Job Purpose:
Under the management of the Technical Head of Program, The Rehabilitation Specialist will oversee the functional management of the Rehab Technical Officers, Physiotherapists, and P&O Technicians.
In this role, the Rehab Specialist will engage with both internal stakeholders and external parties (including partners, local authorities, other rehabilitation organizations, health clusters, and health NGOs).
The Rehabilitation Specialist will assume four primary responsibilities within the HI Afghanistan framework across seven bases (Kabul, Kandahar, Nimroz, Nangarhar, Kunar, Bamiyan, Kunduz and Herat), where comprehensive physical rehabilitation services are implemented through mobile teams, static teams, and four physical rehabilitation centers specializing in Prosthetic and Orthotic services.
These responsibilities aim to ensure quality assurance, capacity building, recognition, prioritization, and sustained support for physical rehabilitation activities within humanitarian and health initiatives.
The Duties and responsibilities may include but not limited to:
Mission 1: Expertise
- Contribute to regional strategies aligned with global strategies.
Provide technical support to projects adhering to global technical frameworks and standards within the sectorial scope.
- Facilitate technical learning from projects.
- Monitor and maintain technical quality and relevance of HI's activities in the programs under the scope.
- Ensure alignment of technical propositions with nexus stakes (interconnected humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding efforts).
- Contribute to the development of research and innovation projects in the region within the sectorial scope.
- Assist in facilitating the Professional Channel within the Technical Division's framework within the program.
- Provide technical guidance to Project Managers, ensuring projects meet strategic and sector standards, and support recruitment and multi-sectoral initiatives;
- Monitor best practices, oversee technical quality, and foster innovation and learning within the rehabilitation sector in Afghanistan.
Mission 2: Influence
- Enhance HI's external prestige and influence locally within the sectorial scope of expertise.
- Collaborating with the Disability Task Force to advocate for the importance of physical rehabilitation services and the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian efforts.
- Working closely with health clusters to ensure that physical rehabilitation activities are recognized and prioritized within broader health initiatives.
- Engaging with government agencies to advocate for policies and resources that support the provision of physical rehabilitation services to those in need.
- Building partnerships and alliances with relevant stakeholders to amplify the impact of advocacy efforts and garner support for physical rehabilitation activities
Mission 3: Business Development
- Foster the development of major opportunities or new projects within the region within the sectorial scope.
- Lead the context analysis in rehabilitation;
- Lead or contribute to the design and writing of new rehabilitation projects in Afghanistan;
- Identify & transform major opportunities in rehabilitation in Afghanistan;
- Identify & develop local partnerships and/or consortium with NGOs, Institutions, Companies on technical priorities or important topics in the rehabilitation sector in Afghanistan.
Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response
Participate in or support emergency preparedness actions within the program(s) and adapt working methodologies during emergencies to contribute to effective humanitarian response efforts by HI.
