Consultancy - Investment case for sustainable community-based foster care in Jordan, 3 Months with possible extension, Amman, Jordan Country Office

UNICEF

UNICEF is seeking a consultant in Amman, Jordan. Given (a) the potential of foster care to reduce development problems associated with institutional care easing the transition to adulthood through decreased stigma and social exclusion (MacKenzie et al 2012), and (b) the evidence of increased public acceptance of foster care with implementation of the program since 2012 in different areas of Jordan, the objectives of this consultancy are:

1) To develop an investment case that promotes and strengthens the provision of sustainable community-based foster care as an alternative to institutional care through evidence and appropriate economic analysis.

2) To provide clear and actionable policy recommendations to enable the expansion of foster care in Jordan. 

Application deadline is 7 July 2018.