Individual national consultancy to develop a training package for parenting support groups and support implementation of the related SBC campaign Individual Consultant National Position Short term contract

Individual national consultancy to develop a training package for parenting support groups and support implementation of the related SBC campaign

Job no: 592862

Contract type: Consultant

Duty Station: Ashkhabad

Level: Consultancy

Location: Turkmenistan

Categories: Communication, Early Childhood Development

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​The UNICEF Turkmenistan Country Programme 2026–2030 prioritizes strengthening the child protection system, with a focus on preventing violence against children, strengthening family support, and advancing Social and Behavior Change (SBC) approaches. Recent data indicates that 66.5% of children aged 1–14 experience violent discipline (MICS 2024), reflecting persistent social norms that tolerate harsh parenting practices. At the same time, caregivers often lack access to practical parenting support, while frontline professionals require enhanced capacity to engage families on non-violent parenting.

In response, UNICEF, in collaboration with national partners, is implementing the Parenting Month Campaign and aims to test Parenting Support Groups format, a 3-month pilot initiative to:

strengthen professional capacity

test parenting support groups as a community-based intervention

promote positive parenting through SBC approaches

This pilot will generate practical learning to inform future parenting support programming and broader child protection and family support efforts.

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of this consultancy is to support the design, implementation, and documentation of parenting support groups and the related SBC campaign, ensuring quality delivery, consistency across pilot sites, and generation of practical evidence for future scale-up.

In close collaboration with UNICEF Turkmenistan, the selected consultant will be responsible for designing and implementation of:

A 2-day workshop for the national partners on facilitation and monitoring of the parenting support groups with the focus on positive parenting content, group facilitation skills, safeguarding, and appropriate follow-up and service linkage considerations.

A practical facilitator guide, including recommendations and methodology for facilitation and  3-session parenting group curriculum with the focus on prevention of violence against children.

Pre/post knowledge tools and session feedback templates.

Supervision and technical support to selected facilitators in the pilot locations (expected total number to be confirmed with UNICEF and partners).

Documentation of qualitative feedback from facilitators and participants after each session, summarize observations, participant engagement, emerging challenges.

Social media messaging on the subject, consisting of 5 videos.

Promptly alert UNICEF to any safeguarding or other sensitive concerns arising during implementation, in line with agreed protocols and appropriate channels.

A final workshop/meeting to summarize the results of the pilot. Highlight good practices and successful facilitation approaches.

Final report consolidating all observations, engagement insights, and challenges with practical recommendations.

Scope of Work:

 June – Design, Preparation and Capacity Building

 July-August – Launch, Implementation and Monitoring

  September – Analysis, Learning and Reporting

Analyze data and qualitative findings from all pilot locations

feasibility and acceptability of parenting support groups

quality and practicality of the facilitation approach

differences across delivery platforms and settings

lessons for future adaptation

Prepare and facilitate a final workshop/meeting with partners to:

present findings

validate lessons learned

highlight good practices

Develop a final report, including:

summary of implementation

key findings and insights

challenges and limitations

practical recommendations for future adaptation and possible expansion -up

Provide inputs for future programme design within UNICEF CPD 2026–2030

The duration of this consultancy is 37 days date of contract signature. Expected delivery is May 30-September 30, 2026.

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(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

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UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the results

Advertised: 06 May 2026 West Asia Standard Time
Deadline: 16 May 2026 West Asia Standard Time

Tagged as: SBC

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