Prosthetics & Orthotics Senior Technical Officer - Palestine
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Job Description
Place: Amman Jordan with frequent travels to Gaza
Starting date: Early July 2025
Duration of contract: 4 months with the possibility of extension upon funding confirmation
Closing date for applications: 27th June 2025
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. At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.
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JOB CONTEXT:
The Palestine mission was up to February 2025 part of the Mashriq regional programme which covers Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon and Palestine. However the mission is now under the direct management of the Emergency Division (HQ);
Since 2023 HI has been implementing a mix of humanitarian and development projects in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank including a long-term rehabilitation project in Gaza;
The conflict between Hamas and Israel in October 2023 has created a major humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Around 100000 Palestinians have been injured in Gaza and several thousand among them have suffered from amputations or permanent impairments;
The total budget for 2024 will likely be between 7 and 12 M EUR. The total number of staff is around 150 around 200 volunteers;
Current sectors of activity: physical rehabilitation (including prosthetics and orthotics humanitarian mine action humanitarian logistics education in emergencies emergency preparedness disability mainstreaming/inclusion in humanitarian action advocacy.
To carry out these projects HI is looking for a P&O Senior Technical Officer based in Amman with rotations into Gaza when possible.
YOUR MISSION:
Reporting to the Technical Head of Programs the P&O Senior Technical Officer will interact with several internal and external stakeholders and will have 5 responsibilities:
Mission 1: Provides guidance and technical support to projects in accordance with the overall technical frameworks and standards within the rehabilitation sector.
- Provide technical expertise for HIs P&O project inGaza with priority to LL amputation
- Carry out thorough assessments of people with limb loss limb deformity or mobility impairment taking into account their individual needs medical history and current circumstances.
- 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 prosthetic and orthotic services.
- 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 carers on the use care and maintenance of prostheses and orthoses.
- Provide guidance on mobility training adaptive techniques and strategies to increase independence and participation in daily activities.
- Support in identifying the P&O logistic needs and contribute to local and international orders
- Adapt the projects technical documentation as required in accordance with global technical standards.
Mission 2: Providing project-based technical learning with a global impact
- Coordinate with headquarters to ensure adequate capitalization to improve sectoral method globally and collect scientific evidence; initiate or test new innovative solutions to address the main challenges of the provision and fitting of emergency LL prostheses.
- Contribute to technical learning under the responsibility of the Specialist or Project Manager based on best practices.
- Anticipate and prepare for nexus adjustments in the continuum of care in early fitting with prostheses.
- 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.
- Support the development of a local talent pool within his/her sector (conducts technical interviews of candidates and makes recommendations identifies training and coaching needs).
Mission 4: Contributes to ensuring HIs technical inuence within its perimeter.
- 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 team to activate internal referrals
- Participate as an active and influential actor to the Rehab Task Force and other technical / P&O coordination groups to influence the adoption extension and replication of the delivery of temporary emergency prostheses and then for the delivery of permanent prostheses by local authorities and other stakeholders.
- 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 especially in 3D printing.
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:
HI has established premises with the capacity to accommodate international staff and has put in place the necessary security systems to manage their presence. In Gaza the security context is volatile and might improve or worsen in the coming weeks and months (depending on the ongoing dialogues). The selected candidate will be thoroughly briefed about the context and the security systems before deployment to Gaza.
Living conditions in Jordan are comfortable. Security conditions are stable throughout Jordan.
Requirements
YOUR PROFILE:
- You hold a Prosthetics /Orthostist (P&O) Master level degree or BsC
- You have at least 5 years of overall professional experience including a minimum of 3 years of experience in the P&O sector in emergency responses in conflict-affected countries;
- You have a temporary emergency prosthesis experience.
- You have training competencies and you are able to provide remote technical support and team management.
- You have a multidisciplinary team approach
- Youre abble to manage stress;
- Youre flexible and have good problem solving skills
Benefits
CONDITIONS: If you are resident in the country: local package Required Experience: Senior IC
At HI the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission.
Employment Type
Full Time
