Rehabilitation Technical Officer – Ukraine M/F

HI is engaged in supporting the Ukrainian population affected by the war: since February 28, two teams left for Ukraine and the neighboring countries to analyze the context, the security, and the needs.

To date, HI continues the implementation of its program in two countries, Ukraine and Moldova, with more than 20 expatriates and more than 50 employees recruited on the spot.

More than any other, HI ensures that humanitarian actions are inclusive, allowing the most vulnerable populations (people with disabilities, elderly, sick, injured) to have access to the help they need. With a focus on physical rehabilitation, psychosocial support, shelter, access to food, water, and sanitation, explosive remnants of war risk education, and advocacy.

With its Atlas Logistics Unit, HI also ensures the delivery of humanitarian aid in hard-to-reach areas in the East for all NGOs in need thanks to its shared transport and storage activities. For more information, visit our website HERE

In response to critical health needs exacerbated by damage to health infrastructure, movement bans due to ongoing conflict, and targeting health facilities in certain areas, HI aims to improve access to quality physical rehabilitation and mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS for conflict-affected vulnerable populations ( including the injured) while strengthening the capacity of existing health structures.

Your mission will be in several cities: Dnipro, Vinnytsia , Chernivtsi and Lviv

Dnipro

The security situation in Dnepropetrovsk remains strong. Markets, restaurants, and cafes are open and life remains normal. From 22:00 to 6:00, there is a strict curfew as in the whole of Ukraine. In the last two months, there have been several ballistic missile attacks on the airport and military and logistics facilities on the periphery, but no impact on the city center. The nearest front line is 130 km away, completely out of reach of artillery or ground attacks. Hi, the staff in Dnepropetrovsk is currently sleeping in each room at the hotel. We opened an office a few minutes from the hotel. Within walking distance are at least 20/30 restaurants and cafes with a variety of quality dining styles, as well as a large public park and shopping center.

Vinnytsia

The security situation in Vinnytsia is very strong. Markets, and restaurants and cafes are open and life remains normal. From 22:00 to 06:00, there is a strict curfew as in the whole of Ukraine. There have been several ballistic missile attacks in the last two months on rural military and logistics facilities without affecting the city.

Some HI employees in Vinnytsia sleep in the guesthouse and some employees sleep in individual rooms in the hotel. We opened an office a few minutes from the city center. There are several restaurants, bars, and cafes with different styles of high-quality food, as well as a large public park, a large monumental square, and several beautiful pedestrian streets.

Chernivtsi

The security situation in Chernivtsi is very strong. Markets, restaurants, and cafes are open and life remains normal. There is a strict curfew throughout Ukraine from 22:00 to 6:00. The city has never been a target and the war has been very intense. Far from here, Some HI employees in Černovice slept in a boarding house and some employees slept in separate rooms in the hotel. We have an office within 10 minutes from the city center. There are several restaurants, bars, and cafés with different styles of high-quality food, as well as a large public park, a large monumental square, and a beautiful pedestrian street with historic 19th-century buildings.

Lviv

The security situation in Lviv is very stable. The city is beautiful and keeps an important touristic activity: Markets, restaurants and cafés are open and full of customers. Life continues as normal. There is a strict curfew from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am. There have been a few attacks by ballistic missiles over the past three months on military and logistic installations in the countryside, without any impact on the city. HI staff in Lviv sleep in a guesthouse (apartment of 3 rooms in the city center) and visitors staff sleep in guest house or in individual rooms in a hotel. For now, one room of the guest house is used as small office. There are several restaurants, bars and cafés, with different styles of quality food, as well as a big public parks.

Primary responsibilities

Under the responsibility of the Hospital Project Manager, as Rehabilitation Technical Officer you contribute to the implementation of Humanity & Inclusion’s mandate and 10-year strategy in your home country. You contribute to the implementation of projects by providing technical expertise and ensuring that the quality and impact of the project(s) concerned is optimised. You work closely with the programme’s technical team.

For this framework your main duties are :

• Provide guidance and technical support to projects in accordance with the overall technical frameworks and standards within the rehabilitation sector
• Provide technical learning from projects
• Contribute to the animation of the rehabilitation sector
• Contribute to ensuring HI’s technical influence within its perimeter

Profile

Education and experience

• You hold a degree in physiotherapy or occupational therapy
• You have training in traumatology and/or burn
• You have exemplary experiences At least 2 years in emergency humanitarian settings
• You have an Experience in hospital rehab and community-based rehabilitation

Skills and abilities

• You have good communication skills in english,
• You have strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
• You are flexible and reactive

Conditions

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

• 6 months International contract starting as soon as possible
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
• Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
• Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level as your 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
• Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution; Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2 350€ gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 527,02 € net/month – paid in the field;
• Hardship: 500 € net/month paid with your salary
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: 5 days every 8 weeks => + possible transport/package support.
• Position: unaccompanied; Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa)
• Housing: Collective took in charge by HI
• If you live in your home country: package local