[Hiring] Digital Disability Inclusion Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

UNICEF Digital Impact Division DCOE Gender and Technology is seeking a Digital Disability Inclusion Consultant to lead the next phase of Oky's accessibility and inclusion work, supporting further product adaptation, content development, and user acquisition amongst girls with disabilities and their caregivers across Oky's key markets, in partnership with Organizations of People with Disabilities (OPDs).

Qualifications

• Advanced University degree (Master's degree) in Engineering, ICT, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, International Development, or other relevant discipline.
• At least eight years of progressively responsible professional experience and demonstrated track record in disability inclusion and accessibility, with a specialization in digital inclusion and accessibility of technology solutions, products, and platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading or advising on digital accessibility programmes in emerging markets, including familiarity with WCAG standards, assistive technologies, and inclusive design methodologies.
• Experience working on digital products, services, or innovation initiatives focused on women and girls, preferably adolescents, in international and emerging market settings.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), self-advocates, and disability networks across multiple countries.
• Experience developing capacity strengthening resources, training, toolkits, and guidance on digital disability inclusion for partners, country teams, donors, or government counterparts.
• Track record of representing programmes externally in international forums and high-level engagements, and contributing to global publications, evidence briefs, or principles on digital inclusion.
• Fluency in English. Fluency in French or other languages spoken in Oky deployment countries is an asset.

Requirements

• Proven skills in communication, networking, strategic thinking, advocacy, and negotiation across diverse cultural and institutional contexts.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, plan, and execute complex multi-country technical assignments independently and collaboratively.

Desirables

• Experience with Oky is an asset.
• Familiarity with adolescent health, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and/or menstrual health and hygiene programming considered a strong asset.
• Fluency in French or other languages spoken in Oky deployment countries is an asset.

Benefits

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does.
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
• Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.