National Consultant - Rehabilitation Services Integration and Disability Inclusion in PHC and HIS

The consultant will provide technical and coordination support to the Ministry of Health and WHO to facilitate the finalization and implementation of the National Policy and Strategic Plan on Disability Health Equity and Rehabilitation in the Health Sector. The role focuses on integrating rehabilitation and disability inclusion within primary health care and health system reforms, strengthening equitable access to health services for persons with disabilities, and enhancing data use for policy implementation and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ministry of Health and stakeholders in finalizing and implementing the National Policy and Strategic Plan on Disability Health Equity and Rehabilitation in the Health Sector.
• Provide technical inputs to policies, guidelines, operational plans and financing approaches related to disability health equity, rehabilitation and assistive technology.
• Support coordination and functioning of technical working groups and intersectoral coordination mechanisms related to disability health equity, rehabilitation and assistive technology.
• Provide technical support to integrate rehabilitation services and disability needs into health system strengthening initiatives including financing, human resources, service delivery reforms and social protection.
• Support PHC demonstration initiatives to integrate rehabilitation services into primary health care and improve disability-inclusive service delivery.
• Support measures to strengthen equitable access to health services for people with disabilities through financing mechanisms and social protection reforms.
• Conduct rapid mapping and assessment of rehabilitation and disability-related data flows, reporting systems and information gaps.
• Support integration and strengthening of rehabilitation and disability indicators within health information platforms.
• Support use of rehabilitation and disability data for health planning, monitoring and decision-making including development of reporting products and analytical summaries.

Requirements

• University degree in public health, social care, healthcare planning and management or equivalent.
• Advanced qualifications relevant to rehabilitation and the health needs of people with disability (desirable).
• Minimum five years of experience working in health planning and management in or related to social care and community health, particularly related to disability and rehabilitation in Cambodia.
• Experience in working collaboratively and coordinating across sectors and with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience in development and facilitation of planning materials and working groups.
• Experience with health information systems in Cambodia.
• Good oral and written English language skills.
• Previous experience working collaboratively with a range of Departments within the Ministry of Health (desirable).
• Development and use of evidence for policy decision making including use of secondary qualitative and quantitative information as well as primary information collection relevant to needs and systems assessments (desirable).

Skills

• Public Health
• Healthcare Planning
• Health Management
• Rehabilitation Services
• Disability Inclusion
• Health Information Systems
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Cross-sector Collaboration
• Planning Materials Development
• Working Group Facilitation
• Policy Development
• Data Utilization for Policy
• Needs Assessment
• Systems Assessment
• Primary Health Care Integration
• Health System Reform
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English