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Senior Consultant / Strategic Planning & Child Welfare Consultant
Info Way Solutions LLC
🇸🇩 Sudan
On-site
Senior
7 months ago
7 months ago
Location: Must be able to serve the State of South Dakota (some onsite collaboration may be required)
Duration - 12-month consulting assignment
Start Date: Around May 1, 2026
Title: Senior Consultant / Strategic Planning & Child Welfare Consultant OR
Other Job Titles:
- Child Welfare Consultant
- Director of Child & Family Services
- Former DSS Director
- Foster Care Program Director
- Adoption Services Director
- Child Protection Policy Advisor
- Strategic Planning Consultant (Public Sector)
- Human Services Transformation Consultant
- Government Program Evaluator
The client needs asenior-level child welfare strategy consultant who can:
- Evaluate current systems
- Identify structural and communication gaps
- Develop a 3-year strategic plan
- Support rollout and implementation
- Improve stakeholder accountability and engagement
DSS is seeking anexperienced and qualified consultant with strong expertise in:
✅ Mandatory Experience Areas
- Child Welfare System Expertise
- Foster care
- Adoption recruitment
- Kinship care
- Family support programs
- Child protection systems
- Strategic Planning Experience
- Developing multi-year (3-year) strategic plans
- Creating measurable goals and KPIs
- Implementation planning
- Performance monitoring frameworks
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Working with advisory committees
- Engaging ministries and community partners
- Facilitating leadership meetings
- Gathering structured feedback
- Organizational Assessment
- Process evaluation
- Gap analysis
- Communication improvement
- Governance/advisory structure assessment
Phase 1: Assessment & Evaluation
- Define and assess the Stronger Families Together (SFT) initiative
- Review key documents:
- Diligent Recruitment Plan (APSR)
- SFY 2026 Strategic Plan
- Steering Committee reports
- Subgroup reports
- Identify:
- Strengths
- Gaps
- Communication breakdowns
- Implementation bottlenecks
- Collect input from:
- Steering Committee members
- Ministries
- Stakeholders aligned with child welfare mission
The consultant must create a full3-year roadmap, including:
- Vision & strategic priorities
- Clear goals & objectives
- Measurable outcomes
- Performance indicators
- Implementation strategies
- Timelines & milestones
- Identify needed resources
- Develop implementation roadmap
- Facilitate launch meetings
- Provide leadership guidance
- Offer technical assistance during rollout
- Create accountability structure
| Category | Required Capability |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Executive advisory experience |
| Communication | High-level facilitation skills |
| Analytical | Program evaluation & policy review |
| Strategic | Multi-year planning experience |
| Operational | Implementation roadmap creation |
| Public Sector | Government contract experience preferred |
💰 5. Proposal Requirements (From Hiring Perspective)
Candidate must provide:
- Resume
- References
- Availability confirmation
- Detailed methodology
- Timeline for deliverables
- Separate cost proposal for:
- Strategic Plan Development
- Implementation Support
- Hourly rate (travel separate)
📌 Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal hire would be:
- Former DSS / child welfare leader OR
- Senior child welfare consultant OR
- Public sector strategic planning consultant with child protection background
- Experienced in multi-stakeholder environments
- Skilled in policy + operational translation
Senior Consultant / Strategic Planning & Child Welfare Consultant · Info Way Solutions LLC