Programme Specialist - Disability Inclusion Field Support (P-3), PGLT - Disability at UNICEF

• This role will build UNICEF and partner capacity in the field to deliver an accountable and disability-inclusive humanitarian response that places affected populations at the centre.
• This post will support UNICEF Country Offices both in cluster/ sector coordination and in programming, including through deployments (in-country or remote). Depending on the country context, the division of work between programming and coordination will differ and will be specified in the TORs for each mission

How can you make a difference?

Strengthen integration of disability inclusion and a broader people centered approach in all UNICEF emergency preparedness and response actions:

• Work with UNICEF COs to support a multisectoral approach to disability inclusion and accountability in:
  • Emergency preparedness planning
  • Needs analysis and situation assessment
  • Response planning
  • Budgeting and resource mobilization (including providing input to the Humanitarian Action for Children appeal)
  • Monitoring and reporting, including supporting collection and analysis of data disaggregated by age, sex, disability, location, and other context‑specific considerations, in all assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Deliver capacity strengthening of UNICEF staff and partners on disability inclusive humanitarian action and support capacity strengthening on AAP, localization, gender equality and/or GBV risk mitigation and response;
• Improve availability of data on persons with disabilities and other population groups at heightened risk, including by:
  • Providing technical inputs to the design of data collection tools and methodology, including on disaggregation by sex, age and disability
  • Ensuring the inclusion of relevant disability inclusion indicators in needs assessments
  • Reviewing secondary data
  • Leading safety and accessibility audits and similar barriers assessment processes
  • Supporting key informant interviews and focus group discussions to ensure they are safe, accessible and inclusive
• Contribute to the production of strategic fundraising documents (such as flash appeals and proposals) and support appropriate channeling and spending of donor contribution on disability inclusion;
• Work with relevant colleagues to make AAP mechanisms, including complaints and feedback and community engagement safe and accessible;
• Strengthen partnerships with local and national OPDs on emergency preparedness and response, including through capacity strengthening and capacity sharing initiatives;
• Conduct a mapping of other key disability actors and identify opportunities to build new partnerships and collaboration;
• Document learning on country experience of strengthening disability inclusion and a broader people centered approach in emergency preparedness and response, to be added to a dedicated knowledge hub;
• Roll out existing tools and guidance and support contextualization where relevant. Contribute to the development of any new tools and resources (global, regional or country level) identified as needed by UNICEF COs;
• Where contextually relevant, support disability inclusive recovery and reconstruction, such as contributing to post-disaster needs assessments (PDNA).

Strengthen disability inclusion and a broader people centered approach in humanitarian coordination:

• Deliver capacity strengthening of UNICEF-led/ co-led cluster / AoRs / sector partners on disability inclusive humanitarian action and support capacity strengthening on AAP, localization, gender equality and/or GBV risk mitigation and response;
• Enhance or create mechanisms for multisectoral coordination on disability inclusion (e.g., establishing a working group and/or focal point system, or working with the Inter-sector disability/ inclusion task team where active, and strengthening inclusion in coordination mechanisms for other cross cutting concerns, such as AAP and GBV)
• Participate in cluster / AoRs / sector meetings and other processes to provide inputs on disability inclusion and a broader people centered approach in the HPC, including in:
  • Cluster strategy development
  • Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) development, including needs assessment processes
  • Training of cluster / AoR / sector partners
• Conduct a mapping of local and national OPDs and other key disability actors and identify opportunities to build new partnerships and collaboration, including through capacity strengthening and capacity sharing;
• Roll out existing tools and guidance and support contextualization where relevant. Contribute to the development of any new tools and resources (global, national or sub-national level) identified as needed by UNICEF led/ co-led clusters, sectors and AoR;
• Work with relevant partners to make AAP mechanisms, including complaints and feedback and community engagement safe and accessible

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field is required.
• A minimum of five years of A minimum of five (5) years of progressively professional experience in humanitarian action, with a focus on disability inclusion is required.
• A strong track record of contributing to delivery of humanitarian response in the field is desirable.
• Very good practical knowledge and understanding of disability inclusion in programming and humanitarian coordination, and at least one of the following- Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), gender, localization and Gender Based Violence (GBV) risk mitigation and response.
• Experience in engaging in humanitarian coordination mechanisms is an asset.
• A proven experience of planning and facilitating training, workshops and other capacity building modalities.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French or Spanish) is an asset.