Programme Officer, Disability Inclusion

• Conduct accessibility and inclusion assessments of schools, learning spaces, and WASH facilities.
• Ensure learning environments (formal and non-formal) are safe, inclusive, and barrier-free.
• Support identification, enrolment, and retention of children with disabilities, including out-of-school children.
• Facilitate community-based identification and referral of children with disabilities.
• Promote awareness on the rights of children with disabilities and inclusive education.
• Ensure WASH facilities are accessible (e.g., gender-sensitive latrines, handwashing stations)
• Promote inclusive hygiene promotion activities tailored to children with disabilities.
• Train teachers, facilitators, and community volunteers on inclusive education approaches.
• Build staff capacity on disability inclusion, safeguarding, and protection mainstreaming.
• Support development and use of inclusive teaching materials and assistive devices where feasible.
• Ensure all infrastructure meets universal design and accessible principles.
• Work with community leaders, parents, and caregivers to reduce stigma and discrimination of children with disabilities.
• Monitor water quality and functionality of WASH facilities.
• Collaborate with WASH team to address specific barriers affecting access and dignity.
• Support development of inclusive indicators and data collection tools (disaggregated by disability, age, gender).
• Track participation, enrolment, attendance, and retention of children with disabilities.
• Document lessons learned, good practices, and case studies.
• Ensure accountability mechanisms are accessible to children with disabilities.
• Ensure gender and disability inclusion is integrated into child protection and safeguarding mechanisms.
• Identify and address protection risks faced by children with disabilities.
• Strengthen referral pathways for specialized services (health, psychosocial support, rehabilitation).
• Ensure internal alignment with relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate with local authorities, disability-focused organizations, and education stakeholders.
• Represent the project in inclusion-related coordination forums.
• Support alignment with national inclusive education policies and ECHO guidelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Work, Disability Studies, Rehabilitation Science, Psychology, Sociology, Development Studies or related field (Master’s degree is an advantage).
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in disability inclusion, inclusive education, or humanitarian programming.
• Experience in Education in Emergencies, WASH, and/or protection programming.
• Familiarity with ECHO or similar donor requirements is an added advantage.
• Experience in providing support to local partners or working with donor organizations.
• Prior experience with international development organizations or programs that have both national and community-level engagement.
• Fluency in oral and written communication skills; particularly in English language is a must and  knowledge of local language is an advantage.
• Familiarity with ECHO guidelines, Sphere Standards, and humanitarian principles is an asset.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment while juggling and coordinating multiple/conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint) and good report writing skills.
• Ability to integrate into a multi-cultural environment.
• Must be proactive, seeking to do things differently, and to solve problems effectively and efficiently.
• Ability and willingness to learn and travel frequently to project locations.
• Able to work independently, and as a member of a team.
• Identification with Christian values and the mandate of CBM.

• A meaningful position with a lot of creative freedom in the world's leading organization in the field of Disability Inclusive Development
• A fair salary and other social benefits based on the local conditions in the country you apply for
• An approachable, agile organisation with self-reliant people in a diverse and collegial team and great team spirit