Workplace and Accessibility Assistant

About the role

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) seeks a Workplace and Accessibility Assistant on a consultancy basis to ensure that staff, partners and visitors can fully access information, meetings and physical spaces. The role supports UNDRR’s commitment to disability inclusion across its disaster risk reduction work.

Key responsibilities

• Provide accessible information and systems support, converting materials into formats compatible with assistive technologies.
• Facilitate meeting and communication accessibility through real‑time verbal description of visual content, preparation of accessible materials, and provision of structured notes and summaries.
• Offer mobility and travel assistance, ensuring safe navigation within the workplace and during domestic and international travel.
• Manage documentation and information, maintaining organized records, proofreading, formatting, and ensuring all outputs meet accessibility and UN standards.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience supporting accessibility in an international or multicultural environment.
• Familiarity with UN disability inclusion policies and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
• Strong organizational, coordination and communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and deliver high‑quality support on a fixed‑term basis.

Required skills