Inclusion Specialist

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Description

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Under the responsibility of the Technical Head of Programme (THoP), the Inclusion Technical Specialist is based in Amman in HI Whole of Syria coordination team and will support HI project in three different hubs with regular travels to the field in Syria. She/he will mainly support the interventions aiming to strengthen the inclusion, participation and empowerment of persons with disabilities, at individual and collective level, through the involvement of the existing OPDs (Organizations of Persons with Disabilities), as well as their access to services at grassroot level. These activities are integrated in a multi-sectoral project that combine inclusion with multi-disciplinary rehabilitation, MHPSS and that contribute to EO victim assistance. The Inclusion Technical Specialist will support the quality deployment of Inclusive Case Management service to target crisis-affected population as well as the disability inclusion technical assistance to grassroots service providers to support the inclusion of persons with disabilities in services belonging to the following focused sectors: health, education, basic needs/livelihood, sexual reproductive health and protection services.

The Inclusion Technical Specialist will also contribute to design and implement IHA (Inclusive Humanitarian Actions) interventions, which combines advocacy and capacity building to clusters/WG and humanitarian actors on the application of the IASC guideline on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Actions, with HI direct support to inclusion of persons with disabilities into services at grassroot level. The Inclusion Technical Specialist will also support the THoP to cover the gaps in IHA specialist position, mainly by supporting the development of bilateral partnerships for IHA with INGOs/NGOs and by supporting influenci

Expertise:

•  Contribute to the regional strategies in line with the global strategies
• Ensure technical support to projects in line with the global technical frameworks and standards within his/her scope and sector:
•  Ensure technical learning from projects
• Control & monitor the technical quality and the relevance of HI’s activities in the Programs under his/her scope
• Ensure compliance of the technical proposition with nexus stakes
• Contribute to the development of research and innovation projects in the region when relevant. Suggest and steer technical innovation projects b. Propose (Identify) the priorities of Research and Studies and steer R&S
• Contribute to the Technical Divisions professional channel facilitation within the program

 Influence

Contribute to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in inclusion:

• Represent the technical expertise of HI throughout the local relevant networks (Sectorial Representation)
•  Contribute to advocacy on specific themes in line with the global advocacy priorities
•  Contribute to communication messages locally in line with the global communication priorities.

Business development:

• Ensure the development of major opportunities or new projects in the region under his sectorial scope
• Lead or contribute to the context analysis
• Lead or contribute to the design and writing of new projects in the region and when asked in other countries within the Geographic Division
• Identify & transform major opportunities in the region under his scope
• Identify & develop local partnerships and/or consortium with NGOs, Institutions, Companies on technical priorities or important topics in the region. e. Contribute to the conception of major projects (multiple countries, one theme) or of new projects in the region.

Emergency preparedness and response responsibilities:

• Contribute to the support or implementation of emergency preparedness actions of the program(s) and, during an emergency, adapts his/her working modality to contribute to an effective HI humanitarian response.

Requirements:

• You hold a master’s degree in social studies or similar fields
•  You have minimum five years of experience in providing technical support and strategic guidance disability inclusion, of which 2 years in the position of technical specialist
•  You have proven experience in gender and/or protection mainstreaming
• You master the social model of disability and its implications for inclusion.

Source: https://apply.workable.com/hi-jobs/j/AEB2AD3FF6/

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