Rehabilitation Technical Officer - Sudan

Handicap International; Al Jazeerah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Handicap International is looking for a Technical Support Provider for a 3-month mission in Al Jazeerah, Sudan. This role involves training local staff, providing technical guidance, and ensuring quality standards in rehabilitation services. Candidates should have a degree in occupational therapy and relevant experience in humanitarian contexts.

Benefits

Social cover adapted to situation

Medical coverage with 50% employee contribution

25 days paid leave per year

Perdiem: 804 EUR net/month

Hardship: 500 EUR net/month

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of clinical experience in humanitarian settings.
• Experience in supervision and at primary health center level.
• Ability to manage stress and work effectively in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and support to project leaders.
• Implement and evaluate project activities according to internal standards.
• Facilitate training and skills development within the sector.

Skills

Fluency in oral and written English

Arabic

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Flexibility

Education

Degree in occupational therapy

Job description

Place: Wad Madani, Jazeerah, Sudan
Starting date: 1st October 2025
Duration of contract: 3 months
Closing date for applications: 30th July 2025

Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities. Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation: www.hi.org

JOB CONTEXT:
Since January 2024, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been responding to the crisis in Sudan. HI’s joint multisectorial response in Gedaref State, implemented with a Sudanese partner NGO, was providing physical and functional rehabilitation services in healthcare centers and at the community level, as well as MHPSS services, including individual and group counselling. HI is further engaged at the humanitarian coordination level to mainstream disability inclusion throughout the humanitarian response.

HI is scaling up its response from both geographic and modalities/sectorial perspectives. In particular, HI is launching its activities in Jazeerah state with a project combining physical and functional rehabilitation and Inclusive Humanitarian Action. HI is still at the base opening stage. This position aims at providing intensive training to local HI and MoH staff and ensuring HI protocols are being put in place at the beginning of the project.

YOUR MISSION:

Mission 1: Providing guidance and technical support to projects in accordance with the technical frameworks and general standards of his/her sectoral scope:

• Provide appropriate technical guidance and support to project leaders and/or specialists;
• Ensure project(s) activities are implemented in accordance with internal quality and technical standards and propose adjustments or improvements as necessary;
• Adapt project documentation as required, in accordance with global technical standards and norms;
• Contribute to the regular reporting of technical activities of its scope (collection and analysis of technical data collected) in conjunction with the project team and the MEAL team;
• Where appropriate, coordinate and collaborate with the project's technical partners as delegated by the Specialist or Project Manager.

Mission 2: Providing project-based technical learning:

• Share essential information with global and field technical specialists and collaborate with technical divisions as needed.
• Collect data for project capitalization, scientific documentation, and technical learning based on best practices.
• Implement audit recommendations and ensure technical quality by self-evaluating and participating in project evaluations.
• Apply norms and standards, and adjust activities according to project audits and technical recommendations.
• Propose research topics, oversee related data collection, and contribute to evaluation terms of reference.

Mission 3: Contributing to the animation of his/her sector:

• Support technical recruitment, training, and skills development within the sector, including assessment and coaching as needed.
• Facilitate professional development through communities of practice and deliver technical training to staff.
• Participate in operational data design, collection, and processing, ensuring alignment with sector guidelines and IM/MEAL principles.

Mission 4: Contribute to ensure the technical influence of HI on its perimeter:

• Contribute to the writing of new proposals for new opportunities within its technical scope;
• Represent HI’s technical expertise in networks and with partners as needed;
• Coordinate and collaborate with technical project partners when delegated;
• Support advocacy efforts in their area;
• Draft project content and proposals relevant to their technical scope.

Mission 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the support or implementation of emergency preparedness actions of the program(s) and, during an emergency, adapt his/her work modality in order to contribute to an effective HI humanitarian response.

YOUR PROFILE:

• Qualifications:Degree in occupational therapy;
• Experience:At least 2 years of clinical experience and experience in emergency humanitarian settings, experience in supervision, and experience at primary health center level;
• Skills:Fluency in oral and written English; Arabic is an asset;
• Personal qualities:Able to manage stress, reactivity, flexibility, adaptability, strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.

CONDITIONS:
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 3 months International contract starting from 1st October 2025;
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
• Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals;
• Pension scheme;
• Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution;
• Repatriation insurance paid by HI;
• Salary from 2346€ gross/month upon experience;
• Perdiem: 804 EUR net/month - paid in the field;
• Hardship: 500 EUR net/month paid with your salary;
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: 5 days every 8 weeks;
• Position:
• Unaccompanied:
• Housing: Collective taken in charge by HI;
• If you are resident in the country: local package.