Rehabilitation Senior Technical Officer Palestine

Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion

The purpose of this position is to provide essential support for the effective technical implementation of all rehabilitation activities across various projects in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. This includes ensuring that all initiatives are carried out to the highest technical standards and facilitating the successful implementation of rehabilitation activities with the PMs and Technical Officers.

Reporting to the Technical Head of Programs, the Rehabilitation Senior Technical Officer will interact with several internal and external stakeholders and will have 5 responsibilities:

Mission 1: Providing specialized expertise in the form of technical support (on-the-job training/coaching or by remote) to the team in accordance with the technical frameworks and general standards

• Provide technical expertise for HI s rehabilitation projects in Gaza and the West Bank;
• Work with healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists and physicians, to gather comprehensive information for an accurate assessment;
• Implement quality assurance measures to ensure the safety, effectiveness and ethical standards of rehabilitation services provided by HI and by HI partners;
• Monitor patient progress, document outcomes and participate in ongoing evaluation and improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery;
• Provide comprehensive education and training to patients and their carer on physical and functional rehabilitation, and the use of assistive devices;
• Provide guidance on mobility training, adaptive techniques and strategies to increase independence and participation in daily activities;
• Support in identifying the rehabilitation logistic and equipment needs and contribute to local and international orders;
• Adapt the project s technical documentation as required, in accordance with global technical standards;
• Contribute to reports and proposal writing.

Mission 2: Providing project-based technical learning with a global impact

• Ensure Global and Field Technical Specialists get the information they need and collaborate with technical divisions as needed;
• Coordinate with headquarters to ensure adequate capitalization to improve sectoral method globally and collect scientific evidence;
• Contribute to technical learning under the responsibility of the Specialist or Project Manager, based on best practices;
• Contribute to the terms of reference for evaluation.

Mission 3: Ensuring the internal technical training (on-the-job training/coaching or by remote) to support with project implementation

• Contribute to technical staff selection and recruitment process;
• Carry out the necessary technical training and work to build team capacity in emergency rehabilitation;
• Support the development of a local talent pool within the sector (conducts technical interviews of candidates and makes recommendations, identifies training and coaching needs).

Mission 4: Contributing to ensure the external technical influence of HI on his/her perimeter, in close collaboration with the technical program team and Area Management

• Coordinate with external partners such as other healthcare providers, NGOs and community organisations to strengthen referral pathways, raise awareness of services, and facilitate access to additional resources and services for patients;
• Liaise internally with the physical and functional rehabilitation, MHPSS, and prosthetics and orthotics team to activate internal referrals;
• Participate as an active and influential actor to the Rehab Task Force and other technical coordination groups;
• Relay and contribute to advocacy messages within its scope of work;
• Support writing for new project content for the continuity or expansion of the project within its technical scope.

Mission 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities Contribute to the support or implementation of emergency preparedness actions of the program(s) and, during an emergency, adapts his/her work modality in order to contribute to an effective HI humanitarian response.