Disability Inclusion Officer

Relevant Experience:

          Master's preferred in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Special Education, Disability Studies, Public Health, Sociology, or a related field.

• At least 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in disability inclusion, inclusive development, community mobilization, or humanitarian/development programming.
• Demonstrated knowledge of disability rights, inclusive programming, safeguarding, and accessibility standards.
• Experience working with Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs), government departments, and community-based organizations.
• Strong facilitation, coordination, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Experience in data collection, documentation, and monitoring is highly desirable.
• Fluency in Urdu and English is required. Knowledge of local languages spoken in Chitral and Shangla will be considered an asset.
• Willingness to travel frequently within project intervention areas.

Job Description:

• Mainstream disability inclusion across all project interventions.
• Conduct accessibility assessments and promote universal design and reasonable accommodation.
• Facilitate inclusive community consultations and participation of persons with disabilities.
• Organize capacity-building and awareness sessions for staff, communities, government stakeholders, and Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs).
• Coordinate with relevant government departments, DPOs, NGOs, and other stakeholders to strengthen inclusive service delivery.
• Support identification, registration, profiling, and referral of persons with disabilities.
• Maintain disability-disaggregated beneficiary data and contribute to project monitoring and reporting.
• Conduct field monitoring visits and document good practices, success stories, and lessons learned.
• Ensure safeguarding standards and accessible accountability mechanisms are implemented throughout the project.