Job Summary

The Disability Inclusion Advisor provides strategic and technical leadership to ensure the meaningful inclusion of persons with disabilities in the implementation of the Livelihoods for Resilience (L4R) project. Based at Light for the World’s Head Office in Addis Ababa, the Advisor plays a central role in supporting LFTW project teams and consortium members (CARE Ethiopia and AutRC) to integrate disability inclusion across the programme. The Advisor will also provide technical backstopping for standalone disability inclusion activities and mainstreaming efforts with consortium members (CMs) and other partners. The Advisor ensures quality and accountability by offering tailored technical support, building capacity, and monitoring implementation and partnerships on inclusive resilience-building

Job Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Social Works, Psychology, Development Studies, Law, or with related field of study

Experience:

• At least 6/4 years of experience respectively for Degree and M11aster working in disability inclusive development in Non-Governmental Organizations, or Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) with related positions.

• Experience in providing technical assistance and capacity building in inclusive programming.

• Proven track record of working with OPDs, government institutions, and multi-stakeholder projects.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Technical Support and Strategy

• Lead disability inclusion mainstreaming across L4R programme planning, implementation, and evaluation.

• Serve as the primary technical focal point for disability inclusion within the L4R programme, providing expert guidance to LFTW staff and consortium partners.

• Collaborate with the DIAU and relevant technical teams to align strategies with national policies and LFTW standards.

• Support and contribute to funding proposal development and fundraising efforts in collaboration with the program team and in consultation with leadership.

Capacity Building and Advisory Support

• Provide capacity building and on-the-job coaching to LFTW field staff, consortium members, and field officers.

• Lead and contribute to the co-creation of training materials and tools using human-centered design principles; develop content for manuals and tools; proactively identify gaps and support the creation of new training resources.

• Facilitate training on disability inclusion, disability-inclusive programming, and inclusive service delivery.

• Support the Disability Inclusion Facilitators (DIFs) to implement field-level inclusive activities.

• Organize DIFs monthly learning and sharing meetings/mentoring sessions

• Plan refresher and any capacity building trainings for DIFs as required

• Advise consortium partners in project activities with material and content development to make their programs inclusive of all persons with disabilities like sign language, easy read, and Braille

Partnership and Coordination

• Foster effective collaboration with consortium partners, OPDs, and relevant government stakeholders.

• Represent LFTW and the L4R program in national and regional technical forums related to disability inclusion and resilience.

• Promote representation of OPDs and maximize their participation in various L4R programme activities 

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL)

• Ensure the integration of disability-inclusive indicators and data disaggregation into MEAL systems.

• Support assessments, learning reviews, and adaptive planning processes with a disability lens.

• Document and disseminate lessons learned, promising practices, and challenges.

Inclusive Programming and Safeguarding

• Promote inclusive and accessible programming aligned with safeguarding standards.

• Ensure that disability-sensitive safeguarding and accountability to affected populations (AAP) mechanisms are embedded throughout the project.

Skills and Competencies

• Deep knowledge of disability inclusion, accessibility, and inclusive M&E.

• Strong facilitation, communication, and coordination skills.

• Ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team.

• Fluency in English and Amharic; and knowledge of other local language is an asset.

• Experienced trainer and facilitator with experience in designing and conducting skills-building workshops and other capacity development approaches with a variety of stakeholders.

• Excellent people skills with the ability to develop others and to impart knowledge and experience in an accessible and clear manner.

• Commitment to local capacity building and experience of engaging and working with local stakeholders in project design and implementation.

• Demonstrated expertise in implementation of Livelihoods and Disability inclusion is desired.

• Show great initiative and be able to work well in a team and independently.

• Ability to produce timely and deliver high-quality results

• High level of exposure to barriers that persons with disabilities face and practical solutions to overcome those barriers, either through life experience or through previous work experience

• Interest to abide by Light for the world’s values- Together, with Respect, Accountability, Inclusion & Learning

What we offer

• An outstanding opportunity to bring about change through an international development organization and to extend your professional experience

• A highly motivated, professional and diverse team that strives towards continuous development. We believe in participatory leadership and expect you to contribute your expertise and ideas. 

• A competitive salary for the NGO sector, incl. full social insurance & other benefits

• Flexible working hours with remote working options

• A friendly, dynamic and inclusive working environment 

How To Apply

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