National Officer - Disability Inclusion

The National Officer - Disability Inclusion supports the implementation of programming related to disaster displacements and resilience to disasters and climate change in Solomon Islands. The role includes supporting disability-inclusive early warning systems, community-based disaster response management, and coordination with government and partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation and monitoring of activities related to disaster preparedness and response, including coordination of financial, logistical, administrative and technical aspects in accordance with IOM policies.
• Provide technical input and support the implementation of disability-inclusive disaster preparedness and response activities including CBDRM and EWS for persons with disabilities, women, youth and older persons.
• Monitor project implementation against approved work plans; document and evaluate results; identify gaps, deviations and bottlenecks; keep supervisor informed; suggest actions to improve implementation.
• Contribute to the integration and mainstreaming of gender, protection, human rights and other cross-cutting issues into programme implementation.
• Assist in identifying potential areas for project development and contribute to new project development by selecting and summarizing background information, assessing local context and drafting segments of project proposals.
• Coordinate timely preparation and dissemination of project reports, provide inputs and feedback, and facilitate compliance with IOM procedures and donor requirements.
• Liaise and coordinate with government entities, implementing partners, UN agencies, civil society, donors and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to planning, development, organization and delivery of capacity building activities for IOM staff, partners, government officials, and other humanitarian actors.
• Participate in relevant conferences, working groups, workshops, steering committees, and other forums.
• Undertake duty travel as required related to project implementation and monitoring.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Political Science, Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or, Bachelor's degree in the above fields with two years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience implementing programming related to climate change and human mobility and/or disaster risk reduction, including CBDRM, disaster risk reduction (DRR) Preparedness, and EWS.
• Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, national/international institutions, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations.
• Experience supporting the design and implementation of accessible and inclusive programming for persons with disabilities, youth, older persons and women, preferably in a disaster-preparedness or disaster-risk-reduction context.
• Experience in developing training materials and facilitating training, knowledge sharing, and learning events.
• Prior work experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organizations in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage.
• Knowledge of disability inclusion principles and their application to disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and community-based programming.
• Knowledge of inclusive early warning systems, CBDRM and accessible communication approaches.
• Ability to analyze and present project information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Ability to support inclusive consultations, training activities and community engagement.
• Knowledge of project implementation, monitoring and donor-reporting requirements.
• Fluency in English and Pidjin (oral and written).

Skills

• Disability Inclusion
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Community-Based Disaster Risk Management
• Early Warning Systems
• Climate change programming
• Human Mobility Programming
• Government Liaison
• UN Agency Coordination
• NGO Coordination
• Inclusive Programming Design
• Training Development
• Training Facilitation
• Knowledge Sharing
• Project Implementation
• Project Monitoring
• Donor Reporting
• Accessible Communication
• Community Engagement
• Multi-cultural Work Experience

Languages

English, Pidjin