Programme Officer

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The Programme Officer (Disability Inclusion) will provide technical guidance and expertise to the UCO in implementation of the UNCT Disability Inclusion strategy (DIS), which was developed based on the findings if the recent UN Joint Situational Analysis on the rights of peopled with disabilities (2021). UNCT DIS is aligned with UNICEF’s global disability policy and strategy (DIPAS) and ensures that children and people with disabilities have access to services and have tailored interventions that address their specific needs in the current context of Uzbekistan.
Specifically, the role of the Disability Inclusion Officer is primarily technical and programmatic, with the normative advocacy and coordination roles serving an important secondary function. The Disability Inclusion Officer provides technical guidance/operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to disability inclusion. S/he supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of high quality disability inclusion programming across sectors. S/he 1) supports programme colleagues in Social Policy, Education, Health, Child Protection, Communiction to advance results on disability inclusion; 2) supports cross-sectional collaboration on Gender, DRR & Climate Change, Youth programming, M&E on key programmatic results on disability inclusion, ensuring coherence, maximization of synergies and efficiency in utilization of resources and delivery of results; 3) works with programme colleagues so that disability inclusion results (both programmatic and policy advocacy) are effectively defined, measured, and reported, and high quality assessment, research, evidence generation and evaluation on disability inclusive programming is undertaken and utilized; 4) Supports the assessment and identification of disability inclusion needs for emergency preparedness and response, and provides disability inclusion relevant guidance and technical input on emergency programming. 5) S/he provides support and guidance to management and operations to improve the disability inclusion of the internal office environment of the UCO.
Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

Support to program/project development and planning
Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
Advisory services and technical support
Advocacy, networking and partnership building
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Support to program/project development and planning (including emergency contexts):

Supporting implementation of the capacity building of organizations of persons with disabliteis (OPDs), through support in leading the overall implementation and supporting coordination, facilitating meetings, conducting training sessions to OPDs and organizing consultations.
Supporting the development and planning of program/projects directed at children with disabilities with programme sections on sectorial areas related to education, health, social protection and child protection, including cross-sectorial areas of gender, disaster preparedness and youth participation.
Providing technical inputs on disability inclusion into country programming phases, including strategic planning, SitAns, strategic moments of reflection, CPDs, CPMPs, midterm reviews, extended annual reviews and disability inclusion reviews.

Program management, monitoring and delivery of results (including emergency contexts):

Supporting indicator identification, measurement and performance tracking on disability priorities, including on programmes related disability inclusion, humanitarian response, emergencies and gender targeted programmes with focus on women and girls with disabilities.
Supporting monitoring of the UNICEF programmes implemented by the programme and cross-sectorial colleagues.
Participate in cross-sectoral collaboration and coordination on key programmatic results on disability, ensuring coherence, maximization of synergies and efficiency in utilization of resources and delivery of results.
Participating in the strengthening of the quality of research and evidence building on disability inclusion related programming.

Advisory services and technical support:

Leading CO reasonable accommodation efforts to ensure accessibility of PWDs to the office and advising on accommodation efforts for UNICEF organized events implemented offsite.
Contributing to CO fundraising efforts on disability inclusion and providing technical support and advocacy to reporting and follow-up on international and regional disability commitments made by the country, including on the monitoring of the CO Disability Inclusion Strategy, CO Action Plan on Disability Inclusion and UN Disability Scorecard.
Promoting the engagement of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities in programme planning, monitoring, and implementation
Supporting the development of adequate emergency preparedness measures that reflect disability inclusion needs and the development and conducting of training that incorporates disability inclusion issues is secotorial areas.

Advocacy, networking and partnership building:

Liaising and consulting with sections, government, and other external partners to support convergence and develop partnerships in disability programming, in areas related to health, education and social and child protection sectors.
Supporting communication and advocacy events on disability inclusion and partnership building with national stakeholders including on emerging priorities such as disability assessment and determination
Supporting building and maintenance of internal and external partnerships and networks in the development of harmonized, disability inclusive programme interventions.
Supporting mapping of potential new partnerships and leverage existing partnerships to accelerate disability inclusive program implementation at the country level in determined priority areas, including partnership with OPDs and self-initiative parents groups.

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:

Bringing best practices in disability programming and measurement though conducting learning sessions for UNICEF and its partners.
Supporting documentation and sharing of the country-level experience in disability inclusive programming and lessons learned.
Bringing best practices in disability inclusive programming and measurement to the attention of sectoral colleagues
Supporting management and HR in the development of systems, tools and processes to enhance their understanding and adoption of disability inclusive behaviors and to support implementation of the global disability inclusion standards.

Impact of Results:

Sectoral and cross-sectoral programmes/projects on disability inclusion are effectively and efficiently supported and implemented through the timely and systematic provision of coordination and technical related expertise.
The performance of the related programmes are timely monitored, analysed and evaluated, and the findings of the measurement and research are integrated into the planning and reporting. Programmatic financial resources allocated to related programming and results are effectively planned and managed for cost-efficient utilisation.
Knowledge, information and best practices on effective disability inclusive programming is generated, managed and shared within internal networks and with external partners to support programmes in changing context.
Related needs for emergency preparedness are identified and integrated into the emergency programme planning and implementation.

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

University degree in the social sciences (i.e. sociology, demography, psychology, political science, social policy or economics), public health, public policy, public administration, international development, or in an area relevant to UNICEF’s sectoral work (e.g. Health, Nutrition, WASH, Education, Child Protection, Social Inclusion, HIV/AIDs, etc.).
Lived experience of disability be it with the child or with self is an asset.
Excellent understanding of CRPD principles and local context, and experience in programmes targeting persons with disabilities demonstrated by work experience.
Experience working with OPDs and self-initiative parents groups of children with disabilities.
Experience working in the UN system is an advantage.
Proven successful experience in conducting trainings especially for OPDs.
Good analytical and report writing skills.
Fluency in Uzbek and Russian. Knowledge of English is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/568456

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