Melahat Güray, PhD

Senior expert / sustainable development, economic empowerment, gender equality, migration, project preparation, project management, EU and international funds

Ankara, Ankara, Türkiye

About

Worker.

Experience

  • Program Manager/ Policy Officer/ Economic and Social Development Section at EU Delegation to Turkey
    Feb 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    Programming and management of EU funds on labour market, education, social policies Contract management Ex-ante review of tender/evaluation of EU funded projects Monitor ongoing projects, attend management and monitoring meetings, review progress reports on projects and propose and implement actions Harmonization of legislation with EU Acquie on social policy and employment chapter Drafting reports on progress/current situation of social policy and employment Member of gender task force of the EUD

  • National Project Coordinator at International Labour Organization
    Jan 2017 - Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Project coordinator of EU funded project: "TA Improving Social Dialogue in Working Life in Turkey" Member of UN Turkey taskforce on human rights Follow-up and reporting policy dialogue and/or conflicts in industrial relations in Turkey

  • Social policy officer at UNDP
    Nov 2015 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Advocacy on social policy issues, particularly social protection services for elderly, women and children Conduct tasks on monitoring in the field of social services and assistance Deliver trainings on Project Cycle Management Preparion of new projects for the Ministry

  • Ministry of Labour and Social Security (11 yrs)
    • Coordinator of Procurement Unit (IPA IV)
      May 2014 - Nov 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

      -Coordinating programming and procurement tasks within EU funds -Coordinating the procurement unit composed of 15 procurement experts -Preparing/controlling projects in the field of employment, education and social inclusion under IPA-4 Human Resources Development component -Preparing/controlling tender dossiers for service and suply; -Coordinating and finalization tender process; - Preparing programming documents, such as, Human Resources Development Operational Program, Employment Strategy etc. -Supporting institutional building process for becoming an accredited contracting authority for IPA-IV within the DIS system

    • Training Manager
      Jun 2013 - May 2014 · 1 yr

      Preparation of training program for the Ministry Delivering trainings for the staff of the Ministry on social policy and PCM issues

    • Coordinator of Procurement Unit (IPA IV)
      Oct 2011 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos

      -Coordinating programming and procurement tasks -Preparing projects in the field of employment, education and social inclusion; -Preparing tender dossiers for service and suply; -Coordinating tender process; -Participating to tenders as chairperson; -Preparing call for proposals for Grant Schemes; -Contract awarding

  • INTERN at EUROFOUND/EUROPEAN AGENCY IN IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS
    Jun 2007 - Oct 2007 · 5 mos

    Working in projects on telework, young employment Policy analysis in the field of industrial relations Coordination with relevant actors in Turkey