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Disability Inclusion National Support Officer

UNRWAAmman, Jordan
Category | Grade:Professional | G-17Deadline:31 Jul 2026Job ID:281387Posted on:19 Jul 2026
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Overview

Supports UNRWA disability inclusion across programmes by developing guidance, strengthening protection initiatives, monitoring commitments, coordinating partners and building organisational capacity and knowledge.

Department: Programme Protection and Neutrality

Languages

Required: English, Arabic

Job Areas

  1. Protection, Safeguarding & Social Services
  2. Policy & International Affairs

Minimum Experience

6 years

Salary

JOD 4,626.40 total lump sum

Responsibilities

  • Support implementation of UNRWA disability policy, guidance and operational tools
  • Integrate disability inclusion into programme design, proposals and technical reviews
  • Develop disability-inclusive protection guidance, referrals and reasonable-accommodation approaches
  • Monitor inclusion commitments and analyse disability-disaggregated data
  • Prepare reports, dashboards, briefs and donor updates
  • Coordinate disability activities across headquarters, field offices and external partners
  • Research emerging practices and maintain an organised knowledge repository
  • Develop and deliver training materials, workshops and capacity-building initiatives

Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in disability studies, international development, human rights, public policy, social sciences, rehabilitation, education, public health or a related field
  • At least six years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian action, international development, protection and disability inclusion
  • Experience supporting disability-inclusive programming
  • Experience in project coordination and technical reporting
  • Experience developing guidance, training materials and knowledge products
  • Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic

Skills

Disability InclusionProtection MainstreamingInclusive ProgrammingPolicy DevelopmentData AnalysisTechnical ReportingStakeholder CoordinationKnowledge ManagementTraining DevelopmentProject Coordination

Tools

UNDIS

Additional info

  • Four-month full-time consultancy from 1 September to 31 December 2026
  • Renewal is subject to performance and funding
  • Working hours are 08:00 to 16:00 at UNRWA headquarters
  • Total lump-sum remuneration is JOD 4,626.40 paid in four instalments