Disability and Inclusion AssociateNew!

• Strengthen UNFPA contribution to national disability inclusion efforts linked to SRHR and GBV.
• Increase engagement with actors shaping Uganda's disability policy and strategy frameworks.
• Chair the Disability Subgroup reporting to the United Nations Country Team.
• Support programme design so that issues affecting persons with disabilities are captured.
• Build capacity of UNFPA staff and implementing partners on disability inclusion.
• Support partners to integrate disability inclusion across all interventions.
• Conduct field visits, reviews and evaluations to verify disability inclusion.
• Analyse disability issues and recommend corrective actions, including in humanitarian settings.
• Track project status and prepare progress reports.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Completion of secondary education is required.
• University degree in statistics, social sciences, demography or public health is desirable.
• At least six years of experience on inclusive development focused on gender and youth, health and ending violence.
• Fluency in oral and written English; knowledge of local languages is an asset.
• Functional computer knowledge, especially Microsoft Office.

Skills & Competencies:

• Disability inclusive programme design and mainstreaming.
• Partnership coordination across UN agencies and government.
• Monitoring, evaluation and progress reporting.
• Analysis of social, political and economic context.
• Capacity building and facilitation.