National Social Specialist - Nss (National Individual Specialist)

Reporting to: National Activity Manager and Deputy Team Leader, Aus4Transport



The implementation of the Activity will require the services of a National Social Specialist (NSS) who will work with other specialists in the Activity Team managed by a National Activity Manager (NAM) for delivering the social safeguards aspects of the Activity outputs.



The tasks of the NSS will include, but are not be limited to the following:

- Implementing surveys in the four provinces and working with the Provincial Departments of Transport (PDOTs) and related stakeholders (such as Local DPOs) to prepare the social safeguards sections of the report on the current implementation of accessible transport infrastructure, including current limitations with legislation implementation and recommendations to improve enforcement of the legal framework;

- Developing the social safeguards modules of the training sessions (including toolkits, leaflets, booklets, presentations, etc.) for the delivery of the two-day- workshops, with the collaboration of the Activity members, ISTA and Local DPOs, under the supervision of the NAM;

- Delivering in consultation with the NAM the social safeguards-related parts of the workshops in each of the four provinces, providing an overview of international practices on accessible transport for peoples with disabilities and elderly;

- Developing the socials safeguards sections of the workshop reports, including findings and recommendations on the implementation of the current policies and regulations;

- Developing the social safeguards sections of the Accessible Transportation Implementation manual covering the application of accessible transport policies and regulations to facilitate the enforcement of the legal framework by the transport authorities;

- Reviewing in collaboration with local DPOs the provincial action plans of the four provincial transport authorities for applying universal design principles from a social safeguards point of view, in their recommended infrastructure projects and preparing a report on findings and recommendations;

- Providing support in collaboration with local DPOs, to the four provincial transport authorities in applying universal design from a social safeguards point of view to selected infrastructure projects and reporting on the support provided; and

- Providing other technical assistance and coordination on an as-needed basis.



The NSS will be directly managed by the NAM. The NSS might need to report to the PMC through its Deputy Team Leader and TDSI as required on specific issues and any unexpected requirements.