Venezuela Rehabilitation Needs Assessment Lead

Relief International; Venezuela; On-site; VES 61,101,000 - 85,542,000; Part time

Job summary

Relief International invites a consultant or firm to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment in Venezuela to inform potential rehabilitation programming and longer-term presence. The assignment includes desk review, field data collection, and stakeholder engagement to map services, assess P&O and assistive technology availability, and provide concrete recommendations for RI's operations.

The engagement focuses on earthquake-affected populations, pre-existing disabilities, access to

Qualifications

• Significant experience in humanitarian needs assessments
• Disability inclusion assessments and continuity of care
• Knowledge of prosthetics and orthotics services and assistive technology
• Experience in health systems assessment and referral pathways
• Strong qualitative research and analytical skills
• Ability to develop practical programme recommendations and indicative costings
• Excellent report-writing skills
• Ability to manage assessment activities within tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the assessment methodology
• Conduct secondary data review and stakeholder mapping
• Lead qualitative primary data collection (interviews and focus groups)
• Assess rehabilitation service availability and access
• Evaluate assistive technology markets and supply chains
• Identify priority needs and service gaps
• Develop programme options and RI recommendations
• Facilitate a validation workshop and produce reports

Job description

Relief International invites a consultant or firm to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment in Venezuela to inform potential rehabilitation programming and longer-term presence. The assignment includes desk review, field data collection, and stakeholder engagement to map services, assess P&O and assistive technology availability, and provide concrete recommendations for RI's operations.

The engagement focuses on earthquake-affected populations, pre-existing disabilities, access to