VACANCY ANNOCEMENT (Nationals Only)
PHYSIOTHERAPIST/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Duty Station: GAROWE, PUNTLAND.
Location: Garowe (with regular field trips to Las Canood and areas where Internally Displaced people reside)
NGO PRESENTATION
Created in 1982, Handicap International (HI), operating name Humanity and Inclusion, is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. HI was the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for its role in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
Based on availability of funds, HI is planning to respond to needs of people with disabilities and injuries, linked to the Las Canood conflict.
This will involve setting up a disability and vulnerability focal point (DVFP) located around the area south of las canood. This means that there will be considerable travel from Garowe, to the various IDP sites housing displaced populations. As needed and based on security measures, the physiotherapists / Occupation might be needed to travel to main hospital in Las Canood city.
Mission: Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Physiotherapist (PT) or Occupational Therapist is responsible to ensure appropriate rehabilitation care to the most vulnerable individuals affected by the crisis, including people with injuries and disabilities. The Physiotherapist (PT) or Occupational Therapist is a member of multidisciplinary team of Psychosocial worker and Prosthetist& Orthotists.
Responsibility 1: Assess functional capacities of the beneficiaries and identify their needs for rehabilitation and specific items
Aim: Ensure holistic assessment of needs of beneficiaries in respect of users-centered principles
Activities:
Responsibility 2: Provide safe and appropriate rehabilitation interventions
Aim: Ensure all activities implemented in line with the treatment plan contribute to improve quality of life of the beneficiaries and do no harm
Activities:
Responsibility 3: Lead group therapy sessions and when needed collaborate with the psychosocial workers.
Aim: Ensure that group therapy sessions are linked to the overall intervention plan and contribute to better outcomes for the beneficiaries
Activities:
Responsibility 4: Report data on group activities, follow-up on individual cases and organize the daily and weekly activities
Aim: Ensure that technical information on intervention is available and there is clarity on planned activities
Activities:
Responsibility 7: Participate in the analysis and reporting of global issues in the IDP population, with a focus on rehabilitation
Aim: To contribute to the orientation of response by providing relevant and updated information on the evolving context
Activities:
Conditions
- Status: Contract with salary according to experience
- Start: April 2024
- Duration: 12 months (possible extension, linked to final confirmation of funding)
VACANCY ANNOCEMENT (Nationals Only)
PHYSIOTHERAPIST/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Duty Station: GAROWE, PUNTLAND.
Location: Garowe (with regular field trips to Las Canood and areas where Internally Displaced people reside)
NGO PRESENTATION
Created in 1982, Handicap International (HI), operating name Humanity and Inclusion, is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. HI was the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for its role in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
Based on availability of funds, HI is planning to respond to needs of people with disabilities and injuries, linked to the Las Canood conflict.
This will involve setting up a disability and vulnerability focal point (DVFP) located around the area south of las canood. This means that there will be considerable travel from Garowe, to the various IDP sites housing displaced populations. As needed and based on security measures, the physiotherapists / Occupation might be needed to travel to main hospital in Las Canood city.
Mission: Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Physiotherapist (PT) or Occupational Therapist is responsible to ensure appropriate rehabilitation care to the most vulnerable individuals affected by the crisis, including people with injuries and disabilities. The Physiotherapist (PT) or Occupational Therapist is a member of multidisciplinary team of Psychosocial worker and Prosthetist& Orthotists.
Responsibility 1: Assess functional capacities of the beneficiaries and identify their needs for rehabilitation and specific items
Aim: Ensure holistic assessment of needs of beneficiaries in respect of users-centered principles
Activities:
Responsibility 2: Provide safe and appropriate rehabilitation interventions
Aim: Ensure all activities implemented in line with the treatment plan contribute to improve quality of life of the beneficiaries and do no harm
Activities:
Responsibility 3: Lead group therapy sessions and when needed collaborate with the psychosocial workers.
Aim: Ensure that group therapy sessions are linked to the overall intervention plan and contribute to better outcomes for the beneficiaries
Activities:
Responsibility 4: Report data on group activities, follow-up on individual cases and organize the daily and weekly activities
Aim: Ensure that technical information on intervention is available and there is clarity on planned activities
Activities:
Responsibility 7: Participate in the analysis and reporting of global issues in the IDP population, with a focus on rehabilitation
Aim: To contribute to the orientation of response by providing relevant and updated information on the evolving context
Activities:
Conditions
- Status: Contract with salary according to experience
- Start: April 2024
- Duration: 12 months (possible extension, linked to final confirmation of funding)
If you feel you are the right candidate for this position, kindly send your application along with an up-to-date CV + a cover letter (including 3 referees with their current official contacts) by email not later than on 15st March 2024 to: recruitment@somaliland.hi.org
Mandatory:
- The email subject line should be marked: “Application for Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist – Garowe.
- Please do not send your academic and other testimonials they will be requested at a later stage.
If one of the mandatory topics above isn’t respected, the candidate will be disqualified
Only short listed candidates with the above qualifications and skills will be contacted.
Humanity & Inclusion is 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 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 qualified and competent women and persons with disability applicants are highly encouraged to apply.