VACANCIES ANNOUNCEMENT
The Umbrella of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities in the fight against HIV/AIDS and for Health promotion (UPHLS) is an umbrella organization which works for the inclusion of PDWs in Health promotion and employability. It is in this regard that UPHLS invites suitable candidates to apply for the following vacancy:
POSITION: Technical Advisor in disability early detection, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies.
Description of the assignment
This is a full-time position based in Kigali, Rwanda for a duration of one year. The proposed Technical Advisor will provide technical leadership and oversight for the project’s work to address issues of impairment early detection, access to health programs and services for children and adolescents with disabilities, with particular focus on provision of services through the health system, community based rehabilitation services, assistive technology and the capacity strengthening of health care providers.
The Technical advisor on the early identification of disability, early interventions, rehabilitation and assistive technologies will work closely the Programs Director of UPHLS, the external expert in the screening, diagnostic and fitting of hearing aids to children with hearing impairment, RBC and other project partners.
Main responsibilities and tasks:
- Provide strategic framework for screening, provision of assistive technology and post provision follow up;
- Working closely with UPHLS, RBC, NCPD and NCDA to strengthen early detection and interventions for children with developmental delays and children with disabilities;
- Strengthening the community based rehabilitation by capacitating the local communities and parents of children with disabilities;
- Assist on development of tools, guidelines, and standards for the inclusion of children with disabilities;
- Contribute to program design, learning, monitoring and evaluation;
- Represent the organization in national networks and key coordination forums;
- Build capacity of the program stakeholders and ensure coordination across stakeholders;
- Organizational capacity development in terms of disability early detection, rehabilitation and assistive technologies;
- Be part of fundraising team to funding opportunities and support proposal development materials;
Undertake other activities upon request.
Minimum Requirements
The National Technical Advisor in Disability Early detection, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies must be a subject matter expert in the development of disability early detection, rehabilitation and intervention and assistive technologies, services and be knowledgeable about health system approaches.
Specifically:
- Bachelor’s degree in a physical rehabilitation and/or associated field (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and other Rehabilitation studies, etc.), nursing or midwifery or other related medical studies. Having Master’s degree in the mentioned areas should be an added advantage;
- At least 3+ years of experience designing, implementing, or supporting physical rehabilitation and community based rehabilitation programming, is highly desired;
- Technical capacity, experience, and skills to develop quality sustainable rehabilitation services is highly desired;
- Skills and experience in designing and implementing health related projects;
- Strong technical skills around policy development and quality control for training curricula/tool development/revision and support for the physical rehabilitation national platform is required;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are highly desirable;
- Have Fundraising and proposal writing experience;
- At least 2 years working in hospital settings is an asset.
Competences:
- Strong capacity in training, mentoring health care providers and supportive supervision and knowledge transfer;
- Strong capacity in bringing a quick change and transformation;
- High level of initiative, motivation, commitment, and professionalism;
- Strong capacity in a spontaneous and expressive writing with adequate linguistic skills in English (structured level);
- Strong knowledge on CBR approaches, practices and disability inclusion;
- Capacity to deliver interactive training for adult professionals;
- Good skills in developing and delivering advocacy messages;
- Have experience in working with NGOs is an asset;
How to apply
The interested Candidates in this position should apply with a cover letter along with detailed curriculum vitae (resume), educational certificates (bachelor’s degree or master’s degree), and other relevant academic/work experience documents to infos@uphls.org not later than 04th November 2022.
For more information, kindly visit www.uphls.org for the concept note, or send an email to infos@uphls.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be conducted for further examination.
Note: UPHLS promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce. Persons with disabilities candidates are encouraged to apply.
Done at Kigali, on 19/10/2022
Francois Xavier KARANGWA
Executive Director
UPHLS
