The Vanuatu Society for People with Disability
(VSPD) is currently seeking expression of interest for a full-time Project
Officer.
The Project
officer will lead the VSPD Disability Associations project. In recognition of
the need for community support for persons with disabilities throughout
Vanuatu, the project (current funding to March 2017) aims to establish and/or
improve capacity of community disability associations. These associations are
best placed to support people with disabilities in their communities through
raising awareness of, and promoting, their rights. Association activities may
include:
- Assisting
existing VSPD clients with rehabilitation plans
- Facilitating
inclusion of people with disabilities in all community discussions and decision-making
and running relevant training for the whole community on issues facing people
with a disability (e.g. disaster preparedness of people with a disability).
Project-related
duties:
- Develop an
assessment tool to assess existence, and activities of community disability
associations in Efate
- Work with
existing community disability associations to determine community and client
expectations of these associations
- In consultation
with people with disabilities in the relevant communities, trial process for
establishing community disability association
- In
line with the project Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) framework,
facilitate and support high quality quantitative and qualitative monitoring and
evaluation of the project, and provide regular reports to the project manager
- In
coordination with the VSPD Project Manager, facilitate quality related training
and system development for project initiatives (in conjunction with relevant
partners if appropriate)
- Appropriately
represent VSPD and build good relations with all stakeholders at the project
level
- Ensure
the project complies with VSPD child protection policy.
