Specialist, Rehabilitation, Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG)

Job Description

Title: Specialist, Rehabilitation, Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, Healthcare Startup

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, Healthcare Startup

Additional Job Requirements

• Proven assessment, planning and intervention skills

• Practical skills on tools and task adaptation

• Need based assistive devices selection and measurement skills

• Documentation and reporting skill

• Clear understanding on Therapeutic exercise, Community Based Rehabilitation, Social inclusion, Multi-dimensional Poverty, poverty & disability dynamics, community culture and disability, contextual understanding, Local norms and behaviors etc.

• Competent on independent individualized comprehensive intensive rehabilitation assessment, plan and intervention.

• Hands on competency on proper selection of assistive devices, measurement and provision training.

• Low-cost home modification, tools and task adaptation expertise in the community level households.

• This position is open for Bangladeshi nationals only.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of work experience in programmes related to extreme poverty and disability.

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

BRAC is the pioneer of the Graduation approach, a globally recognised holistic solution to curb extreme poverty. Since 2002, BRAC's flagship, the Ultra-Poor Graduation program, has reached more than 2.2 million households in 48 districts of Bangladesh and supported them to sustainably break the poverty trap. Join us at BRAC to build an inclusive society free from the clutches of extreme poverty. It's not just a job but a platform to drive real changes for those who need it the most. Be a part of the journey.

Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Job Purpose

To contribute to the sustainable graduation of targeted ultra-poor persons with disabilities in the respective zone and regions by identifying their Intensive Rehabilitation needs.

Designing and implementing holistic interventions which includes enhancement of their functional capacity, enterprise-engagement skills and life skills, while also ensuring access to essential services through appropriate referrals. In addition, the role involves providing capacity development and technical support to frontline staffs and educating caregivers, family and community for strengthening the overall effectiveness of the planned interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Identification of persons with disabilities, conduct rehabilitation assessment and provide comprehensive rehabilitation services (functional rehabilitation therapy, caregiver training on home-based rehabilitation) and ensure regular follow-up.

• Work closely with Senior Technical Expert-MHPSS and other regional/ Zonal staffs for comprehensive rehabilitation solution of the persons with disabilities.

• Facilitate provision of assistive devices, accessibility, and further interventions for persons with disabilities in complicated situations.

• Provide hands on coaching to the participants through home visit in order to build the enterprise related technical skills and enhance their soft skills and confidence to lift them from the extreme poverty level.

• Case management support for persons with disabilities to participate in various livelihood activities, liaising with Technical Coordinator-Rehabilitation, Senior Manager -Disability Inclusion and field implementation team.

• Collaborate with Organization of Persons with disability (OPD) and UPG programme in mapping the relevant service providers, developing and implementing service mechanisms related to rehabilitation and other basic health services.

• Contribute to participants’ quality-of-life related indicator and tracking progress towards graduation, through monitoring and documentation and build capacity on Disability Inclusion among all implementing staffs.

• Conduct participative staff capacity assessments for UPG programme and develop a capacity building plan on disability-inclusive ultra-poverty graduation model (identification, prevention, rehabilitation, inclusion).

• Support to design/revision of training packages and facilitate training sessions on inclusive livelihood topics for UPG staff, community people and other stakeholders (face-to-face trainings, remote trainings, e-learnings, etc)

• Coordination with programme staffs to ensure referral of people with disabilities to basic health centers and specialized service providers, promoting quality services that address needs, and ensure follow-up of those referrals.

• Collaborate and coordinate with the other disability, livelihoods, employment and skills- specialized institutions and govt. departments for DI UPG mission, according to the programme needs.

• Supporting inputs to all-inclusive livelihood reporting needs (including field reporting).Contribute to the monthly/quarterly situation report. Maintain and update participant files related to rehabilitation assessments, plans, case studies and progress updates.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organization and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and Life Insurance, Maternity/ Paternity Leave and others as per policy.