Digital Centre Program Terms Of Reference (Tors) Disiability

Women In Technology Uganda (WITU), grounded in Gender Equality and empowerment of women is committed to making its contribution to narrowing the gender technological gap and economic growth for women youth in Africa, through both digital and entrepreneurial skills development and innovation by unlocking opportunities for women youth through quality skills training and mentorship.

Under its Digital Job Center flagship initiative of the Digital Economy Program, WITU aims to empower young women with the knowledge and tools necessary to thrive in the digital economy focusing on high-demand digital skills such as basic ICT, graphic design, and digital marketing, including social media management, data analytics, digital marketing, software development, and more.

The goal is to bridge the gap between education and employment by preparing young women to meet dynamic industry tech needs and connecting them with Potential employers.

The program addresses the gap for qualified female digital professionals while simultaneously tackling the digital gender gap by providing targeted training and career support to women aged 18-35 years.

In partnership with the 10X Digital Economy Program: Elevating Young Women for Dignified Work in the Digital Economy, WITU has expanded her reach of the Digital Job Center program, allowing more young women to receive high-quality digital training to increase their employability within the digital space.

This partnership enables WITU to deliver even more value to employers by providing a more diverse and skilled talent pool.

Online career coaching Within the framework of dignified and fulfilling lives, WITU intends to build the capacities of its participants to ably seize any employment opportunities at their disposal during and after the skilling program.

By providing mentorship and job readiness skills to its participants, in addition to digital skilling.

WITU therefore, seeks a disability Inclusion officer to address knowledge gaps and provide mentorship and job readiness skills to its Participants.

The primary aim of the officer will be responsible for mainstreaming disability inclusion across all programs, projects, and organizational processes to ensures that people with disabilities are effectively included in all activities, from design to implementation and evaluation.

Description of the required services: The Disability inclusion officer will among other tasks do the following; What you will do: Lead the inclusion Strategic development and planning of WITU’s work on Disability Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and monitor a disability inclusion strategy aligned with organizational goals.

In close collaboration with Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER) Team and other units, she will contribute to the formulation and implementation of programmatic and operational strategies and policies ensuring inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Formulates joint strategies, work plans and performance indicators in consultation with other units for integrated and coordinated support to Persons with Disabilities Supports WITU’s internal work planning throughout the full cycle, ensuring that WITU’s corporate priorities and areas of work comply with disability legislation (e;g UNCPRD and the Disability Inclusion Act 2022 etc) and regularly monitoring work plan execution.

Initiates, plans, and manages special assignments/projects for Persons with Disabilities on behalf of the Program Manager and serves as his/her representative at meetings for planning and coordination purposes representing the views of Persons with Disabilities where appropriate and needed.

Helps shape the strategic positioning of WITU’s work on gender equality Inclusion and women’s empowerment: Work closely with the Program Manager to implement the Country Office’s Strategic Note 2022-2027, offering advice, practical support and mentorship in line with disability inclusion for participants to enhance their transition to work Opportunities.

Partnerships & Advocacy, collaborate with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), government agencies, and advocacy groups to promote inclusion and influence policy where necessary by ensuring timely, appropriate and accessible communication, carrying out organization capacity assessment and taking necessary steps to build their capacities.

Reviews relevant documents ensuring adaptability and accessibility of content by embedding universal design principles into program planning.

In close collaboration with other Program me units, support regular engagements with external partners including coordination of work opportunities and preparation of inclusive briefings, speeches, detailed presentations and other materials as needed for internal and external use.

Develop and update a repository of key documents (e.g.

policies, briefings, presentations and any other content reports) to ensure timely access to information by persons with Disabilities and other members of the Program Team.

Support management and communication for the effective implementation of the Strategic Note 2022-2027: Actively contributes and seeks to ensure the flow of information and communication between the Persons with Disabilities and other functions of the Integrated Office and facilitates the creation of synergies amongst the team members.

Program Support by providing technical input to ensure all programs/projects are inclusive of persons with disabilities and their needs from the planning, design, implementation, evaluation and closure stages.

Support the organization of regular program meetings and strategic events for internal or external audiences (e.g., planning retreats, high-level meetings, workshops, amongst others) in line with inclusive program planning principles.

Coordinate special projects and assignments including managing orientation, onboarding and performance examination sessions for Persons with Disabilities.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning, develop and use inclusive monitoring and evaluation tools, use accessible formats, timely reporting and feedback/ dissemination, collect data disaggregated by disability and ensure lessons learned inform program improvement.

Prepare periodic reports on inclusion efforts, progress, gaps, and recommendations.

Act as first line ‘information filter’, helping manage information flow to and from the Directorate while Maintaining the highest standard of confidentiality, discretion, and professional integrity.

Knowledge development and management Capacity Building training and sensitizes all staff, partners, and stakeholders on disability rights, inclusive practices, and accessibility.

Ensure physical and digital accessibility checks, conduct regular checks of organizational spaces, policies, communication and feedback tools, and materials to ensure accessibility.

Ensures the continuous collation of lessons learnt and best practices in the areas of inclusion and particularly disability Inclusion for development.

Participate in knowledge management and practice networks for continued learning and improved programming regarding disability Inclusion.

b) Who You'll train The program participants aged 18 - 35 years from underserved communities.

Therefore, the program is not a perfect fit for a traditional lecture and talk approach.

You will need to design and tailor your training approaches with a focus on hands-on experiences and learning.

etc.

Qualifications and Experience Education A bachelor's degree in social work, Disability Studies, Community Development, Human Rights, or related field.

A postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.

Experience At least 3 years of experience working on disability inclusion or a related field.

Knowledge of local and international frameworks on disability social rights (e.g.

UNCRPD, SDGs). Experience working with persons with disabilities and organizations of person with disabilities (OPDs) Strong facilitation, communication, and advocacy skills.

Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive communication.

NB: Young women with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply Core Skills Competencies Commitment to human rights and inclusion.

Cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity.

Ability to work collaboratively and independently.

Strong organizational and analytical skills.

Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work - Creates new and relevant ideas and leads others to implement them.

Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow - Plans and acts transparently, actively works to remove barriers.

People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction - Models high professional standards and motivates excellence in others.

Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade, and transform - Gains trust of peers, partners, participants by presenting complex concepts in practical terms to others.

Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement - Critically assesses value and relevance of existing policy / practice and contributes to enhanced delivery of services, and innovative solutions.

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL Competencies Participant Orientation: Contributing to positive outcomes for Persons with Disabilities.

Management support: Ability to provide executive-level management support.

Managing complexity: Ability to effectively manage work-related complex situations.

Brief and Speech Writing: Ability to prepare quality briefs, presentations and/or speeches.

External relations: Ability to maintain, grow and develop relations with external partners Innovation: Capacity to originate and catalyze new ideas, methods, and applications to pave a path for invention and continuous improvement in professional area of expertise