About the role:


The Global Accessibility Advisor will serve as a key expert, providing critical technical guidance on accessibility matters on a global scale. This role will support field staff by offering in-depth expertise to enhance their operational effectiveness in creating accessible solutions. The primary objective involves directing the integration of accessibility standards and best... practices into both planning and operational activities, encompassing crucial aspects such as accreditation and staffing. The Global Accessibility Advisor will also be responsible for developing essential support materials, comprehensive guides, and relevant publications to equip in-country teams with the resources needed to address specific accessibility challenges in the field. 
This position is only filled locally in one of CBM permanent established entities. (ex: Berlin or Bensheim (Germany), UK (Cambridge or remote), Nairobi (Kenya), Abuja (Nigeria), Lomé (Togo), Yaoundé (Cameroon), Lusaka (Zambia), Addis Abeba (Ethiopia), Guatemala City, Kampala (Uganda), Niamey (Niger), etc.). 


Local contractual conditions of the respective country will apply. An expatriation is not intended

These are your responsibilities


Provide global technical guidance on accessibility (built environment, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), accessible communication etc.) across CBM’s programme work, ensuring alignment with best practices and emerging trends.
Conceptualise and regularly update CBM’s programmatic engagement in accessibility by developing and rolling out technical guidance and tools (e.g., Accessibility Audit Guide, AI agent on accessibility).
Promote accessibility mainstreaming through awareness raising, capacity development (specifically
Training of Trainers for partners/OPDs), and programmatic backstopping.
Provide targeted accessibility support to strategic programmes and contribute to identifying and assessing collaboration partners regarding accessibility.
Engage in technical discussions with institutional donors and their agencies to influence accessibility-related policies and funding decisions.
Support advocacy planning and messaging on accessibility, ensuring alignment with the CRPD.
Collaborate with other technical advisors and the Construction Resource Person to ensure CBM-funded structures meet accessibility requirements.
Identify emerging areas relevant to CBM’s accessibility programming, such as digital assistive technology, digitisation in inclusive education, and accessible infrastructure in recovery efforts. 


These are your qualifications


Master’s degree in inclusive design, social sciences, international development, architecture, ICT, or a related field, with expertise in applied accessibility.
5–10 years of experience in international NGOs, multilateral organizations, or government agencies, with a strong track record in accessibility.
Proven experience in results-based management and project cycle management, including assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of international development programmes.
Ability to engage in dialogue with policy stakeholders such as governments, academia, technical bodies, COs and representation of persons with disabilities on legal and technical frameworks related to accessibility.
Experience in rights-based programming, ensuring meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in planning, monitoring, evaluation, and decision-making.
Candidates with lived experience of disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills and teamwork.
Fluency in English. Other languages will be an added advantage.
Proficiency in MS Office.
Commitment to Christian values and CBM’s mandate. more

These are your responsibilities


The Programme Support Coordinator will provide programmatic and operational support to Country Offices and other departments within the Programme Development and Implementation Division, ensuring adherence to risk management guidelines, alignment with organizational frameworks, and effective country planning. 


Main Tasks

Project Development and... Implementation Support (30%):


Support project design and proposal development in line with donor and fundraising requirements.
Manage the creation of project ideas and their setup in ProMIS.
Align with partners on approved projects and oversee the rollout of implementation plans.
Provide direct support to countries or partners with inadequate staffing capacity due to transitions or bandwidth limitations.


Surge Capacity (30%):


Act as an additional human resource capacity for Country Offices during high periods of high demand or staffing constraints.
Manage and assist COs in its operation or project management.


Country Planning and Monitoring (20%):


Maintain an overview of country-level planning processes.
Guide and support individual country planning efforts.
Review and organize the approval of country plans.
Monitor and ensure the accuracy and timeliness of country pages in ProMIS.


Programme Risk Management (10%):


Establish and maintain compliance with program/project risk management guidelines.
Define and adapt program frameworks to local requirements, particularly for countries without a Country Office (CO) and under the Programme Development and Implementation (PDI) domain.


Representation, Reporting, and Documentation (10%):


Represent the PDI perspective, including CO perspectives, in global working groups such as ProMIS (Program Management Information System), logframe development and indicator tracking, partner portal, global data reporting, and advocacy initiatives.
Prepare annual programmatic input for the Supervisory Assembly, summarizing previous achievements, challenges, and future outlooks.
Compile quarterly programmatic and operational reports for management.


These are your qualifications


Degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Management or a comparable qualification.
At least 3 years experience in Project or Programme Management.
Strong communication skills in a multicultural environment.
Willingness to travel and deployment in a short notice for two weeks at a time.
Competence in English and Spanish is mandatory.
Identification with Christian values and the mandate of CBM. more

The project is aiming to improving access to education and vocational training for refugees, IDPs and host communities in Niger (Diffa) and Nigeria (Borno State and Yobe State), with special attention to persons with disabilities, by providing equally accessible school education (1), improving the living situation of displaced persons and people from host communities, especially youth with... vocational training measures (2), building accessible and safe latrines and water points in schools and vocational training institutions (3) and strengthening the capacities of self-advocacy organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) (4).
CBM will implement the project in cooperation with 5 local partner organisations. In Niger we are working with FNPH, DEMI-E, AGIR PLUS and in Nigeria with Taima-ko-CDI and COCIN. The partner organisations will work closely with OPDs.
The project seeks to promote a disability-inclusive, conflict- and gender-sensitive approach throughout all intervention areas.
Expected Results and Specific Objectives
The advertised analysis is mandatory by the donor and must be submitted with the full proposal and is essential for proposal development. The analysis consists of 3 components that are intertwined:

Peace and Conflict Assessment, PCA (1)
Resilience Analysis (2)
Gender-specific Needs Assessment (3)

The assignment will use the methodological framework of a PCA, a diagnostic tool for a context assessment and for understanding the contextual challenges. Further the PCA is a methodological approach for ensuring conflict-sensitivity of the planned project. Lastly, the PCA is used as a mechanism for brining project stakeholders together to discuss and agree upon a shared understanding of the conflict dynamics to improve the project design in the context of peaceful and inclusive coexistence.
The four specific objectives of the PCA are (1):

Description of the main factors leading to conflict, fragility, displacement, and violence as well as needs for peace
Assessment of the relevance of the planned project to peace and security
Identification, definition, and assessment of the risks and the risk management in the context of conflict, fragility and violence
Guidance on monitoring impacts and avoiding negative impacts (Do No Harm).

Resilience strengthening aims to enable regions and people to cope with crises independently and to prepare for recurring stresses to mitigate the negative effects of crises and overcome them gradually and permanently through structural changes. To taking into account resilience strengthening in project planning, the following objectives need to be analysed (2):

Existing risks and crises in the country context: What factors weaken resilience?
Affected and responsible actors and structures as well as their strengths, potentials, and competencies (resilience capacities) to deal with risks and crises, and
Needs and opportunities to further strengthen these capacities for crisis management across sectors.

Gender Need Assessment (3):

Analysis of gender-related risks and violence in the project context
Gender-specific needs in relation to projects objectives

Deliverables, methodology, timeframe, and duration
The assignment can be conducted remotely but travels to the target region is mandatory. The consultant/team is expected to use a diverse set of methodologies:

Desk review: current information on conflicts, situation analyses, needs assessments of the humanitarian, political, economic, social and environmental situation of the region and the target population of the project.
Interviews: Interviews involving representatives of CBM and the local partner organizations and relevant actors, such as representatives from clusters and other (inter-) national organizations working in the target region.
Focus group discussions: Focus group discussions may involve potential beneficiaries.
Analysis workshops: Analysis workshops (context analysis; assessment of relevance; risks and monitoring) allow key project stakeholders to engage in a participatory conflict analysis process.
Resilience-capacity-matrix: key analyticalinstrument summarises and visualises existing resilience capacities. It presents the various actors’ responses to crisis contexts at all levels (e.g. individual, household, community), assigning them to a resilience capacities. This creates a foundation for formulating indicators and for the subsequent monitoring and evaluation of changes in resilience capacities.
Assessment report: around 30 pages.

The exact questionnaire will be discussed in cooperation with the CBM country offices and local partners.
Timeframe: The anticipated time period for the assignment is up to 25 days between March and May 2023. Context factors such as seasonal situation (raining season), public/traditional/religious holidays or similar must be taken into consideration.
Required Expert Profile
The consultant/team should possess the following qualifications:

Degree related to Social/political Sciences, International Development, Humanitarian Aid, African Studies, Anthropology, or similar specialization.
Proven experience with conducting resilience analysis, gender analysis, peace and conflict assessment or similar;
Familiarity with the academic and policy literature surrounding the topics and consequences of violent conflict, capacity building, conflict-sensitivity, and do-no-harm assessments;
Excellent analytical and writing skills - ability to write in a structured, lucid, and concise manner, without losing depth of the substance;
Excellent writing skills in English is a must;
Experience in participatory approach and facilitation skills are a must;
Technical expertise in the field of disability-inclusive development and internally displaced;
Proven work experience with NGOs or INGOs and the (local) Government;
Experience in transitional aid and/ or humanitarian aid;
Proficiency in written and spoken English is essential;
Proficiency in spoken French is essential;
Working knowledge in the Niger/Nigeria context is preferable;
Ability to obtain entry permits / visa for Niger/Nigeria is necessary;
Familiarity with disability-inclusive programming would be an asset;
Expertise in Child Safeguarding principles and gender competency would be an asset. more