Deadline: 08 November, 2021

Location: Maputo, Mozambique

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the role of Programme Specialist.

Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on integration of disability into all country programming phases
• In collaboration with sectoral colleagues, identify the areas of focus for disability inclusion programming with the greatest potential for impact and scale, in alignment with the UN disability inclusion strategy
• Work with sectoral counterparts to incorporate relevant disability indicators and measures in programme and policy initiatives, proposals, and advocacy efforts and assist in developing disability-responsive theories of change models for sector and cross-sectoral programming.
• Lead the coordination of the cross-sectoral disability programme funded by the government of Norway
• Provide technical support to early identification and intervention programme of H&N Section
• Provide technical support to disability social norms research and C4D strategy development
• Provide technical support to disability inclusion capacity building
• Provide technical support to inclusive social protection programme of SPEAR
• Provide technical support to inclusive education initiatives of education section
• Lead and manage disability-targeted programming in emergency setting
• Actively participate in the programme coordination team meetings
• In collaboration with sectoral colleagues and under the guidance of deputy representative, participate in the planning and monitoring of the utilisation of the budget allocated to sectoral and cross-sectoral disability interventions with sectoral colleagues
• Provide technical input and review on the disability inclusion components in key funding proposal appeals and submissions and in the design of funded projects/programmes
• Provide technical support and advocacy to reporting and follow up on international and regional disability rights commitment
• Support internal and external partnerships and networks in the development of harmonised, disability-responsive programme interventions
• Build strategic alliances for disability inclusion with various partners, including institutional links with UN agencies and other relevant entities
• Represent UNICEF in disability working group, clusters, and other external meetings relevant for disability inclusion
• Support documentation and sharing of the country-level experience in disability programming and lessons learnt
• Bring best practices in disability programming and measurement to the attention of senior management and sectoral colleagues, as well as disability section staff at regional office and headquarters
• Provide technical support to mainstream disability in research and evaluation

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Social Sciences
• First degree in a relevant field combined with two additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the above requirement
• Eight years, minimum, of professional experience in social development planning and management
• Relevant international and national level experience in handling advocacy on disability
• Ability to conceptualise development issues and write quality technical reports and analytical materials
• Programme/project development and management in a UN system agency or organisation is an asset
• English
• Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset
• Knowledge of Portuguese or Spanish is an asset

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