Consultancy to Develop Guidelines for Operationalizing 5% Reservation of Positions in Employment for Persons with Disabilities at International Labor Organization (ILO)

Objectives

• To enhance capacity of ILO tripartite partners and key stakeholders on disability inclusion at the workplace
• Guidelines for operationalizing the reservation of five percent of all casual, emergency and contractual positions in employment in the public and private sectors for persons with disabilities as per the Persons with Disabilities Act (2003) developed.

Scope

• The Individual Consultant will conduct two trainings of two days each on disability inclusion at the workplace and enhancement of disability inclusive employment. Conduct pre and post training assessment to determine level of knowledge transfer.
• Hold two Dialogue forums on Disability Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labour market for identification of barriers and opportunities and develop a roadmap for operationalizing the 5% provision of employment.
• Develop Guidelines for operationalizing the reservation of five percent of all casual, emergency and contractual positions in employment in the public and private sectors for persons with disabilities as per the Persons with Disabilities Act (2003).

Required qualifications, desired competencies, technical background and experience
The Individual Consultant will be required to have the following experience and skills:

• Relevant advanced academic degree (Social sciences, development studies, economics or related fields);
• Demonstrated experience in working on Labour and Disability Inclusion
• Demonstrated experience in conducting capacity building initiatives on disability inclusion
• Specific experience on engagement in complex social and economic strategic and policy frameworks
• Experience working with governments, employers, workers, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, Development Partners and the UN
• Ability to facilitate consultative/validation workshop towards consensus building
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English.