REHABILITATION EXPERT

Consulente-Sanità - Tecnico

Descrizione

The general objective of the position:

In close cooperation with the Health Program Manager, the Rehabilitation Expert is in charge of defining and implementing the interventions in the field of physical rehabilitation in Ukraine; it is responsible to coordinate all activities and involve human resources between Italy and Ukraine, respecting international and national protocols as well as donors’ guidelines, in order to ensure the provision of quality rehabilitation care to the target population.

The Rehabilitation Expert is also in charge of the coordination between the hospital and institutional actors involved on the Ukrainian and Italian front and the conduct of activities within and with Ukrainian hospitals, with an operational role in the development of technical activities.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

– Responsible for defining, implementing and updating the rehabilitation component of the health strategy of the Soleterre mission in Ukraine;

– Responsible for the adequacy and quality of rehabilitation interventions in Ukraine;

– Responsible for the supervision and monitoring of technical aspects and humanitarian needs in coordination with local stakeholders, analysing the difficulties during implementation and reporting difficulties as they appear, in order to proactively provide the necessary solutions and achieve operational results;

– Continuously monitor rehabilitation-related needs in the country, including new areas of intervention, through exploratory missions;

– Monitor and review project proposals giving technical advices;

– In collaboration with the Health Program Manager, acting as an intermediary between the interests of Ukrainian and Italian hospitals, providing technical support and assistance for the implementation of rehabilitation activities through appropriate tools and methodologies in order to support in identifying the best strategies and optimize the implementation of activities;

– In collaboration with the MEAL Manager, drafting the tools for need assessments, data collection and analysis, quality assessments in the field of rehabilitation;

– Periodically visit project activities in Ukraine in order to collect the needs, harmonize and monitor the interventions between the target locations and verify the proper performance of the activities related to the rehabilitation sector;

– Support Italian and Ukrainian hospitals in the development and revision of training modules for the pediatric physical rehabilitation;

– Ensure constant and profitable strategic coordination with the various actors of the project (Italian and Ukrainian hospital departments, health managers, medical-health staff, project staff), maintaining constant communication (sharing documents, updates, tools) ensuring that the communication flows within the project’s operational team and between the levels in the field and in Italy are continuous, timely, accurate and collaborative and that the required information on project progress is immediately available;

– If possible, participate, together with the Health Program Manager, in meetings and moments of exchange of information with agencies, public institutions and donors in the areas of interest of the program;

– Participate in the Rehab Technical Working Group;

– Organize and implement moments of sharing lessons learned at the end of the project, with the possibility of participating in a national conferences within the aim of the projects;

– Develop position papers on Soleterre’s interventions in the field of psycho-physical rehabilitation in line with culture and context;

– Prepare and/or support in the preparation of complete and accurate quarterly, interim (annual) and final reports according to donor requirements. If necessary, create additional periodic reports that can be used both internally and externally and aid in the preparation of change requests;

– Report any problem conditions detected on the ground to the Head of Mission, either through regular reports or update meetings;

– Represent SOLETERRE to local health authorities and ensure a constant presence and active participation in health coordination forums (cluster meetings, other technical coordination meetings) and maintain regular contacts with other counterparts of the mission (NGOs, local organizations, donors, authorities) in order to broaden the analysis of the medical-health situation in the country, strengthening the impact of humanitarian intervention.

How to apply:

Send your CV and a brief introduction to risorseumane@soleterre.org, indicating the subject REHAB_UKR-25 by 31.01.2025.

Applications will be evaluated according to arrival until the position is filled.

The interview will only be conducted with pre-selected candidates only.

The selection shall respect the principle of equal opportunities (L. 903/77).