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Job Available at Handicap International : Technical Adviser on functional rehabilitation
A TECHNICAL ADVISER ON FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION - REHABILITATION
to work at the organisationโs head office in LYONS on a permanent contract Start date : 01/09/09
Handicap International is an international organisation specialised in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and non-profit-making, it works alongside people with disabilities, whatever the context, offering them assistance and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organisation has set up programmes in approximately sixty countries and intervened in many emergency situations. It has a network of eight national associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) which provide human and financial resources, manage projects and raise awareness of Handicap Internationalโs actions and campaigns.
We employ 230 staff at our head office and almost 3000 people in the field (including 200 expatriates on both salaried and volunteer contracts) .
Context
A post as Technical Adviser on functional rehabilitation โ rehabilitation is available at Handicap Internationalโs head office in Lyons, taking over from the current post-holder .
The Technical Adviser reports to the head of the โRehabilitation Servicesโ Unit, which is made up of 5 people, and works in liaison with the desk officers at head office and the programme directors in the field. He/she is responsible for the quality of on-going projects that come within his/her field of competence, as well as those in the planning stage. At a later stage, he/she will also carry out technical positioning and representation work (networks).
Main duties and responsibilities :
The Technical Adviser in Functional Rehabilitation โ Rehabilitation provides support to the teams in the monitoring and evaluation of their projects.
You will therefore :
- contribute towards the design and implementation of functional rehabilitation โ rehabilitation projects, ensuring they are coherent with the Associationโs mandate and positioning and that they are of satisfactory quality : ensuring projects are in line with overall strategy, carrying out missions prior to project development and set-up, drawing up terms of reference, monitoring and lesson-learning;
- develop and promote the Associationโs individual and collective competencies and know-how in the field of functional rehabilitation โ rehabilitation;
- assume the role of contact person for the Association in your field, take part professional gatherings, write articles, run training sessions and carry out missions of expertise in response to requests from outside the Association;
- develop and disseminate professional approaches, know-how and positioning in the field of functional rehabilitation- rehabilitation : keep up-to-speed with โschools of thoughtโ, identify opportunities for partnerships or funding for projects, supervise lesson-learning activities, carry out research and undertake studies.
- contribute towards maintaining the professional competence of the Associationโs staff : take part in the recruitment of expatriates or national staff, design and deliver specific and customised training for functional rehabilitation- rehabilitation project teams.
You will make regular trips abroad.
Experience and qualifications :
You will be a qualified physical therapist and have a Masters or equivalent health manager- level qualification ( Public Health, Education Sciences, etc. ).
You will have worked as a practising physical therapist for at least 5 years and have already practised in a developing country
You have experience of managing and coordinating projects (rehabilitation services, sectors of activity, teams).
You are adaptable and creative with good analytical, written and oral skills (public-speaking), and enjoy working as part of a team.
You will be proficient in both spoken and written English and French.
Remuneration package
โฌ2200 to โฌ2600 per month over 12 months depending on experience + luncheon vouchers + optional complementary health scheme.
Please send a CV and covering letter and quote the following reference :
ND-DRT-RTRรฉadapt โ Before 15/07/09 โ preferably by email recrut03@handicap-international.org
HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL : 14, Avenue Berthelot, 69361 LYON, Cedex 07
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Source: Handicap International
When: 22/7/2009
