Monday, September 19, 2011

[Deaf Arab] Fw: 2- Announcing UNICEF Disability Position DPP12005

للإحاطة والعلم
أختكم/ هند الشويعر
 
 
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Hend Al-Showaier
Manager, Deaf and Sign Language Program
Prince Salman Center for Disability Research 
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 
Mailing address (Home) :
P.O. Box 26031
Riyadh 11486, Saudi Arabia.

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From: Sandholm Phillipa <Phillipa.Sandholm@kl-deaf.fi>
Subject: FW: 2- Announcing UNICEF Disability Position DPP12005

Dear WFD Experts,
 
Please find attached of the second job position announcement in this email for your information. Please do spread this information to your network.
 
Kind regards
Phillipa Sandholm
 
Ms. Phillipa Sandholm
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)
Administrative Secretary
 
WFD General Secretariat
PO Box 65
FIN- 00401 HELSINKI
FINLAND
 
Fax: +358 9 5803 572
Email: phillipa.sandholm(at)kl-deaf.fi
 
2nd International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf
16 - 18 October 2013
 
World Federation of the Deaf is an international non-governmental organisation representing and promoting approximately 70 million Deaf people's human rights worldwide. The WFD is a federation of 132 nations; its mission is to promote the human rights of deaf people and full, quality and equal access to all spheres of life, including self determination, sign language, education, employment and community life. WFD has a consultative status in the United Nations and is a member of International Disability Alliance (IDA). The WFD secretariat is located in Helsinki, Finland; its website is www.wfdeaf.org
Lähettäjä: Anshu Shroff [mailto:ashroff@unicef.org]
Lähetetty: ma 12.9.2011 19:27
Kopio: Rosangela Berman Bieler; ashroff.unicef@gmail.com
Aihe: 2- Announcing UNICEF Disability Position DPP12005

 
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
 
Programme Specialist (Children with Disabilities), P-4, New York
Vacancy No: E-VN-2011-001469
Duty Station: New York
Country: USA
Region: NY HQ
Position#: DPP12005
Application Close: 27-Sep-11
Contract Type: Long-term Staff (FT)
 
Purpose of the Position
 
Based within the Disability Unit, under the guidance of the Senior Adviser on Children with Disabilities, you will provide technical support to UNICEF#s work on children with disabilities and particularly to devise and implement a strategy for the roll-out of the revised 2007 programme guidance note on inclusion of children with disabilities to regional and country offices; initiate and guide the development of training tools as well as advocacy for UNICEF's support to the
implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as they relate to children with disabilities; and to coordinate efforts in supporting UNICEF's engagement with the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and for the promotion of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
 
Key Expected Results
 
1. Provides expert advice to support UNICEF in integrating the rights of children with disabilities into programme and policy formulation Working in coordination with Division of Policy and Practice (DPP) and Program Division (PD), devises and implements a strategy for the roll-out of revised 2007 programme guidance note on inclusion of children with disabilities to regional and country offices. Prepares draft policy documents, operational and technical guidance for UNICEF programming sectors on children with disabilities issues.

End Result (s): Strategy for the roll-out of the programme guidance note on inclusion of children with disabilities fully developed. Improved support and resources for the implementation of the international human rights treaties, in particular the CRPD, CRC and CEDAW, through UNICEF programmes and policies.
 
2. Partnerships and Initiatives
Participates in and coordinates UNICEF#s involvement in intergovernmental processes and liaise with partners from the disability community and other strategic organisations working on disability, including the World Bank, WHO, Save the Children and Handicap International. Taps into these partners' expertise in shaping UNICEF's advocacy and programming around disability; Represent the Senior Adviser on Children with Disabilities on the Inter-Agency Support Group on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Proposes strategies and contributes to advocacy with human rights institutions/mechanisms and the UN system at global level on disability issues and for bringing those issues into their agendas. Using the principles of human-rights based approach (HRBAP), provides support to the inter-agency policies, strategies, monitoring and accountability mechanisms for integrating the disability issues in UN operations and programmes.
 
End Result (s): Strengthened leadership in intergovernmental processes and human rights institutions as well as in interagency initiatives will increase attention to the rights of children with disabilities in partners' agendas at international level.
 
3. Data collection and analysis on the situation of children with disabilities In coordination with country and regional offices, supports PD and DPP in identifying major gaps with regard to data on the situation of children with disabilities. Liaises with the Statistics and Monitoring Section and other relevant sections to identify the most appropriate ways to fill these information gaps; Conducts policy and legal research and analysis as it relates to disability issues, including analysis of the CRPD as legal instrument. Interprets CRPD articles for UNICEF application on disability issues for UNICEF policy development as required by Executive Staff.
 
End Result (s): Rights perspective incorporated in research and policy analysis for enhancing the realization of the rights of children with disabilities and elevating UNICEF#s credibility in policy debates.
 
4. Capacity building
Provides technical support to UNICEF field offices. Guides the development of an organizational capacity building strategy and tools on children with disabilities. Develops training tools and facilitates training to support the roll-out of the revised disability guidance note to regional and country offices; develops and facilitate learning sessions on disability for HQ-based staff. Contributes to the review and assessment of UNICEF programme analysis, planning and monitoring tools to assess the application of HRBA framework.
 
End Result (s): Strengthened analysis and feedback of UNICEF programme performance on disability issues at all levels leading to better organizational performance, strengthened mechanism to monitor implementation of CRDPD in UNICEF policies and programmes.
 
5. Inter-Divisional Collaboration
Supports the HQ-based inter-divisional working group on children with disabilities. Prepares inputs for UNICEF strategic planning processes, including and for briefings and talking points for senior managers on disability issues. Contributes to the development and implementation of global capacity development efforts around disability issues and the application of a human rights based approach. Advises staff and partners on disability issues/approaches and facilitate training as required.
 
End Result (s): UNICEF#s strategic planning processes on disability issues strengthened and human rights-based framework reflected in reports and advocacy messages. Advocacy around disability issues strengthened by implementation of effective capacity development strategy.
 
6. Advocate for UN human rights mechanisms to integrate the rights of children with disabilities
Brings the issue of children with disabilities to the attention of the CRPD Committee through written inputs, assisting the Committee in days of general discussion and in the drafting of General Comments. Encourages and supports country offices in countries that are coming up for review to prepare alternative reports and offer support to the State Party and other actors in drafting and presenting reports. Produces reporting guidelines for country offices. Supports country offices in reporting to the CRC Committee on disability and advocacy towards the State Party on this issue. Advocates with the NGO Group on the CRC to encourage participation of DPOs in child rights NGO coalitions. Supports UNICEF#s participation in the Human Rights Council#s annual half day panel on disability. Supports country offices in reporting on disability and advocacy in the Universal Periodic Review mechanism of the Human Rights Council.
 
End Result (s): Strengthened advocacy for UN human rights mechanisms to integrate the rights of children with disabilities will increase attention to the rights of children with disabilities in UN human rights mechanisms# agendas.
 
7. Key Liaison between UNICEF and AusAID for the REAP Project
Working in coordination with (and as member of) the Project Implementation Team, draws up project implementation plan which will prioritise and detail the work to be undertaken over the three-year period of the project. Responsible for the reporting requirements for AusAID, coordinating UNICEF country and HQ reports on the project
 
End Result (s): Successful implementation of REAP Project, which will increase UNICEF#s expertise and capacity to lead on issues relating to children with disability, and translating to improved policies, programmes and advocacy across developing countries.
 
 
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
 
Advanced university degree in social sciences with a specific focus on children and disability. A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Eight years of professional experience of working on issues of childhood disability, at least six years of which should be in the context of low and middle income countries. Experience of national and international level advocacy on disability issues, of programme planning and implementation, and of guiding monitoring and evaluation efforts in a development agency context is required. Clearly demonstrated ability to conceptualize development issues and write high quality technical reports, analytical materials and project proposals is essential. Direct field and community level experience in programme execution, involving government and international development agencies is highly desirable.
 
Competencies of Successful Candidate
·         Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
·         Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
·         Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
·         Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
·         Analyses and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources
·         Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.
·         Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
·         Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments.
·         Contributes and tries out innovative approaches and insights.
 
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
 
 
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