Senior Technical Officer - Rehabilitation

Job Description

Title: Senior Technical Officer - Rehabilitation

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 78379 - 86542 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Disability Studies, and Development Studies with bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Science (Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy/Prosthetics & Orthotics/Speech and Language Therapy).

• Kindly refrain from applying if you do not meet the academic qualifications specified in the job advertisement.

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 18 years

• At least 5 years of technical experience in providing senior-level technical support in relevant thematic areas, preferably in a development and humanitarian context. Particularly, Cox’s bazar and Rohingya response experience are mandatory.

• At least 3-4 years of experience as a rehabilitation professional (OT, PT) in providing technical support to the program, including the capacity to design and facilitate training and on-the-job coaching.

• Strong experience in emergency response: acute injury management, setting-up rehabilitation point in the refugee camp, prescription and provision of assistive devices, etc.

• Capacity building experience

• Knowledge of disability and emergency issues in Bangladesh

• International human rights frameworks

• Frameworks and mechanisms of international development cooperation and humanitarian assistance

• Strategies for fighting exclusion and discrimination

• The technical issues concerning his/her service sector, and the stakeholders and professionals in his/her service sector

• Full knowledge of at least one profession in his/her sector

• Producing written and oral institutional communication in English

• Producing clear, concise and responsible communication suited to the interlocutor (adult or child); adapting communication and messages to an intercultural environment, and remotely

• Negotiating and managing problems and conflicts

• Establishing clear frameworks, rules and limits

• Supporting and motivating a person or group

• Adapting leadership to the group to lead it towards a shared objective;

• Planning the activities by setting clear, specific and measurable objectives

• Developing new resources or adapting existing resources in order to improve them and/or adapt them to the context, if necessary (able to identify and respond to Nexus Emergency/Development issues)

• Assessing the impact/effects of the activities implemented in his/her service sector

• Promoting participation and cooperation in the activities in his/her service sector and in multidisciplinary/sector-based work

• Using capacity-building techniques with adults (training of adults)

• Strong teamwork approach

• Availability to travel to remote areas and spend time at the field level

• Ability to work under pressure and in a multicultural team environment

• Proper knowledge on monitoring, reporting, and Documentation.

• Computer knowledge (MS Office package—both in English and Bangla)

• Previous experience working in remote community setting is an advantage

• Have capacity to maintain close relationships with partners, stakeholders and clients

• Teamwork and Networking skills

• Good communication skills in both verbal and written Bangla and English

• Knowledge of Rohingya or Chittagonian language a strong asset

• Good planning skills

• Good reaction capacity

• Working as part of a team/network, cooperating

• Respect for the opinion and enhancement of the skills of others with a view to shared action

• Ability to give and receive

• Constructive feedback: discussing with multi-disciplinary teams, working as part of a network and collaborating

• Empathy

• Showing interest in what each person is experiencing and feeling, putting oneself in the other person’s shoes, listening to his/her needs, being accepting rather than judgmental

• Resilience to stress and uncertainty

HI is looking for a Senior Technical Officer—Rehabilitation for its "Technical Unit," including functional linkage with the programme and operations department with Handicap International—Humanity & Inclusion.

No. of Vacancies: 01

Job Location: Based in Ukhiya with travel to project locations in Ukhiya, Teknaf, and Cox’s Bazar as well as Dhaka, Kurigram, and other project geographies as per the need. 40% travel to project sites. 

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term

Duration: 1 year—with possibility of extension based on performance and funding availability 

Line Manager: Operation Manager

The Senior Technical Officer (SrTO) contributes to the implementation of the HI mandate and ten-year strategy (expressed in StratOp) in his/her home country. The SrTO guarantees and contributes to the StraTech implementation at the program level. He/she contributes to the implementation of projects by providing advice and delivering complex, specific and rare technical expertise and training to our teams, partners, ministries or clients in the case of technical assistance. He/she ensures high-level standard quality and impact of the project(s) and program(s) concerned on his/her perimeter of intervention.

The SrTO performs concrete project activities and delivers direct training and advice in close collaboration with the Regional Rehabilitation Specialist, who is involved on his/her side in the development of their sector, proposal writing, and general technical guidance. The SrTO can report to the operation manager. 

Special Attention: "We kindly request that you refrain from applying if the salary range, job location, contract duration, or any other terms and conditions outlined in the advertisement do not align with your expectations."

Providing specialized expertise in the form of policy guidance and technical support to projects, partners, and/or programs in accordance with the technical frameworks and general standards of his/her sectoral or cross-cutting scope.

a. Provides sectorial technical inputs to the STRATOPs of the Programmes under his/her scope, in line with the global STRATECH, and ensure relevant follow-up

b. Provide appropriate technical guidance and support to project leaders and partners 

c. Performs technical activities or ensures that project activities are implemented in line with the global technical frameworks and suggests improvements as necessary.

d. Adapt the project's technical documentation as required, in accordance with global technical standards and program / project requirements. 

e. Coordinate and collaborate with the project's technical partners, as delegated by the specialist or operational manager.

f. Ensure regular technical quality control of projects and programmes and issue warnings and recommendations

g. Ensure adequate support to multi-sector responses within projects, in line with the other specialists.

h. Contribute to recruitment and briefing when relevant

i. Propose research and study topics, conduct research if necessary, and supervise data collection.

j. Contribute to the writing of new proposals for new opportunities within its technical scope.

k. Develop policy guidance documents that support countries in participating effectively in the design of a policy, program, strategy, or system.

Providing project-based technical learning with a global impact

a. Ensure Global and Regional Technical Specialists get the information they need and collaborate with technical divisions as needed.

b. Coordinate with headquarters to ensure adequate capitalization to improve the sectoral method globally and collect scientific evidence; initiate or test new innovative solutions to address the main challenges of the sector.

c. Contribute to technical learning under the responsibility of the Specialist or Operational Manager, based on best practices.

d. Anticipate and prepare for nexus adjustments in your sector.

e. Contribute to the terms of reference for evaluations.

Ensuring the internal technical training of his/her sector or on cross-cutting themes

a. Carry out training needs assessment and the necessary technical training in his/her field or on cross-cutting themes

b. Contribute to the skills upgrading plan for professionals in the sector and may be a third-party assessor.

c. Assist in coordinating technical professional development and facilitating a community of practice, in collaboration with the technical division.

Contributing to ensure the external technical influence of HI
Contribute to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in his sectorial scope

a. Represent the technical expertise of HI throughout the relevant local networks: can represent HI technical expertise by delegation in relevant local, regional, and international networks and with local partners.

b. Contribute to advocacy on specific themes in line with the global advocacy priorities

c. Contribute to communication messages locally in line with the global communication priorities

Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities

Contributes to the support or the implementation of the program(s)' emergency preparedness actions and, during an emergency, adapts his/her work modality to contribute to HI’s effective humanitarian response.

• Provident fund,Tour allowance,Medical allowance,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance,Gratuity
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.

• Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.

• Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability benefit, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.

• Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.

• Allowance for Children`s Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children`s Education as per the HI policy.

• National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.

• Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.

• Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.

• Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.