Livelihood and Disability Inclusive Development Officer at Survive Fistula Healthcare Foundation

Job Summary
The role of this position is to provide technical supervision to build resilience of project beneficiaries through incorporating income generating and livelihood activities whilst ensuring persons with disabilities are targeted, accounted, and catered for greater inclusion in service provision

Essential Responsibilities

•  Inclusive Programming: Promote the provision of an environment conducive for Persons with disability to access and benefit from support on project activities
•  Community Engagement: participate in project community SBCC activities to ensure active participation of PWDs and their mobilization for SRH support (Child birth spacing, Antenatal care and Childbirth services)
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Skills and Abilities

• B.Ed., B Sc. / BA, NCE in Special Education, Special Studies, Health Education or other social science related studies.
• Ability to communicate in sign language (Desired, but not compulsory)
• Ability to understand and communicate in English
• Ability to understand and communicate in Hausa is DESIRED
• Experience working and engaging with rural communities.
• Experience working with Persons with Disabilities or a member of organization with persons with disability persons’ organization is an added advantage.

SFHF is an equal opportunity employer and we actively encourage applications from every qualified candidate regardless of gender, orientation and religious beliefs. We are also a Disability Confident Orgnization and do encourage all qualified people with disabilities to apply.