Humanity and Inclusion (formerly Handicap International) is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict, and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our actions and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs and improving their living conditions. HI is a non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making organization.

GENERAL MISSION

Under the supervision of the project manager, the Physical Rehabilitation Officer is responsible for leading, initiating, insure, coordinating, and following up on all activities related to Physical rehabilitation services (capacity building, medical referral, mapping of service providers outside the Physical rehabilitation scope and distribution of mobility aids/devices) to pre-primary and primary school children with disabilities.

 Given the emergency nature of the program and areas of intervention, the position holder will be expected to work outside the normal work hours. S/he will be based in Addis Ababa, with frequent (80%) travels to the field. 

The Physical Rehabilitation Officer will be in regular, periodical, and as-needed contact with:Internal InterfaceFrequencyExternal InterfaceFrequencyCountry MEAL ManagerAs neededPartner organizations (Consortium members)PeriodicallyProject ManagersAs neededLocal authorities/partnersAs neededProject officersRegularlyIOM/NGOs/UN Agencies       As neededHI Project ManagersRegularlyEnumeratorsAs neededProgram Technical Advisors (HQ)As neededConsultantsAs neededSupport Service CoordinatorAS needed  Log and FinanceAs needed  

Project Implementation:

• Train Health Outreach Workers on basic identification of disabilities, basic rehabilitation practices, and referral.

• Together with health professionals, ensure to provide access to rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities through medical referral, and provision of mobility aids/devices.

• Make an assessment of impairments with regard to impairments and Physical situation.

• Based on the assessment, identify the Physical need of the child and specify the type of mobility aids with full specification.

• Fill in the purchase request with detailed information considering the local train condition and the specific child's need.  Train Key health staff on fitting mobility devices including wheelchairs, crutches, and other devices to pre-primary and primary school children.

• Ensure good communication with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) local actors working with persons with Disabilities, and organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) so that these actors support children with disabilities in school enrollments and retentions.

• Conduct assessment for visual, hearing, and speech impairments impairment local service providers (private and government-owned).

• Facilitate with CBO to have a Memorandum of Understanding for the service they will provide to children with visual, hearing, and speech impairments impairment.

• Support CBO and give the required support to them, including on-the-job coaching and quality advice.

Quality M&E and Reporting

• Ensure the high quality of activities implemented as indicated in the project proposal document.

• Participate in regular monitoring, midterm and final evaluation of the project in consultation with the PM and project partners, and documentation and dissemination of lessons learned and good practices to relevant bodies.

• Develop and implement supportive supervision plans for CBOs and partners (health facilities, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, Education bureau/offices, etc).

• Work in close collaboration with the project PM and documentation and communication Officer to monitor the project outcomes and results as per indicated performance indicators and contribute to the media material production.

• Implement the formalized tools and methods developed within the project framework.

Coordination and Representation

·         Ensure a good level of communication and leasing with partners, CBOs, OPDs as well as stakeholders operational in the project area, zonal and regional level working on Persons with Disabilities and rehabilitation.

·         Up on delegation by the PM, representing HI, and attending cluster meetings with NGOs in Somali and Oromia regional states

·         In collaboration with the PM, coordinates meetings to share lessons learned, experience, and good practices of the project with partner bureaus and relevant NGOs, CBO, and advocating for the rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities.

This is to list as exhaustive as possible the duties related to this job.  Nevertheless, the employee is expected to be flexible according to the program’s needs and to accept extra duties, temporary or permanent, in respect of working hours and workload.

Job Requirements

Qualification: BSc Degree in Physiotherapy degree from a recognized University with at least 5 years of Physical rehabilitation practice.

·         Willingness and ability to work in remote locations

·         Work experience with children with disabilities is added value.

·         Experience in capacity building of partners in the identification of children with disabilities and referring children to service providers.

·         Remote support to partner community-based organizations on identification and enrollment of children with disability into the education system.

·         Support service provider to the community-based organization as per signed MoU with the service providers.

·         Resilient to stress

·         Knowledge and skill of the local language (Somali and Oromiffaa or one of the two) are MUST.

How to Apply

Women and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

 Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should fill in the attached application form Job application form.docx and submit it with a 1-page motivation letter through ethiojobs or email it to recruitment@ethiopia.hi.org on or before the above-mentioned deadline.

Please clearly state the position you apply in the subject of your email and also for which duty station. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for exam/interview no phone calls, please. 

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting child protection and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position involves working with beneficiaries and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and sign a self-declaration form to help us verify your suitability to work with children including checks with past employers. 

Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes women and persons with disabilities to apply.