Inclusion Specialist

Contexte

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.

JOB CONTEXT:

The Syrian crisis is the greatest humanitarian crisis of the last 20 years. The current humanitarian response only provides a patchy and partial coverage of the growing humanitarian needs. Eight years after the beginning of the crisis, the number of injured persons in Syria keeps rising, with a severe lack of healthcare in many areas. The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern. From its main coordination office in Amman, HI is managing a large humanitarian program from three different hubs, along four main pillars:

1. Support to health partners for the provision of multidisciplinary rehabilitation services and standalone psychosocial support services, through training, technical supervisions and donations of assistive devices and/or equipment;

2. Education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons and non-technical survey of hazardous areas;

3. Livelihoods assistance, with a combination of cash for work, vocational training, small grants for businesses and apprenticeships;

4. Training and technical support to other humanitarian actors on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons in the humanitarian response (with a special focus on inclusive health and inclusive livelihoods).

To carry out the inclusive technical support of this project, HI Middle east is looking for an inclusion specialist for 12 months. The position is based in Amman with travels in Middle East countries

YOUR MISSION:

As Field Inclusion Technical Specialist, you contribute to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in your area of expertise. You ensure optimal quality and impact of the projects implemented. In this part, your main activities are:

• Sharing your Expertise through training and technical advisory

• Representation and Reporting

• Functional team management

• Documentation of Lessons Learned and Best Practices You will be more specifically, in charge of:

• Develop, facilitate and monitor Training of field teams on inclusion of persons with disability, ensuring that input is contextualized to reality of the region while improving the mapping and removal of barriers to enhance access to services for persons living with disability.

• Provide technical support, hold coaching and/or learning sessions to support local experts, team, partners in developing their skill set

• Ensure coordination and coherence of activities with the Physical Rehabilitation and Disability Technical Specialists

• Being the protection focal point for the hub, train and monitor on protection issues (gender age disability inclusion approach). • Support to local groups of persons with disabilities to develop their representation, networks and advocate for change at local level

Profil :

• You have training as Health Professional (OT, SLT, PT), Social Worker, Educator, Disability & Inclusion Studies, or similar qualification or field of study

• You have at least 3 years’ experience in humanitarian action and

• You have at least 5 years of experience in tailored advice and/or direct support to persons with disabilities’ autonomy and independence: consultation; adjustment and adaption of work places, training sessions, Training curricula, work processes and tools (e.g.: universal access, reasonable accommodation, adaptation of tools and work environment, inclusive communication modalities etc.)

• Previous experience in designing, delivering & monitoring trainings based on assessed needs, and in coaching and technical advice to support others applying newly learned skills into action

• A first experience in the Syrian crisis and/or in Middle Eastern countries would be an asset

• You are fluent in English, arabic language skills are an asset

• You have strong coordination and communicating skills

• You have remote mentoring skills

• Collaboration skills

• Networking

Salary

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 12 months International contract starting from 15th, august 2022

• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation: o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals o Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution o Repatriation insurance paid by HI

• Salary from 2750€ gross/month upon experience

• Perdiem: 640 € net/month – paid in the field

• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;

• R&R: 1 day per month / possible transport/package support.

• Position: unaccompanied

• Housing: Collective / individual taken in charge by HI If you are resident in the country: local package