Disability Inclusion Officer

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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.