HI recruits 01 Rehabilitation Trainer

HI recruits 01 Rehabilitation Trainer

Place: YEMEN (Sana’a)

Length: 3 months minimum

Starting date: asap

Closing date for applications: 25/08/2019

“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”

Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

HI has office in 63 countries ; for further information about the association: www.hi.org.

JOB CONTEXT :

HI have been intervening in Yemen on and off for the last 12 years, with its actions initially focused on development issues, notably through the support to the development of physical and functional rehabilitation services for people with disabilities (PwDs) as well as through the capacity-building of the national networks of Yemen Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs).

Since 2015, HI interventions have been adapted to the current context of conflict in Yemen. With the support of different donors, HI has been supporting two hospitals and one physical and functional rehabilitation centre in Sana’a City, building the capacities of their key staff in early rehabilitation care and psychological first aid (including specifically for children), supplying rehabilitation equipment, and directly providing functional rehabilitation care and psychosocial support to war affected people (including through the donation of assistive devices and provision of Prosthesis). In 2017, these activities have extended to new facilities in and around Sana’a.

In parallel, HI is implementing an inclusion and protection mainstreaming project, to increase the knowledge and capacities of the staff International NGOs in the inclusion of the most vulnerable persons in their humanitarian response (including PwD), so as to increase their access to essential services.

While all of HI activities were done so far in Sana’a governorate, HI hass expanded in Aden and is about to launch its activities Mokha and Hajjah.

YOUR MISSION:

The Rehabilitation Trainer will be responsible for providing technical training on physiotherapy techniques and physical and functional rehabilitation to HI rehabilitation teams and medical staff of health facilities/partners in the intervention areas. HI’s intervention is currently in an emergency phase, therefore the focus of rehabilitation intervention remains on early rehabilitation.

The main responsibilities of the Rehabilitation Trainer are :

-Assess training needs contribute to capacity building plan

-Design or update the training curriculum

-Deliver training and monitor the impact

-Ensure ongoing quality assurance

-Ensure all logistical requirements for training

-Provide regular reporting

-You have 5 years of experience as a physiotherapist and you have 2 years of professional experience in emergency humanitarian context

-You have a strong experience in physiotherapy training

-You have proven physiotherapy tool designing skills

-You have strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as proven organisational skills

-English is mandatory and Arabic would be a strong asset

-Previous experience in Middle-East country and experience within hospital systems as part of a multidisciplinary team is an asset

-You are solution focused and able to work under high pressure

• Starting date : ASAP
• Length of the contract: 3 months minimum
• Employee status :
• Salary from 2031 € gross/month regarding the experience of the candidate
• Perdiem : 550 euros net/month
• Hardship allowance : 500 euros net/month
• Insurances : medical hearth coverage, retirement planning, repatriation
• Paid holiday : 25 days per year
• R&R : Level 3 : 5 days every 6 weeks
• Status : position open to unaccompanied
• Housing : Collective