TURKISH MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY - DG FOREIGN RELATIONS AND EU
Ankara, Türkiye
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Coordinator for EU Affairs and International Projects Unit, DG Foreign Relations and EU, Turkish MoLSS. Interested in projects and partnerships, cooperation.
Under EU Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security / DG Foreign Relations and EU was the Programming and Contracting Authority responsible for the Human Resources Development of Resources component during 2007-2013 (IPA I period), Employment, Education and Social Policies sector during 2014-2020 (IPA II period- still under implementation). DG is the Managing Authority and Intermediate Body in Charge of Financial Management under IPA III period in the area of Education, Employment, Social Protection and Inclusive Policies, sub-priority 1 under “Window 4: Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth”.
As the Programming Authority and Contracting Authority, we assist the preparation processes of projects, conduct tender and contracting processes, manage, monitor, supervise the projects, conduct technical and financial controls and approvals and ensure closure of projects and programmes.
Within the framework of the operational programs implemented since 2007 concerning employment, education and social policies with a total financial support of €833 million, we supported more than a thousand projects and carried out many successful activities reaching over one million people.
In addition, DG continues its efforts for projects to be funded under various resources such as EU Programmes (Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, etc.), Multi-Country Program (MCP), Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Mechanism (TAIEX), Cross-Border Cooperation Programs (Mediterranean, Black Sea, Bulgaria), FRiT (EU Support to Refugees in Türkiye). We are responsible for the coordination and follow-up of all these programs within the Ministry. Accordingly, partnership opportunities are explored and cooperation mechanisms are developed with national and international public and non-governmental organizations to apply and implement the projects under these programs. In addition, through these partnerships, technical support is provided and cooperation is ensured with national institutions regarding their applications to the calls under these programmes.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is mainly responsible for the policies and implementations in the fields of employment, social security and social policies.
In this scope, I am working as the coordinator of the unit with an experience of nearly 25 years responsible for mainly EU negotiation/harmonisation process and coordination of projects funded under various resources.
member of team for drafting main strategy and policy papers prepared in the field of social policy and employment in Türkiye,
member of team for preparation of project proposals, management of projects, monitoring and evaluation of project proposals, establishing partnerships and working on cooperation opportunities,
coordinating processes related to EU negotiations and harmonisation in particular on employment and social policy
ensuring coordination between departments of the ministry and other relevant institutions as regards the relations with EU,
coordinating all project related processes among the relevant departments within the Ministry.