Disability Inclusion Coordinator at Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD)

Pre-requisites

Education, Knowledge, and Professional Experience

Essential Requirements

• University Degree in a relevant Social Sciences field
• Minimum of three (3) years specific professional experience working in the area of disability inclusion
• Basic understanding of the humanitarian (coordination) system and humanitarian agencies
• Baisc understanding on the rights of persons with disabilities and challenges in the humanitarian and development context and relevant international frameworks (UNCRPD, CBR Guidelines, etc.)
• Proven skills to plan and facilitate workshops, advocacy meetings, etc.
• training, facilitation and presentation skills 
• Languages
• English professional proficiency

Overall Mission

In close cooperation with the CBM International Country Office and the CBM Regional Humanitarian Capacity Building Coordinator, the incumbent assumes responsibility for strengthening disability inclusion in the humanitarian systems and concrete humanitarian programming n Cameroon/Nigeria. This includes advocating for the mainstreaming of disability into UN organisations, governmental agencies, INGOs and NGOs (leading assessments and inclusion audits and training humanitarian actor in the target area on disability inclusion). In addition, he/she shall become a national resource person for disability inclusive humanitarian action.

Main Activities

Capacity Development, Knowledge Management and Training:

• Support humanitarian stakeholders to assess their organizational disability inclusion capacities.
• Strengthen key stakeholders to ensure disability inclusive program planning and implementation through training and advisory.
• Provide systematic follow-up to ensure learning gained in trainings is applied in practice.
• Being involved in relevant humanitarian coordination for a (such a cluster meetings)
• Monitor and document evidence of disability inclusion in humanitarian action
• Support CBM Country Office to formalize partnerships and increase communication with (OPDs).
• Document lessons learnt and good practices on inclusion

Advocacy and Partnerships

• Advocate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including the governments on disability inclusive development and disability mainstreaming, alongside with OPDs.
• Participate in the relevant humanitarian coordination platform meetings
• Contribute to the development/review of humanitarian plans eg HRP

Reporting:

• Monitoring / progress reporting according to donor requirements
• Prepare project briefs, reports and presentations as required

Note

• The title of the position for example- Disability Inclusion Coordinator must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail.
• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.
• Qualified Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 30/11/2022

Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews can be conducted before the application closing date.