[Job Opportunity] Technical Hub Coordinator - Global Disability Fund

Deadline for application: 23/04/2025, 05:59 AM

Organisation: UNDP

Location: New York, United States

Duration: Fixed Term  

Job level: P4

Short job description: 

The Global Disability Fund (Formerly UNPRPD) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced coordinator to lead its Technical Hub. This role is critical for driving technical excellence, capacity building, and knowledge management in line with the new strategy for 2025-2030, which emphasizes advancing the implementation of the CRPD and promoting disability-inclusive development.

The Coordinator of the Technical Hub will lead comprehensive efforts in technical support, research and development, policy guidance, and stakeholder engagement. This role is crucial in fostering cross-sectoral approaches that address the complex intersections of disability with sustainable development, equality, and humanitarian action. The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of local, national, and global experience in both humanitarian and development contexts. The candidate should demonstrate extensive leadership experience in disability inclusion, social policy, rehabilitation, development, and humanitarian action. This position requires a strategic professional capable of navigating complex international landscapes while maintaining a strong focus on practical, ground-level implementation and impact.

Additionally, the Coordinator will manage the Resilient and Inclusive Cities Hub to catalyze multistakeholder engagement in creating resilient, disability-inclusive cities.

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across 

interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Learn more about this opportunity on the job position page.