National Consultant – Disability Mainstreaming in Planning & Budgeting

About the role

UNICEF is seeking a National Consultant to strengthen disability mainstreaming within Rwanda's national and local planning and budgeting cycles. The consultant will work from an office in Kigali for five months, providing technical support to government ministries and agencies.

Key responsibilities

• Improve planning, budgeting and monitoring tools to embed disability inclusion.
• Assess integration of disability considerations in sectoral and district plans.
• Support capacity development, planning consultations and quality‑assurance processes with NCPD, MINALOC, MINECOFIN and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate advocacy and institutional accountability for disability‑inclusive governance.
• Contribute to analytical initiatives such as disability indicator mapping, capacity assessments, and development of management information and referral systems.

Required profile

• MA in social policy, public policy, development studies, economics or a related field.
• Minimum five years of experience in disability inclusion, government planning and budgeting, public financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building for public institutions.
• Proven experience in multi‑stakeholder coordination within decentralized governance contexts.
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda; French is an asset.

Required skills

• Strong analytical abilities.

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence national policy and improve service delivery for persons with disabilities.
• Collaboration with senior government officials and international development partners.