UNDP Disability Inclusion National Expert Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

UNDP Disability Inclusion National Expert Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. UNDP Nigeria looking for “Disability Inclusion National Expert”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 25 October 2022.

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UNDP Disability Inclusion National Expert Jobs 2022

The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on 19 October 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Disability Inclusion National Expert to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Recruiter	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Position	Disability Inclusion National Expert
Location	Abuja, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	University degree
Experience Required	7 years
Application Deadline	25 October 2022

UNDP Job Vacancy 2022

Background: Persons with disabilities (PWDs) continue to experience widespread discrimination, abuse, stigma and exclusion that ranges from social, economic and cultural and political exclusion especially among women and young persons.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review agencies’ policies and documents on disability inclusion as well as the provisions for disability inclusion in the Business Operation Strategy (BOS) for the common premises, procurement and HR processes. The review of the common premises will be limited to the UN House Abuja, but the recommendations would be developed to allow mainstreaming in other UN premises across Nigeria.
• Conduct a physical accessibility survey/assessment in consultation with OPDs and national commission of persons with disabilities.
• Review how disability inclusion is being mainstreamed across the UNCT using a survey that would be based on the IMS questionnaire on disability inclusion and the UNDIS indicators.
• Assess current inclusion of PWDs in HR services and procurement processes in consultation with PWDs and OPDs.
• Review the different assessments with PWDs and OPDs, determine the costs and modifications needed, and propose an implementation plan.
• Create guidelines for reasonable access and accommodation of PWDs to build a more inclusive culture for staff with disabilities, as well as those with dependents with disabilities.
• Create and establish guidelines for inclusive procurement practices to support persons with disabilities, businesses owned by persons with disabilities and businesses with disability inclusion practices.
• Synthesize the results of both assessments to develop a UNCT Action Plan for implementing the recommendations from the physical accessibility survey and mainstreaming disability inclusion in the UNCT.
• Develop a localised UNCT Disability Inclusion Scorecard for annual assessments and subsequent updates.

Qualification & Experience:

• An advanced university degree, preferably a PhD in Social Science or equivalent with 7 years of relevant work experience with PWD or a master’s degree in Social Science, Special Education, or related field with at least 10 years work experience with persons with disability. Knowledge of human rights disability law in Nigeria is desirable.
• Excellent research and analytical skills with both oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with the UN Disability Inclusion strategy (UNDIS) as well as disability acts in Nigeria and Africa is an added advantage.
• Ability to work in a systematic, methodical and orderly way and the ability to meet schedules/deadlines.
• Proven ability to be creative; to adapt traditional methods, concepts, models etc. to new applications and devise new approaches to make improvements or solve problems.
• Ability to conduct and lead capacity-building trainings in person and online.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and adaptability to cultural diversity.
• Knowledge of conducting accessibility assessment of disability infrastructure
• Interested Consultants are required to submit a proposal that includes a brief description of their intended research approach for technical evaluation as well as a financial proposal (separately). The consultancy will be result-based, and payments will be made upon satisfactory completion of each deliverable.

Other Details

• Contract Type: Full Time
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: negotiable
• Application Process: Online

How to Apply UNDP Disability Inclusion National Expert Jobs 2022

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

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The Closing Date: 25 October 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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