Disability Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the Social Policy Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Support technical assistance to the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services to strengthen the disability-inclusiveness and appropriateness of the COVID-19 Emergency Cash Transfer;
• Identify relevant disability linkages for the COVID-19 response (such as education support, reasonable accommodation, assistive devices, community-based rehabilitation) and conceptualise strategies for delivery of these linkages in collaboration with other UN and Government partners;
• Support coordination with other UN Agencies in the COVID-19 social protection response (ILO, UNDP);
• Support the UNICEF Country Office Disability Task Force with administrative, technical and coordination tasks;
• Support the data and knowledge management of the office in regard to disability inclusion;
• Support communication, visibility and communication for development activities in collaboration with relevant Sections and Units.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

A Bachelor's degree in a disability inclusion related field (Rehabilitation, Public Health, Law, Social Sciences, Social Work or related field).

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

• 2 or more years’ experience in the disability inclusion sector;
• Prior engagement with disability movement an asset;
• Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply, UNICEF strives to implement reasonable accommodation in line with the global United Nations Disability Inclusion (UNDIS) framework.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Social inclusion

Area of expertise details:

• Demonstrated interest and or experience in disability inclusion, social policy and protection and emergency response.

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections

of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink.

Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

Application deadline: 01 December 2020