Disability Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term Position, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, #00137685

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. In Ethiopia, UNICEF employs approximately 400 staff across the country, focusing on health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, education, social policy, communication, and operations. The country programme aims for transformational gains in rights fulfillment and equitable access to quality social services for children, adolescents, youth, and women, particularly the most vulnerable.

Job Purpose

Under the general guidance of the direct supervisor and supported by the matrix supervisor, the incumbent is responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of disability inclusion programming and related advocacy. This role spans from strategic planning and formulation to the delivery of concrete and sustainable results, ensuring that children and adolescents with disabilities are included in all facets of UNICEF's country programme. The position requires a deep understanding of disability inclusion policies and strategies, aligning with global frameworks like the SDGs, CRC, and CRPD, and contributing to transformative impacts on the lives of children with disabilities through improved social services and systems.

Responsibilities

1. Coordination and integration of disability issues across UNICEF's programme: Guided by the SDGs and aligned to the CRC and CRPD, support the dissemination and implementation of the UNICEF disability inclusion policy and strategy (DIPAS) with the view to include children and adolescents with disabilities in all facets of UNICEF's country programme using an intersectional approach. Support relevant coordinating/programme integration committees. Lead the Disability Inclusion Task Force as Secretary. Participate in inter-agency mechanisms and inter-agency capacity-building activities on disability inclusion. Provide technical backstopping to sectoral programmes of the UNICEF country programme on disability programming with an intersectional lens in all areas. Coordinate capacity-building activities on disability inclusion for staff and partners. 2. Strengthened disability inclusion and transformative impact for children and adolescents with disabilities: Support the development of policies, legislation and programmes with attention to increasing transformative impact of social services on children and adolescents with disabilities. Identify, generate and present evidence to support this goal in collaboration with partners. Promote integrated disability inclusive and transformative systems, provide technical support to partners to improve the design of assistive technology provisioning systems, anti-stigmatisation programmes and community based integration/rehabilitation platforms.

Work Experience

A minimum of two years of professional experience in disability inclusion, social protection, programme management, or a related field. Experience working with children and adolescents with disabilities is essential. Experience in programme design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation is required.

Skills

Disability Inclusion, Programme Management, Technical Support, Advocacy, Monitoring and Evaluation, Policy Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Capacity Building, Intersectional Approach, Evidence Generation, Social Protection, UNICEF DIPAS

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