Consultant for Training on Disability Inclusive Youth Centers in Qatar

• Conduct a “needs assessment” meeting with the Qatari counterparts to identify their needs and tailor the training accordingly. • Preparation of a comprehensive training package on mainstreaming disability inclusion in youth centers in Qatar. • Deliver an interactive 2-day online training on mainstreaming disability to staff of youth centers. • Follow-up with trainees post the workshop to assess their learning outcomes and provide any needed technical support.

UN-House, Beirut

4 weeks

Background Youth centers play a pivotal role in fostering civic participation, skill development, social integration, and community engagement. However, youth with disabilities frequently encounter attitudinal, physical, informational, and digital barriers that prevent their full and effective participation. Aligned with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS), ESCWA and the Ministry of Social Development and Family in Qatar are partnering to advance mainstreaming disability inclusion within public institutions and youth-focused spaces. This training seeks to address knowledge and operational gaps by building internal capacity within youth centers to ensure all programs, physical spaces, and digital services are universally accessible and inclusive. Duties and Responsibilities In this context, ESCWA is seeking to recruit a Trainer(s) on disability inclusion in the workplace to carry out the following tasks: • Develop and facilitate an interactive 2-day online training on disability-inclusive youth centers in Qatar. • Provide copies of training materials to ESCWA that are not proprietary. • Performing other relevant duties as requested.

A Master’s degree in social science, public policy, disability studies or other related areas is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of seven years of experience in delivering capacity building trainings on disability inclusion for or facilitating policy dialogues with different stakeholders is required. Relevant experience working with stakeholders from the public and private sectors in the Arab region is required.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in Arabic and English is required. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Recruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location.