Rehabilitation Officer

Handicap International (which runs projects under its operating name, Humanity & Inclusion - HI -), is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

 Under the supervision of Project Manager and in close collaboration Regional Technical Unit (RTU) / Global Specialist, the Rehabilitation Officer accompanies project’s staff, partners and relevant actors and stakeholders in the implementation of the project and contributes to the project’s MEAL.

Responsibilities:

Responsibility 1: Contribute to the development of tools for the project implementation and to the Contribute to quality control in the field of expertise through technical guidance and support to project team and partners

• Contribute to the development of high complexity data collection tools for documenting indicators, under the lead of RTU and MEAL;
• Develop low/medium complexity data collection tools in collaboration with the Regional Technical Unit (RTU) and MEAL.
• Participate to the selection and contextualization of the modalities of intervention in compliance with HI technical framework.
• Contribute to the development and/or adaptation of methodologies and to the development of high complexity technical tools, including full training packages (training needs assessment tools, training manuals and materials, pre-post training tests), user’s guidelines, etc.;
• Contribute to the development or adaptation of technical tools
• Organize and/or participate to the tools testing whenever appropriate and adjust them according to the results dof the test
• Provide ad-hoc support to the team during tools use including field coaching
• Contribute to assessing HI project team and/or project partner capacity building needs, to define suitable training plan and training package in line with HI technical guidelines and protocols.
• Contribute to training project’s partners and relevant actors and stakeholders on the methodologies and tools.
• Produce training and coaching reports and coordinate feedbacks with the service providers for srenghtening continuous staff development

Responsibility 2: Support the implementation of project activities.

• Pprovide ad-hoc support, coaching and follow up to the project’s partners, actors and stakeholders during the implementation of the following activities:
• Conduct trainings and orientation workshops to MoE, MOSD and MOH Rehab staff, partners, and external stakeholders on HI approaches in rehabilitation, disability and inclusion.
• Support project’s partner in the development of technical assessment tools
• Provide coaching and supervision for project’s partners during the conduction of assessments for families and children with disabilities \ developmental delays in need for referrals and assistive devices.
• Liaise with external trainers and/or consultants to deliver trainings and other project services/ needs.
• Support the identification and detailed prescription of needed assistive technologies for children with disabilities\developmental delays.

• Directly carry out the following activities:
  • Check the quality of purchased and donated materials such like: assistive technologies and, intervention materials to be delivered for identified children and families.
  • Ensure appropriate provision and follow-up of quality Assistive Technologies (AT) in line with HI guideline of AD service provision.
  • Ensure the proper referral of users to other stakeholders to respond to their holistic individual needs.
  • Ensure quality documentation and regular archiving for beneficiaries’ data.
  • Conduct needs assessments for 18 identified facilities to identify needed adaptations and accessibility intervention.
  • Follow-up Engineer consultant work plan and provide technical feedback on the produced documents; for example: Architecture plans, and 3D designs
  • Liaise with the Engineering Department at MOE, MOH and MOSD or any other official related to get validation on identified modifications.
  • Support the development of needed tenders and participate in tender selection committee
  • Conduct needed coordination with official institutions for field work.
  • Support project team in reviewing and updating the ECD national plan.

Responsibility 3: Contribute to project’s monitoring, lessons learning and reporting 

• Develop tools for collecting information measuring the project impact in close collaboration with the project team and in liaison with RTU and MEAL
• Collect data in relation with core tasks and contribute to the measurement of the progress made.
• Support the Project Manager in analysing the data collected and in identifying necessary adjustments in the project implementation framework to improve the quality and impact of the intervention
• Contribute to the identification of good practices (GP) under the projectDevelop case studies and success stories to illustrate changes induced by the project and for communication use
• Contribute to planning and produce activity reports
• Contribute to the production of the donor report,
• Contribute to the preparation and implementation of project quarterly review
• Participate to the organization of technical reviews and technical missions
• Participate to professional network at national level in the field of expertise of the project
• Contribute to the development of lessons learning (LL) exercise, data collection and analysis and the production of dissemination document
• Contribute to the dissemination of GP and LL among the project stakeholders and among national stakeholders (government, NGOs, donors) involved into similar field of expertise;
• Facilitate the field implementation of project’s evaluations and of researches

Responsibility 4: Support the development of new projects

• Collect Government policies and technical materials produced by government departments and NGOs in the field of expertise;
• Contribute to the technical discussions aiming for the development of new projects into the field of expertise.
• Participate in needs assessment and appropriate response sizing

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Job profile requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy or occupational therapy.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience the field of expertise in physical and functional rehabilitation.
• Experience in disability inclusion and/or early childhood development/ paediatric rehabilitation.
• Knowledge of the general inclusion concepts and frameworks
• Skills in developing training and providing coaching for capacity building
• Ability to develop information material
• Ability to work with partners, civil society organizations
• Skills in users centered approach
• Knowledge of referrals mechanisms
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive, solution maker, strongly positive, constructive and dynamic personality
• Arabic native speaker and fluent in English required

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct.  In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Initial contract will be for a period up to 6 months.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and

Particularly welcomes applications from persons with disabilities

Interested candidates should send their resume with motivation letter to reach on or before June 26, 2023 to [email protected] indicating your full name and the job title (Rehabilitation Officer - Ramallah) in the subject line of your e-mail application. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will be disregarded.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and those shortlisted will be contacted.