Disability Research and Mainistreaming Officer at NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (NCPD) :Deadline: Jun 6, 2022

Job Description

es and programs to ensure disability mainstreaming
– Proposes policy and or program review to respective institutions
– Participates in the process of reviewing policies and or programs
– Ensures participation of Persons with Disabilities in National development programs;
– Follows up implementation of policies and programs on the inclusion of persons in various thematic areas
– Initiates news policies to mainstreaming disability
– Develops annual advocacy and lobbying plan
– Develops advocacy and lobby tools
– Ensures implementation plan through meetings/workshops/seminars/conferences/trainings campaigns and field visits
– Produces progress and annual reports
– Advocates for the review of existing policies, laws and regulations to and propose draft position papers on areas to improve the disability mainstreaming
– Advocates the respect of rights of Persons with Disabilities rights
– Coordinate and operationalize Disability Coordination Forum;
– Coordinate the implementation of Community Based Rehabilitation;
– Works closely with concerned organizations to develop sector mainstreaming guidelines and strategies to promote inclusion of Persons with disabilities in national development programs;
– Works closely with District Disability Mainstreaming officers and Focal Points on disability mainstreaming to mainstream disability in National, Districts or institutional development programs;
– Provides guidance on disability mainstreaming and handle requests from different Partners including requests from Public, NGOs, Private, Individuals
– Organizes trainings on disability mainstreaming to NCPD partners
– Coordinate Partners in the Disability Movement and provide annual report
– Develops a comprehensive database of partners involved in disability movement including Public Institutions, DPOs, CSOs, Local and international NGOs
– Organizes regional and international conference/workshops/seminars/meetings
– Drafts MoUs with partners involved in disability movement
– Prepare and issue Collaboration Letters to partners in the disability movement
– Prepares proposals for corrective measures against defaulted partners to competent authorities
– Develops research tools
– Coordinate all researches to be conducted by NCPD and other partners related to Persons with Disabilities;
– Works closely with the consultant in conducting researches initiated by NCPD
– Disseminates the findings of research