Rehabilitation Senior Technical Officer - Palestine

Place: Amman (Jordan) with frequent travels to Gaza and West Bank
Starting date: July 15th 2025
Duration of contract: 5 months

Application review on a Rolling Basis: Due to the urgency of this recruitment we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis.
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Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since its creation in 1982 HI has run development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today we have a budget of approximately 255 million euros with 4794 employees worldwide.

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CONTEXT:

Humanity and Inclusion (HI) is managing a complex humanitarian operation in the Gaza Strip with significant challenges in terms of access and security. In addition HI is also implementing a mix of emergency response and preparedness activities in the West Bank.

HIscurrent response spans the following sectors: physical rehabilitation and provision of assistive devices and prosthetics and orthotics humanitarian logistics education in emergencies emergency preparedness disability mainstreaming/inclusion in humanitarian action advocacy and distribution of non-food items. HI has ongoing physical and functional rehabilitation activities in Gaza at community and primary health care level and is supporting local rehabilitation centers in the West Bank to provide rehabilitation and MHPSS services. HI is also the lead of the Rehabilitation Task Force in the West Bank.

To carry out these projects HI is looking for a Rehabilitation Senior Technical Officer for a period of 5 months (renewable). This position will be based in Amman with rotations into Gaza and West Bank when possible.

YOUR MISSION:

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 HIs rehabilitation projects inGaza 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 projects 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.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

This position will be based in Amman with rotations into Gaza and West Bank when possible.

Due to the current difficulties in obtaining anauthorization to enter Gaza it is possible that the selected candidates will have to carry out all of their mission from Amman. This situation is beyond our control and beyond the responsibility of our organization.

At HI the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission.