National Consultant to Support Disability Mainstreaming in National and Local Planning and Budgeting in Rwanda

The consultant will provide technical support to strengthen disability mainstreaming in national and local government planning and budgeting processes in Rwanda. The role involves improving planning, budgeting and monitoring tools, supporting capacity development, and promoting systematic consideration of disability in government priorities and resource allocation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review tools for disability inclusion in planning and budgeting.
• Support monitoring of sectoral and district plans and budgets for disability mainstreaming.
• Support capacity building of ministries, agencies and districts on disability inclusion.
• Provide technical support to planning consultations and quality assurance of institutional plans.
• Support advocacy for disability mainstreaming in planning and budgeting processes.
• Provide support to mapping disability indicators within all social sector government management information systems and assessing use case and interoperability features.
• Participatory capacity assessment of national workforce providing disability services and capacity development plan.
• Support in development of institutional and operational guidelines for disability management information systems and referral mechanism.
• Cost of Disability Package in Rwanda

Requirements

• MA Social policy, public policy, development studies, economics, or a related field
• At least 5– years of experience in disability inclusion, government planning and budgeting systems, public financial management, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building for public institutions, and multi‑stakeholder coordination in decentralized governance contexts.
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda is required. Knowledge of French would be an asset
• Proven analytical, capacity‑building, facilitation, and report‑writing skills are also required

Skills

• Disability Inclusion
• Government Planning Processes
• National Budgeting Systems
• Public Financial Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Capacity Building
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Decentralized Governance
• Analytical Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Report Writing

Languages

English, Kinyarwanda, French