Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 02 Nov 2014
BackgroundThe skills, competencies and vulnerabilities of older people and persons with disabilities are routinely neglected in crisis response, despite this demographic constituting up to 25% of a typical disaster affected population. In 2012, HelpAge International developed a training programme, Helping Older People in Emergencies (HOPE), in response to a request from the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) to work with the international community to better deliver humanitarian assistance to older persons. This programme has been delivered to more than 500 humanitarian practitioners from over 19 countries resulting in demonstrable impacts on humanitarian practice. 70% of HOPE training participants stressed the need to maximise training outreach through different formats, and to address old age and disability in future capacity building initiatives. An independent evaluation of HOPE funded by ECHO also recommended scaling up the initiative besides several requests of support received over the years by HelpAge International for technical support from mainstream humanitarian organisations. HelpAge has formalised an Age and Disability (A&D) Consortium to take this forward and develop a comprehensive mainstreaming initiative that strengthens the capacity of humanitarian actors to deliver age, gender and disability inclusive response.
The programmeHelpAge International is anticipating funding from DfID’s Disaster Emergency Preparedness Programme, and OFDA to implement Ageing and Disability Capacity Building (ADCB) Programme. The ADCB programme is a global initiative and will be implemented through the Age and Disability (A&D) Consortium led by HelpAge International. Other consortium members include Handicap International, RedR UK, CBM International, Disaster ready and IFRC. The programme will train a pool of 8 specialist “Focal points” in Kenya, Pakistan and their HQ counterparts in the UK ,who, with the support of the A&D consortium will: a) deliver technical and training support at country level to 6 national and 2 international organisations resulting in 350 technical and field staff trained on age and disability in emergency response; b) work with 10 humanitarian organisations to integrate older people and persons with disability into their responses and organisational protocols and c) through research, support the development of a rigorous and robust evidence base on successful approaches to mainstreaming. Focal Points will also be part of a `community of practice' – a space in which trained humanitarian actors share experience, good practice, and promote on-going learning and sustainability.
A key learning aim of the programme is to capture good practice in mainstreaming ageing, disability and gender dimensions into humanitarian programming and policy and to disseminate these within the broader humanitarian community.
Job SummaryHelpAge International is seeking to recruit a Disability Advisor to support the implementation of this multi-country capacity building programme. The position is based in HelpAge International’s humanitarian programme and policy team and will be part of the global programme management team responsible for implementing the programme by working with four national and two international humanitarian organisations.The primary function of the Disability Advisor is to provide technical expertise and support on disability throughout the programme in consultation with the A & D Consortium members and other relevant stakeholders. The Disability Advisor will be responsible for providing technical assistance to implementing partners to mainstream disability into their policies and programmes besides being the lead for monitoring the programme deliverables.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITYProgramme development and delivery• Facilitate and coordinate the consortium in the identification of tools and methods related to promotion of disability inclusion that will be utilised in various programme activities. • Provide input and collect feedback from relevant disability experts from and outside the A & D Consortium for development of training materials, tools and eLearning modules• Work closely with an external consultant to identify the relevant guidelines on disability inclusion, develop the minimum standards of inclusion and manage the launch event with HI and CBM• Promote the minimum standards of inclusion and the tools developed as part of the programme, and continue to influence national and international actors to integrate the guidance into policy and programming level• Liaise with various disability experts to engage in Webinars as resource persons and moderate the discussion board for Programme learners• Guide and support implementing partners and Focal Points in the development of strategic and annual plans to integrate disability into their organisational frameworks;• Assess the support needs of Focal points and assist in building capacity through visits, distance support and coordinated input from the Age and Disability consortium.• Establish contact with relevant networks and represent the A & D consortium at external meetings • Provide technical support and guidance on disability to implementing partners in Pakistan and Kenya and their counterparts in the UK• Support the selection of the country focal points• Contribute to the implementation of the training of the trainer• Facilitate inclusion of ageing in CBM and HI programmes and policies and provide disability expertise for HelpAge and IFRC to integrate issues related to disability• Develop appropriate tools and guidelines necessary to the implementation of the project
Monitoring and Evaluation• Develop and design the MEAL strategy for the programme and help implementing partners develop appropriate programme performance and quality indicators. • To devise and implement systems to ensure there is learning and best practice developed as a result of M&E. • Review and provide detailed follow up and support to implementing partner M&EAL activity plans on a monthly basis• Work in collaboration with Start Learn and other M & E Focal Points to facilitate learning across various Start Build projects• Work closely with the programme academic partner and external consultants to support various learning and research activitiesTeam work• Provide cover for the Programme Manager and the Programme Officer as necessary.
Other• Undertake any other duties as and when necessary to fulfil the objectives of the project
Person specification
Essential • A degree-level education in disability or other relevant field preferred (International Relief, Development; Management, , Human Rights) or equivalent in experience• Substantial experience in development/humanitarian organisations with relevant experience at an international level in an advocacy or a programme management role, • Experience of working with persons with disability during humanitarian crises and in promoting inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian operations;• Strong empirical knowledge of the humanitarian sector including humanitarian charters, laws and standards• Broad experience in development and implementation of capacity building and training interventions with profound knowledge of tools for capacity development• Practical experience in the design and implementation of a comprehensive monitoring system applied at a global level. • Experience in planning and leading evaluations and assessments and reviews of operations highly desirable.• Proficiency in English speaking and writing• Demonstrate good initiative and leadership capabilities • Excellent inter personal and networking skills • Experience and proficiency with multi – tasking• Experience of summarising and presenting information to diverse audience.• Able to manage and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines. • Working experience in the management of complex projects, in partnership with multiple actors;• Proven record as a team player, demonstrating flexibility and diplomacy;• Excellent knowledge of English (written/oral/comprehension);• Excellent drafting and writing skills• Good computer skills and knowledge of MS application; • Able and willing to travel overseas as required
Desirable • Experience of working/living in a developing country , preferably in Pakistan and Kenya
The consortium members encourage persons with disability and older people to apply for this position
How to apply:
Send CV and cover letter to :hai-hr@helpage.org
Closing Date: 2nd November 2014Due to the urgent nature of this recruitment, applications will be reviewed as they come in and candidates may be invited to interview before the closing date.
Start Date: ASAP
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