Education Section Consultant

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 
Scope Of Work:

• Support the mobility/orientation of the person during external visits and field visits (including setting up an enabling environment for the UNICEF employee they are supporting).
• Support with note-taking during field visits as instructed by UNICEF employee
• Support with formatting documents and inserting graphics and pictures.
• Support with reading documents and describing graphics and illustrations which are not accessible to screen reader software.

Expected Results: (Measurable Results):

• Support for mobility and orientation in new environments, external meetings, and field visits
• Documents edited, proof reviewed and finalized
• Edited text to be delivered to the supervisor in Microsoft Word with tracked changes
• Power Points
• Support in organizing workshops and meetings in external environments

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

• A university degree in social sciences or a related technical field is preferred. However, relevant prior experience may also be considered as an alternative qualification.
• Patient, focused person, who can anticipate the needs of others and identify barriers in a physical or virtual environment.
• Ideally has had experience working with persons with disabilities/low vision.
• Good editing, writing and computer skills.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.
• Knowledge of disability and accessibility
• Ideally good understanding of issues relating to children’s rights, especially the rights of children with disabilities.
• Ability to work in a team, in an international environment

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/569438