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Handicap International

Disability-focused humanitarian aid and empowerment

Oficial de Inclusión en Acción Humanitaria Inclusiva y Accesibilidad

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Full-timeCaracas, Capital District, VenezuelaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Professional degree in a technical area such as architecture or civil engineering.
  • Additional studies or specialized courses in universal design, a rights-based approach, and humanitarian action.
  • At least 5 years of proven work experience planning, designing, or implementing accessibility projects.
  • Knowledge of national legislation and international accessibility standards.
  • Ability to prepare technical reports and accessibility assessments.
  • Ability to develop participatory action plans that enable Organizations of Persons with Disabilities to participate actively in service improvements.
  • Ability to prepare terms of reference for selecting local contractors and closely monitor construction quality and installed physical adaptations.
  • Autonomy, responsibility, results orientation, and prioritization ability.
  • Cooperation, teamwork, and assertive communication.
  • Ability to adapt to complex project contexts.
  • Respect and sensitivity toward cultural, gender, national, and other forms of identity diversity.
  • Active commitment to inclusion, ensuring interventions respect dignity and promote participation by historically excluded populations.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out technical tasks assigned by the Project Officer in accordance with internal technical and quality standards.
  • Provide appropriate technical support to project managers and/or specialists.
  • Adapt project documentation as necessary in accordance with global technical norms and standards.
  • When appropriate, collaborate in coordination and cooperation with project technical partners as delegated by specialists or the project manager.
  • Ensure global and field technical specialists receive the information they need, and collaborate with technical divisions when necessary.
  • Collect information needed for lessons learned or scientific documentation.
  • Contribute to technical learning reports for the specialist or project manager based on good practices.
  • Help communicate information to service or territorial authorities.
  • Mobilize HI technical resources within the area of competence according to needs.
  • Support or implement emergency preparedness actions for the program(s), and adapt working methods during emergencies to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach.
  • Conduct participatory barrier analyses with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities.
  • Lead technical accessibility assessments in outdoor and indoor areas of selected health centers and camps.
  • Apply the four-step LECU accessibility chain: Llegar, Entrar, Circular y Utilizar.
  • Facilitate meaningful participation by Organizations of Persons with Disabilities in all phases of environmental assessment to identify physical, attitudinal, and communication barriers.
  • Prepare technical reports on accessibility assessments validated by Technical Unit specialists and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities.
  • Design, plan, and supervise implementation of reasonable accommodation improvements in accordance with national legal standards.
  • Review and validate technical specifications for materials, assistive products, construction products, and equipment purchased by Logistics to ensure environmental accessibility.
  • Improve signage and visual communication in accordance with national legal standards.
  • Design and propose reasonable accommodations in accessible formats for the accountability system of health centers and camps, with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities participating in assessment and design of accessible accountability mechanisms.
  • Systematize experiences implementing reasonable accommodations and accessibility measures during project activities.
  • Write technical notes and learning documents documenting inclusive approaches and low-cost accessibility solutions that worked and did not work during the project.
  • Coordinate effectively with the Project Officer and Technical Unit.
  • Work closely with support departments and other projects to ensure proper coordination for efficient project implementation.
  • Maintain respectful and constructive relationships with partners, leaders, and other organizations and relevant actors working in the same implementation areas.
  • Attend weekly coordination and planning meetings with the Project Officer.
  • Participate in other project monitoring or coordination meetings and external technical meetings or workshops in support of, or at the request of, the Project Officer.
  • Promote and ensure activities align with humanitarian principles.
  • Immediately communicate information related to safety in intervention areas.
  • Report any issue concerning the safety of personnel, beneficiaries, or the community, and any cases or suspected cases of abuse or exploitation of a beneficiary-community member identified by the employee or another person, maintaining strict confidentiality.
  • Follow the organization’s security, logistics, and administrative procedures.

About the Company

Handicap International

Disability-focused humanitarian aid and empowerment

Handicap International, also known as Humanity & Inclusion, is an international non-profit organization focused on disability. It works with people with disabilities in diverse settings—from conflict zones to development contexts—to improve their access to essential services, rehabilitation, livelihoods, and inclusion. The organisation delivers aid and support through programmes in about 60 countries and responds to emergencies, helping people become self-reliant. It operates through a network of eight national associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) that provide funding, resources, and project management. Unlike some aid groups, it is non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit, centering the needs and rights of people with disabilities. Its goal is to enable people with disabilities to participate fully in society and to strengthen their independence and resilience in all contexts.

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