National Officer - Disability Inclusion (Solomon Islands Nationals Only)

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization working on migration, is recruiting a National Officer - Disability Inclusion in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The post is a special short-term graded position of 5 months, reporting to the Project Manager and supporting programming on disaster displacement, resilience to disasters and climate change-related fragility, and the resilience of persons with disabilities, youth, older persons and women. It is open to Solomon Islands nationals only.

Key responsibilities

• Support the implementation of programming on disaster displacement and resilience to disasters and climate change-related fragility, and strengthen the resilience of persons with disabilities, youth, older persons and women.
• Support the design and implementation of disability-inclusive early warning systems (EWS).
• Develop related information, education and communication (IEC) materials and deliver inclusive trainings.
• Support Community-Based Disaster Response Management (CBDRM).
• Support community-level activities, coordinate with national and provincial government partners, and work directly with persons with disabilities, youth, women and older persons.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Political Science, Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law or a related field, or a Bachelor's degree with two years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience implementing programming on climate change and human mobility and/or disaster risk reduction, including CBDRM, DRR preparedness and EWS.
• Experience liaising with governmental authorities, national and international institutions, UN agencies and NGOs.
• Experience designing and implementing accessible programming for persons with disabilities, youth, older persons and women, preferably in a disaster-preparedness or DRR context.
• Experience developing training materials and facilitating training, knowledge sharing and learning events.
• Fluency in English and Pijin (oral and written); IOM staff must also be fluent in one of the IOM official languages.
• Prior work with international humanitarian organizations in a multicultural setting is an advantage.

Required skills

• Knowledge of disability inclusion principles applied to disaster preparedness, risk reduction and community programming.
• Knowledge of inclusive early warning systems, CBDRM and accessible communication approaches.
• Ability to analyze and present project information clearly to diverse audiences and to support inclusive consultations and community engagement.
• Knowledge of project implementation, monitoring and donor-reporting requirements.