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DISABILITY RESEARCH OFFICER
Position Title: Disability Research Officer
Location: Brussels
Reporting Relationships: Reports to: VA Research Coordinator/Editor
Contract Period: Annual and renewable
Salary: Salary dependant on experience
Starting date: As soon as possible
THIS IS A NEW POSITION.
Landmine Monitor (<http://www.icbl.org/lm>www.icbl.org/lm) is a unique
civil-society based
initiative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997
Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Landmine Monitor collects information and
assesses progresses and problems in the international community's
response to the global landmine crisis, especially with regard to the
implementation of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use,
Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines and on their
Destruction.
The main goal of the Disability Research Officer, working as part of a
team, is to produce high quality reports on all aspects relating to mine
casualties and survivors in the Landmine Monitor Report including
landmine casualties, survivor assistance, disability policy and
practice, and funding. This would be achieved through coordination of a
small in-country research network, supervision of a few
researchers/writers, field research on specific countries, writing of
reports, and editing as required in preparation for handover to the
editor-in-chief for inclusion in the full Landmine Monitor Report. In
addition, the Disability Research Officer shall work closely with HI to
help publicize and disseminate research conducted within the
organization.
The Disability Research Officer's duties will include, but will not be
limited to:
* assisting the Thematic Coordinator/Editor (TCE) to develop
questionnaires and contributing to research guidelines
* supporting LM researchers in all aspects of their work related to
victim assistance, in particular providing comments on draft reports
written up by
researchers/writers
* developing and maintaining close links with in-country
campaigners and
providing training to conduct victim assistance research by practical
example when appropriate
* conducting in-country research for key countries as determined by
the TCE in consultation with the Editorial Board
* working together with Handicap Internationals (HI)'s programs
department in order to get the most accurate data and attending meetings
of
the programs
committee on a regular basis
* establishing contacts with other organizations in the field in
order to get the most accurate data
* compiling information from field research, in-country campaigners
and other sources and writing victim assistance sections of country
reports as directed by the TCE
* assisting the TCE with the pre-editing process by crosschecking
information from different countries and supplying additional
information
when needed
* reporting regularly to TCE
* organizing events or activities to enhance knowledge of victim
assistance or
other mine-related issues
* representing HI when needed and attending meetings of the Policy
Unit
* carrying out other tasks as necessary to support the work of the
Policy Unit.
QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must be creative, self-motivated, well
organized, and
able to function under pressure and handle numerous tasks
simultaneously. The candidate must be willing to take initiative, work
with minimum
supervision, and
work independently as well as function as a member of a team. The
candidate
must be
willing to travel frequently.
Other desired attributes include:
* University degree or equivalent
* Very good knowledge of oral and written English and, if possible,
French (or
other language such as Arabic, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish)
* Research and editing skills
* Professional experience in disability issues is a clear asset
* Knowledge of mine issues and field experience are assets
* Diplomacy and flexibility
* Capacity to work in a highly intercultural environment
* Ability to speak in large gatherings is an asset.
Please send curriculum vitae, letter of application, writing sample, and
list of references to <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] by 31 December
2004.
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