Roving Rehabilitation Therapist – South Sudan 49 views0 applications

BACKGROUND TO HUMANITY & INCLUSION AND COUNTRY MISSION

Humanity and Inclusion -HI (the new name and re-branding of Handicap International since January 2018) was founded in France in 1982. In 2009, the HI Federation was established in Brussels. The membership of the Federation has since expanded to 8 countries, namely; France, Belgium, UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Canada. Hi vision asserts: “Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we, aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity”. HI is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. Currently, HI is present in at least 55 countries, with its humanitarian programs reaching at least 2 million people. In 1997, HI along with other partners was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its international campaigns to ban landmines sale and use. For further information about HI please visit: https://hi.org/ and http://www.hi-us.org/ and https://humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en

INFORMATION ON THE CONTEXT OF THE MISSION

HI has been operating in South Sudan since 2006, implementing emergency and development actions aimed at improving protection, quality of life, and the promotion of rights of vulnerable individuals, including people with physical disabilities. HI’s current operations are centred in POCs (protection of civilian sites) and IDP camps outside Juba city and in three greater states: Yei, Torit and Yambio in greater Central Equatoria state, greater Eastern Equatoria and greater Western Equatoria respectively, with the Country Office based in Juba city. During 2019, HI is planning to establish a base in the greater Unity, which remains the most conflict and disability affected region of the whole country. The operational context in South Sudan today is considered largely humanitarian/emergency while phasing in resilience programming. The ongoing peace initiatives if they succeed might result in huge population movements of returnees (both IDPs and refugees) across the country.

JOB DESCRIPTION

General mission:

The Roving Rehabilitation Therapist (Rehab Advisor) – in link with the other Flying Team members will work closely with humanitarian actors, to assess and address the needs of persons with disabilities, with injuries and other vulnerable individuals with functional limitations. A key function of the TA will be to strive to build capacity of National Physiotherapy and Orthopaedic technician teams to do the actual clinical work while the TA focuses on providing oversight and coaching.

Core responsibilities:

The TA reports to the Project Manager Flying Team with a technical reporting line to the Rehab Technical Coordinator. Core objectives:

• Direct services: identification, assessment of needs and provision services to persons with functional limitations
• Capacity building and mentoring: provide contextualised sensitization and demonstration training to the project team, community and health workers. S/he mentors rehabilitation staff.

Responsibility 1 – Provision of direct rehabilitation services

• Carries out assessment of persons with functional limitations in order to identify individual priorities, main rehabilitation problems and needs for rehabilitation care.
• Provides basic rehabilitation care to persons with functional limitations in cooperation with the other members of the rehabilitation team and follow-up to ensure the realization of maximum physical mobility and functional independence

Responsibility 2 – Technical Support and Capacity Building

• Works closely with the Rehab Technical Coordinator to ensure quality delivery and development of Rehab services in Flying Team Project.
• Supports the analysis of rehabilitation needs and barriers limiting access to rehabilitation services including humanitarian responses in order to adapt HI project, targets and activities accordingly

Responsibility 3 – Planning, internal Coordination and Reporting

• Maintains good collaboration and coordination with the Rehab Technical Coordinator, team members, particularly in terms of client treatment, referrals, information sharing, follow up and planning.
• Contributes to documentation and reporting on activities and contributes in implementation of project monitoring & evaluation plan.

Responsibility 4- Collaboration, communication and public relations

• participates in meetings with the local authorities, I/NGOs and represent HI’s position and work and report fully to the Project Manager.
• Builds a network with all counterpart professionals within the South Sudan humanitarian clusters so as to increase the possibility of referral to the required level whenever necessary and to reflect and uphold the organisation’s discourse and image vis à vis project partners

PROFILE SOUGHT

Diploma(s):

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy from a recognized University/School.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy services.
• Previous experience in working in Physical and functional rehabilitation project
• Previous experience in capacity building and preparation/provision of trainings

Competencies:

• Ability to develop and maintain effective work relationships with partner organizations and humanitarian staff across sectors and to adapt his/her inputs to their field realities.
• Strong computer skills
• Staff and community Capacity building skills
• Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written) including the ability to write reports, to document good practices and lessons learnt

Personal qualities:

• Self-motivated and ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Multi task and organized approach
• Outstanding planning, organizing and coordinating skills with the ability to plan own work and prioritize tasks.
• Strong in setting priorities and reaching targets.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment including within minimal comfort standards
• Flexibility, adaptability and perseverance
• Good interpersonal skills with people from different national and cultural backgrounds with sensitivity and diplomacy.
• Sensitivity to humanitarian values and strong sense of solidarity