| Overview : Overview : The project “Achieving Kuwait 2035 Vision Towards Persons with Disability” supports PADA to enhance its human capacities and organizational effectiveness towards achieving its mandate. It supports its efforts at integration of PWDs in schools, employment, and social life in partnership with CSOs working for disabilities and supports it to ensure an inclusive physical environment for PWDs. The project will continue until December 2018. It seeks to achieve three outputs: - Output 1.1: Enhanced human capacities and institutional effectiveness for prevention, early detection, diagnosis and rehabilitation of disabilities.
- Output 1.2: Coordinated and well organized efficient efforts towards removal of barriers to social, economic and educational inclusion of persons with disability.
- Output 1.3: Increased technical expertise and organizational capacities for implementation of Universal Design and country wide use of technology enablers.
The Public Authority for Disabled Affairs (PADA) The Public Authority for Disabled Affairs (PADA)[1] of Kuwait is responsible for all matters related to care and rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities. Its mandate includes, inter alia, setting the disability policy; setting regulations and procedures for care and rehabilitation of PWDs and developing and overseeing an integrated action plan responsible for all aspects of Persons with Disabilities’ welfare in coordination with relevant government entities. Furthermore, care and rehabilitation centers were recent, in 2016, transferred to the responsibility of PADA. PADA was established as per law no.8 for 2010[2] as a governmental entity. The law is concerned with protecting the rights of Persons with Disabilities in Kuwait and covers their inclusion in society, rehabilitation and employment in addition to care and other government services and entitlements. PADA developed a five-year strategy 2014 – 2019, which includes 15 themes and goals and provides a guiding framework for implementation and has an annual development plan. As a part of the PADA mandate to provide rehabilitation and ongoing extensive services to all Kuwaiti?s with disabilities (adults and children) on an equal basis, there are nearly 53,335 persons with disabilities registered with PADA1. Most of these persons with disabilities and their families are seeking services directly from PADA as a customer of its services. [1] http://www.pada.gov.kw [2] The law no.10 for 2010 on Disability available at http://www.pada.gov.kw:8000/MainLaw.aspx Country: Kuwait Description of the assignment: Within the above framework, the required consultancy is expected to contribute to Output 1.1 above. It aims to improve the effectiveness of PADA by supporting it to enhance the level of customer service for people with disabilities. The scope of the assignment will focus on improving customer service and communication skills for PADA staff to deliver solutions and services that are accessible, results-oriented and customer focused. Duty station: The consultant is expected to be in Kuwait for the duration of assignment Project Name: Achieving Kuwait 2035 Vision Towards Persons with Disability Please click on the link below to apply: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=74964 | 
