Vacancies with the International Disability Alliance (IDA)
See the opportunities from our partners and members.
I. Full-time Position
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No opportunities at this time. Please check back later.
II. Consultancies
- We are looking for 10 International Sign Language Interpreters for the upcoming Global Disability Summit ("GDS") that will take place in Berlin, Germany on the 2nd and 3rd of April 2025. GDS 2025 will be co-hosted by the International Disability Alliance, the government of Germany and the government of Jordan. To find out more and learn how to apply please download ToR in Word or PDF. The application deadline is 01 October 2023.
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Today, 2.5 billion people need to use at least one type of AT, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, prostheses, eyeglasses or digital services, but in low-income countries over 90% do not have access to it. AT can make a significant difference in a user’s ability to participate fully in social, economic, political, cultural, and family life. From supporting persons with disabilities to find meaningful employment, to ensuring children with disabilities have access to quality and inclusive education, to safeguarding the right of persons with disabilities to adequate healthcare, AT is crucial for a just, inclusive, and productive future for all. As such, the IDA and ATscale propose a set of work to facilitate inputs from persons with disabilities and their representative organizations about the use of and access to AT globally and in specific country contexts. We are looking for 18 consultants to provide independent advice on issues and documents such as those pertaining to ATscale's priority setting, annual workplan, country engagements and any global goods and products with respect to the strategic value and potential impact, programmatic merit, drawing on the scientific and technical expertise and/or lived experience of use of AT of its members. To learn more please download ToR in Word or PDF. The application deadline is 10 October 2023.
III. Fellowships
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IV. Internship
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V. Scholarship Opportunities
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VI. Tenders
- In 2020, the Reference Group on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action Disability Reference Group (hereinafter DRG) was established following the launch of the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action. The DRG is a platform fostering cooperation between UN, International Agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs) and organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) in promoting disability inclusive humanitarian response, including, but not limited to, supporting the development, dissemination and implementation of key guidance materials, including the IASC Guidelines. As a key step toward fulfilling its mandate, the DRG is establishing its website and looking for a service provider to support this project. More information are available in the ToR here in Word or PDF. If interested, please send an email to tenders [at] ida-secretariat.org indicating in the subject “DRG website creation” and request for tender dossier. The deadline for application is September 24 2023.
- We will be organizing a set of events in Rwanda, Kigali from the 10th until the 21st of November 2023. We are looking for a fully wheelchair-accessible hotel in the city, in close vicinity to the international airport, emergency medical services, pharmacies, bank, main road, etc. For the purposes of the event, we will be requiring the following:
- Room accommodation for approximately 40 people,
- 3 fully wheelchair-accessible rooms with a walk-in/roll-in shower,
- Wheelchair-accessible meeting room accommodating a minimum of 100 people respecting the social distancing and COVID-19 measures (Please refer to IDA COVID-19 Safety Protocol 2021),
- Conference catering,
- Audio/Visual system in the meeting room.
Please fill in the HOTEL AND MEETING VENUE – SELECTION CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY document here in Word or PDF and do send us a quotation according to the requests to tenders [at] ida-secretariat.org with a subject Bridge CRPD-SDGs Module 3 on Article 11_ Rwanda, November 2023. The application deadline is the 01 November 2023.
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The International Disability Alliance (IDA) will be organizing a Board meeting in Madrid, Spain from the 30th of October until the 03rd of November 2023. We are looking for a fully wheelchair-accessible hotel in the city, in close vicinity to the international airport, emergency medical services, pharmacies, bank, main road, etc. For the purposes of the event, we will be requiring the following:
• Room accommodation for approximately 35 people,
• 5 fully wheelchair-accessible rooms with a walk-in/roll-in shower,
• Wheelchair-accessible meeting room accommodating a minimum of 35 people respecting the social distancing and COVID-19 measures (Please refer to IDA COVID-19 Safety Protocol 2021),
• Conference catering,
• Audio/Visual system in the meeting room.Please fill in the HOTEL AND MEETING VENUE – SELECTION CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY document here in Word or PDF and do send us a quotation according to the requests to tenders [at] ida-secretariat.org with a subject Board Meeting _ Madrid, October – November 2023. The application deadline is the 15 October 2023.
VII. Opportunities outside of the International Disability Alliance (IDA)
- The African Disability Forum (https://africandisabilityforum.net) is the continental membership organization of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Africa. ADF currently has members from 44 African countries (National Federations of Organization of Persons with Disabilities), 9 continental OPDs and 4 sub-regional OPDs. In August 2023, IDA and The Swedish International Development Cooperation (Sida) signed an agreement on the ‘Strengthening Partnerships to Advance Disability Rights in Africa (SPADRA)’ project. The project is implemented by IDA, ADF, Disability Women Association (DIWA) and Inclusion Africa (IA). The project aims to advance disability and gender rights in Africa through strengthening organization of persons with Disability (OPD) capacity and cross-disability and mainstream partnerships at Pan African and national levels. The initial target countries are Benin, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia. One of the activities is developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Operational Procedures Manual (OPM) for consortium governance and operation. More information and application package is available here in Word or PDF. For any questions and submission please contact Ms. Azrah Shabudien at jobs [at] adf-secretariat.org. The deadline to submit the proposal is 06 October 2023.