Disability, Gender and Protection Consultant at Protection International

Specific Objectives

• Strengthen the capacity of PIA staff and partners to address the specific risks and needs of HRDs with disabilities.
• Develop training materials and guidance on disability-inclusive protection strategies.
• Support the integration of disability and gender inclusion into PIA’s resource-sharing methodologies and accessibility policies.
• Facilitate external engagement and networking to build cross-movement solidarity between protection and disability rights actors.

Approach

Individual consultants or consultancy firms shall present a technical proposal along with a financial proposal to ensure the correct delivery of all the required outputs throughout a 6-month period and a maximum of 40 worked days The maximum rate that PI can pay for this consultancy is € 10 000

Deliverables

• 3 internal training/sensitization sessions with PI staff and partners with all PI staff and selected partners
• Topic : Understanding disability & gender and intersectionality, disability rights, protection of HRDs with disabilities)
• Format : 1 hour interactive session online with interpretation (when needed) and technical support from PIA
• Number of sessions: 1 session in French, 1 session in English(Thai/Indo/Kenya/GT), 1 session in Spanish (Meso + Col)
• 1 PPT available for sensitisation (15 slides) – to be used for online session and PI’s LERNI (Learning Management System)
• Content: understanding disability & gender and intersectionality, disability rights, protection of HRDs with disabilities
• 1 training report (5 pages) summarising the content of the training
• Input into PI’s protection manual to ensure the disability & gender component is well integrated
• PI Disability and Gender Audit :
• 4 participatory sessions to assess current programme and practices with an intersectional lens :
• Format: Each region will provide documentation in advance of the session
• 2 hours sessions online *4 (Asia+Kenya, LA, DRC, GT)
• Preparation of an organisational consolidated gender and disability audit (15 pages max)
• 3 external training/sensitization sessions with protection actors or partners
• Format : 1 hour interactive session online with interpretation (when needed) and technical support from PIA
• Content : Understanding disability & gender and intersectionality, disability rights, protection of HRDs with disabilities
• Number of sessions: 1 session with Protect Defenders.eu, 1 session To be defined , 1 session to be defined
• 3 brief reports on the external sessions, including training material
• Provide 1 coaching session (technical support )to the network of HRDs with disability in East Africa to identify the post pressing advocacy issue to be address and prepare a targeted advocacy
• Develop a list of 20 trusted/strategic grassroots organisations of persons with disability, based on defined criteria and pre-defined geographic areas, that could be invited to participate in the resource sharing (re-granting) programme.
• Develop 1 on the shelf proposal to better include HRDs with disability in protection initiatives with a focus on strengthening the network of HRDs with disability and collective advocacy in East Africa -(6 pages)
• Review PIA proposals and budget (at least 4 ) to ensure disability component is well included
• Review and provide recommendations for PI resource sharing methodology (re-granting): manual and forms to ensure accessibility, inclusion and active engage with HRDs with disabilities
• 1 accessibility checklist of participation in person events (training/seminar) + 1 accessibility checklist of participation in online event
• Write 3 articles (or op-eds) for PI’s website (1 page each)
• Suggested Topic 1: how to build cross-movement Solidarity at the National, Regional, and International Levels
• Suggested Topic 2: Being a women HRD with disability in East Africa, navigating discrimination, risks, ableism. Understanding overlap and distinction. (if possible concrete experience from persons with albinism)
• Suggested Topic 3: The Inclusion and Participation of Activists with disabilities in the Global Human Rights Movement Opportunities, Challenges and Pathways for greater engagement.
• Note: topic can be revised and agreed upon depending on the expertise of the selected consultant.
• Represent PI in 3 strategic events/community of practices (on line) to connect the protection and disability sector
• FORD community of Practice on Inclusion (1 hour per meeting)
• Provide inputs and recommendations in PI’s JEDI policy regarding the disability and gender component.
• Review HR policies and practices to ensure inclusivity and encourage pro-actively the recruitment of persons with disabilities

Job Requirements

Education

• Relevant university degree (e.g., social sciences, international development, disability studies, human rights)
• Preferred relevant professional training courses (e.g., Disability Rights, Human Rights Defenders, humanitarian or development sector, gender inclusion)

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of disability inclusion, gender equality, or human rights
• Proven experience in conducting participatory audits, developing training materials, and delivering capacity-building workshops on disability and/or gender inclusion
• Preferred experience working with human rights defenders, grassroots movements, or in the humanitarian or development sector
• Familiarity with intersectional approaches to protection and advocacy work