Short consultancy- 3 Trainers

COUNTRY : Palestine
CITY : Gaza
Starting date :  Oct, 2011
Length of the assignment :  3 days
Closing date for application : 2nd Oct, 2011

Handicap International 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 that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission.

JOB CONTEXT:

HI is running a project to improve the services provided for children with cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities. In Gaza early detection system is not yet organized in systemic way. Even if disturbed development is recognized by the field paediatricians, the referral of the baby to the rehabilitation services is often delayed by the lack of available specialized services. Services are lacking equipment and staff ready to provide high quality rehabilitation to the babies at risk and children with cerebral palsy. They need refreshment of their basic knowledge and skills about the rehabilitation in the earliest age. Paediatricians also need refreshment on how to supervise early development of children’s psychomotor skills and how to cooperate with rehabilitation teams. All above mentioned problems are seriously hindering rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy as well. One service provider is specialized in providing services to children with cerebral palsy in Gaza strip.

 As a result of described situation many children with cerebral palsy are staying out of needed rehabilitation, education and proper integration in the lives of their families and the community.


SCOPE OF WORK:

HI is running a project to improve the services provided for children with cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities. In Gaza early detection system is not yet organized in systemic way. Even if disturbed development is recognized by the field paediatricians, the referral of the baby to the rehabilitation services is often delayed by the lack of available specialized services. Services are lacking equipment and staff ready to provide high quality rehabilitation to the babies at risk and children with cerebral palsy. They need refreshment of their basic knowledge and skills about the rehabilitation in the earliest age. Paediatricians also need refreshment on how to supervise early development of children’s psychomotor skills and how to cooperate with rehabilitation teams. All above mentioned problems are seriously hindering rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy as well. One service provider is specialized in providing services to children with cerebral palsy in Gaza strip.

 As a result of described situation many children with cerebral palsy are staying out of needed rehabilitation, education and proper integration in the lives of their families and the community.

 
Specific duties requested from the Provider:

-To lead the training need assessment of the staff employed in the partners’ services (PTs, OTs, Psychologists, Speech therapists, Social workers, Nutritionists) ;
-Upon the results of the need assessment, to collaborate via distance with the international trainers on designing the curricula of the initial (“core”) training;
-To cooperate with international trainers on preparing the training materials, selecting and facilitating the communication and the consent provision of the parents and children selected for practical demonstration, prepare facilities for the demonstration of the practical training ;
-To help international experts prepare and implement the evaluation test at the end of the training
-Facilitate the communication of the international trainers with other involved actors relevant for the training


The consultant will work for 3 full days in October 2011.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

Mandatory:

-A relevant University Degree in pediatrics
-To be employed as pediatrician in MoH or UNRWA child units like at the maternity wards, ICU (intensive care units) , child neurological department in the hospitals
-Respectable working experience; minimum 10 years of working experience,
-Computer literacy in MS applications, would be an advantage
-Commitment to participate at minimum 1/3 of the Core training


REQUIRED LANGUAGE SKILLS:
-Very good level of written and spoken English.
 

 

 

Project Name:  Improving access of Persons with Disabilities and in particular Children with Cerebral Palsy and Children with multiple disabilities, of the Gaza Strip to services adapted to their needs, funded by ECHO

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Scope of work:

HI is running a project to improve the services provided for children with cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities. In Gaza early detection system is not yet organized in systemic way. Even if disturbed development is recognized by the field paediatricians, the referral of the baby to the rehabilitation services is often delayed by the lack of available specialized services. Services are lacking equipment and staff ready to provide high quality rehabilitation to the babies at risk and children with cerebral palsy. They need refreshment of their basic knowledge and skills about the rehabilitation in the earliest age. Paediatricians also need refreshment on how to supervise early development of children’s psychomotor skills and how to cooperate with rehabilitation teams. All above mentioned problems are seriously hindering rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy as well. One service provider is specialized in providing services to children with cerebral palsy in Gaza strip.

 As a result of described situation many children with cerebral palsy are staying out of needed rehabilitation, education and proper integration in the lives of their families and the community.

Specific duties requested from the Provider:

-To lead the training need assessment of the staff employed in the partners’ services (PTs, OTs, Psychologists, Speech therapists, Social workers, Nutritionists) ;
-Upon the results of the need assessment, to collaborate via distance with the international trainers on designing the curricula of the initial (“core”) training;
-To cooperate with international trainers on preparing the training materials, selecting and facilitating the communication and the consent provision of the parents and children selected for practical demonstration, prepare facilities for the demonstration of the practical training ;
-To help international experts prepare and implement the evaluation test at the end of the training
-Facilitate the communication of the international trainers with other involved actors relevant for the training

Time Frame and Work Plan:

The consultant will work for 3 full days in October 2011.

Payment:

Hourly Rate :ILS/ Day
Number of hours :24 hours of Work time
TOTAL :ILS

General experience and skills:
-Degree in one of medical sciences
-Experience working in the field of occupational therapy/ physiotherapy
-Fluent in English and Arabic
-Good skills in using MS Office software (MS Excel, Access and MS PowerPoint)