Documentation and Learning Officer at National Union of Disability Organizations in Rwanda (NUDOR): (Deadline 14 September 2023)

I. POSITION INFORMATION

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We Can Work

Documentation and Learning  Officer

One-year renewable

Full-time assignment

II. NUDOR’S BACKGROUND

The National Union of the Disability Organizations of Rwanda (NUDOR) was established as a civil society organization in September 2010 by 8 National organizations of Persons with Disabilities and has currently nine (9) members. Currently, NUDOR is composed of fifteen (15) National Organizations of Persons with Disabilities.

Through its interventions, NUDOR aims at achieving its vision and mission which are respectfully “a society where People with Disabilities enjoy equal human rights, opportunities and full participation as other citizens” and “to serve as a voice for organizations of people with disabilities to share their experience and express their views and to support them in strengthening their capacities and achievements”

Our response / strategic objectives: In line to needs of persons with disabilities and their organizations, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals and the National Strategy for transformation, the following are strategic objectives that will drive our work in the years to come:

• Strategic objective 1: Promote Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities.
• Strategic objective 2: Advocate for Accessible, Quality and Equitable Health Care Services for Persons with Disabilities.
• Strategic objective 3: Ensure appropriate social protection system to persons with disabilities and facilitate them to achieve equal opportunities for work, productive employment and decent work for achieving dignified lives and contribute economically to their families and entire community needs.
• Strategic objective 4: Ensure persons with disabilities are included in the responsive, participatory and representative in decision-making at all levels.
• Strategic objective 5: Governance and Organization Development

PROJECT BACKGROUND

In line with its economic empowerment strategy, Light for the World with funding from Mastercard Foundation will implement an 8-year project dubbed We Can Work, a regional signature disability program that uses a system and mindset change approach to impact the lives of at least 1,000,000 young women and men with disabilities and enables them to access dignified and fulfilling work. The program works Nations Union Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (NUDOR) Rwanda, Umbrella Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and Entrepreneurship Hubs in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria.

With our partners, we will effect change at the level of individuals (including households and communities), organizations and institutions. Young persons with disabilities will act as change agents and provide disability inclusion advisory services and confidently advocate for disability-inclusive policies and practices among key system actors. Throughout the eight-year partnership intervention, the key ingredients of our work with young women and men with disabilities in the lead will be:

• Engaging caregivers and communities through positive and empowering messaging around disability and inclusion; Driving co-creation processes to inform inclusive economic development;
• Developing agency of young women and men with disabilities through the We Can Work Academy; and amplifying voices of young persons with disabilities

III. Roles

• Learning and Documentation Officer will support a range of activities related to communications, documentation, learning and innovation;
• Namely behavioural change communication as designed and implemented under the We Can Work program, leading in- country communications with local internal and external program stakeholders, fulfilling communications and documentation targets within the program, building visibility and recognition of the brand and its work in the country, and highlighting key program achievements and learnings (to a local and international audience).
• The role also facilitates effective and systematic brainstorm and “Think-Tank” activities around a specified challenge, leading to development of products, materials and pilot projects.

IV.  Responsibilities:

Behavioural Change Communication; Content development and management for print and digital media (social media, website)

• Develop and disseminate content with the primary aim of changing mindsets towards disability inclusion and  all content and communication is accessible and inclusive.
• Provide support for communications on We Can Work for local and international social media channels and website.
• Map stakeholders and channels and ensure periodic communication through the communication strategy and plan.
• Ensure correct application of the Light for the World and We Can Work brand on all external facing products (word documents, ppts, banners, tshirts, etc.).
• Achieve in-country program-related targets regarding PR and communication.
• Ensure all communication has gone through DTP (Desktop Publishing) process, is presentable and is in UNCRPD compliant language.
• Ensure donor-related visibility guidelines are implemented
• Ensure cordial relations with media for meaningful distribution of information and Write press releases where required.

Support the facilitation of Co-creation, Brainstorm and “Think-Tank” activities

• Support the design and overall facilitation of co-creation processes and learning events around specified challenges and a agreed learning agenda relating to disability inclusion/ We Can Work.
• Support other brainstorm and “Think-Tank” activities by ensuring the use of creative facilitation techniques and participatory methodologies to drive these processes in a systematic and effective way.

Development of knowledge products, and communication and resource materials

• Support content development to feed quarterly Disability Inclusion Insight Briefs

• Support the development of knowledge products that document good practices, lessons learned and key resource materials to support disability inclusion in Young Africa Works

• Map stakeholders and channels and ensure periodic communication through the communication strategy and plan.

• Ensure correct application of the Light for the World and We Can Work brand on all external facing products (word documents, ppts, banners, tshirts, etc.)

• Achieve in-country program-related targets regarding PR and communication and Ensure all communication has gone through DTP (Desktop Publishing) process, is presentable and is in UNCRPD compliant language.

• Ensure donor-related visibility guidelines are implemented. • Ensure cordial relations with media for meaningful distribution of information.

• Write press releases where required.

Support the MERLA team with documenting qualitative data that illustrate system change and impact

• Document stories of change in different formats like print, clips or photo narratives, ensuring supportive visual content and accessibility of all products

• Support the design and overall facilitation of co-creation processes and learning events around specified challenges and a agreed learning agenda relating to disability inclusion/ We Can Work.

• Support other brainstorm and “Think-Tank” activities by ensuring the use of creative facilitation techniques and participatory methodologies to drive these processes in a systematic and effective way.

• Document stories of change in different formats like print, clips or photo narratives, ensuring supportive visual content and accessibility of all products

V. Profile:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Social Sciences, International relations, international development, or a related field

• Minimum three(3) years’ professional experience in communications, public relations, or a similar field. Experience with medium to large private sector actors is an added bonus.

• Experience in documentation of stories in Local NGOs

• Demonstrable experience in writing engaging print and digital content e.g. blogs, case studies, summary reports, and stories of change, for technical audiences and/or other stakeholders.

• Proven track record of distilling complex information into engaging messaging content.

• Competent in digital communications and working with digital platforms and devices.

• Strong team player with an interest in co-creating engaging content. Photography skills desired.

• Must be a self-starter with proven analytical, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work with minimum supervision