Deadline: 25 September, 2020
Location: New York, United States of America
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the role of Programme Specialist.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places where the agency assists the most disadvantaged children – defends their rights, and help them fulfil their potential.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with supply division, innovations, ICTD, DFAM and other parts of the organisation to advance accessibility and the provision of assistive technology to children with disabilities, in development and humanitarian contexts
- Provide strategic policy advice and co-lead with supply division on UNICEF’s engagement with global partnerships and initiatives on assistive technology, including the ATscale partnership of which UNICEF is a forming partner, AT2030, and others
- Work with selected countries to undergo research on local ecosystems for the sustainable provision and maintenance of assistive products, including through scoping exercises, to identify system capacity and gaps in the area
- Support Supply Division in the establishment of efficient and transparent procurement and supply management systems at global and country level for assistive products
- Work with country offices and governments to identify and improve necessary ecosystems for the provision and maintenance of assistive products in health, education, child protection, social policy among other areas, both in development and humanitarian
- Work closely with country offices to address challenges around demand creation for assistive technology and provide support to develop interventions to raise awareness among service providers and users about the range of available products and their benefits
Requirements
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher) in Social Sciences, Public Health, International Development, Rehabilitation Science/Engineering, Business/Public Administration, IT Computer Science and/or a field relevant to accessibility and assistive technology
- Eight years, minimum, of professional experience at national and/or international levels in assistive technology and accessibility, academia, government, international organisation, or private sector
- Experienced with disability assessment in health, education and social protection
- Experience in engaging and contributing to global and local partnerships and initiatives, and in working in UNICEF programme countries in development and humanitarian contexts is an asset
- Experience in establishing guidelines and procedures to support accessibility is an asset
- Experience in communications for development and social change is an asset
- Experience with AT-related services (such as sitting and positioning, mobility and orientation)
- Familiarity with international normative frameworks and recent developments relating to innovation and assistive technology and inclusion of persons with disabilities in development and humanitarian contexts
- Fluency in English (written and verbal)
- Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset
To apply and for more information, click here.
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