Senior Disability Advisor - UNWRA
Humanity & Inclusion (former Handicap International Jordan)
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Posted on 13 Nov
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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
With close technical support from and collaboration with the HI regional office and under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Protection Division, the UNRWA Senior Disability Advisor position will, in keeping with the Agency s mandate, policies and procedures, facilitate greater implementation and operationalization of disability inclusion within UNRWA programmes and fields as well as support rights-based protection advocacy.
REPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibility 1: Facilitate operationalisation of the disability inclusion policy and identify opportunities to implement disability inclusion within UNRWA
Responsibility 2: Provide technical assistance on disability inclusion across UNRWA services and operations
Responsibility 3: Support improved protection outcomes for Palestine refugees with disabilities through targeted programmes
Responsibility 4: Serve as the technical lead within the agency on advocacy for the rights of Palestine refugees with disabilities
Responsibility 5: Coordinate capacity building and development on disability inclusion across the agency
Responsibility 6: Strengthen and support the disability inclusion team at HQ
Responsibility 7: Help enhance and facilitate greater partnership between HI and UNRWA
Any other service / task in connection with the programme that may prove necessary.
Desired Candidate Profile
Advanced university degree from an accredited educational institution in international development, disability studies, or other relevant fields.
- A minimum of eight years' relevant professional experience in positions of technical responsibility in disability inclusion, including policy and strategy development and/or design and mainstreaming disability into different services.
- Two years of international experience outside one s home countries.
- Must demonstrate leadership experience
- Proven experience and technical expertise in operationalizing disability policies and concepts to practical operational work on the ground.
- Demonstrable ability to develop disability inclusion implementation tools and resources tailored to specific context and demonstrate the outcomes of disability inclusion practice
- Demonstrable experience in monitoring and analysing context specific risks and other drivers of vulnerability for persons with disabilities
- Demonstrable ability to plan and deliver workshops and information exchange opportunities
- Capacity building, coaching and mentoring skills
- Experience of representation and networking at different levels regional, national and local
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) including excellent command of written and spoken English
Company Industry
- NGO
- Social Services
- Community Services
- Non-Profit
Department / Functional Area
- HR
- Human Relations
- Industrial Relations
Keywords
- Senior Disability Advisor - UNWRA
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Humanity & Inclusion (former Handicap International Jordan)
Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission. For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/en/s/index.htmlbr Disability and inclusion at UNRWA The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is committed to advancing disability inclusion as an integral component of its mandate to provide assistance and protection to Palestine refugees. In line with the Agency s Disability Policy (2022) and Disability Inclusion Guidelines, UNRWA aims to promote the full inclusion, participation, and rights of persons with disabilities across its programmes, operations, and engagements with member states and other duty bearers. The Agency strives to ensure equitable access to education, health care, social services and other core programmes for the Palestine refugees it serves, and to provide an inclusive work environment for the more than 30,000 staff it employs.