deadlines for deliverables.
• Resilience and adaptability to delays from field actors and partners.
• Initiative, solution-oriented, and active facilitation of stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to work synergistically in a team and independently with proactivity.
• Fluency in French and English with strong writing and synthesis skills.

Skills

• Social Work
• Public Service Reform
• Child Protection
• Social Protection Policies
• National Strategy Design
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Coordination Meeting Facilitation
• Workshop Facilitation
• Analytical Skills
• Report Writing
• Strategic Document Preparation
• Project Timeline Management
• Adaptability
• Team Collaboration
• Independent Work
• French
• English

Languages

French, English