Inclusive Humanitarian Action (IHA) Specialist Emergency Response - Sudan at Handicap International (HI)

Key responsibilities include:

Expertise:

• Contributing to the development and implementation of the IHA strategy.
• Providing technical support and guidance on disability inclusion across projects.
• Offering training on inclusive humanitarian action to staff and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring the quality and relevance of projects through regular monitoring and assessments.

Influence:

• Representing HI in external forums such as the Inclusion Task Force (ITF).
• Advocating for disability inclusion in humanitarian coordination and response efforts.
• Contributing to influencing initiatives to promote inclusive approaches in humanitarian action.

Business Development:

• Supporting the development of new project opportunities and proposals.
• Building partnerships with local NGOs, institutions, and organizations representing people with disabilities.

Coordination and Reporting:

• Ensuring effective reporting on HI activities, including donor reports and internal coordination.
• Contributing to regular internal and external communication and reporting processes.
• Facilitating coordination between technical sectors and other departments.

Overall, the IHA Specialist will input into the Mission strategy, support design, implementation and monitoring of HI’s inclusive humanitarian action activities, provides technical support on disability-inclusion and inclusive humanitarian action within the team, humanitarian actors and coordination mechanisms. The IHA specialist will take an active role in supporting the establishment and roll-out of the Inclusion Task Force at coordination level”

Requirements

YOUR PROFILE:

• Experience of at least 2 years in a IHA coordination/manager position or similar in emergency or post-emergency assistance.
• Experience in humanitarian action, disability-inclusion, human sciences, with proven experience on Inclusion, Gender and/or protection mainstreaming
• Expertise on global frameworks on Disability-Inclusion, Human Rights-based approach to Disability and Inclusive Humanitarian Action (UN-CRPD, twin-track approach, IASC Guideline on DI)
• Ability to train and build capacity.
• Ability to conceptualize and formalize tools, methods and procedures.