Unit Lead (Disability and Rehabilitation)

Lead the WHO Ukraine Country Office's Rehabilitation and Disability Unit to implement the 5-year Rehabilitation, Assistive Technologies, Long Term Care and Disability Strategy. Provide technical support to improve health services for people with impairments and disabilities and strengthen evidence-based policy and program decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the WHO rehab and disability team and visiting consultants to align activities with WHO's 5-year strategy and monitoring framework.
• Provide technical and methodological support to develop/strengthen rehabilitation services for key stakeholders.
• Support leadership of the Rehabilitation Working Group by strengthening service mapping and gap identification.
• Maintain up-to-date information on centres and organizations providing rehabilitation services and assistive products.
• Improve referral pathways of trauma patients in collaboration with rehab partners and clinical stakeholders.
• Support provision of essential equipment and assistive technologies to inpatient rehabilitation settings and promote community access.
• Support recruitment and deployment of WHO consultancy and other staff including international rehabilitation teams.
• Support development of project proposals, implementation, monitoring and evaluation plans aligned with WHO Ukraine 5-year rehab and disability framework.
• Support resource mobilization for Ukraine Country Office.
• Provide technical support to strengthen WHO's disability inclusion strategy and support UN Disability Task Team coordination.
• Identify and communicate priorities and needs related to emergency health response and recommend coordination mechanisms and training.
• Support national rehabilitation and disability technical officer to influence policy development.
• Contribute to development of country and regional evidence and data on disability and rehabilitation including vision and hearing impairment.
• Oversee, enhance, implement, monitor and evaluate the European regional work on Disability and Rehabilitation.
• Develop and recommend norms and procedures concerning technical aspects of disabilities and rehabilitation services.
• Represent WHO in technical meetings, seminars and academic events in disabilities and rehabilitation.
• Perform other related responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• Advanced University (Master`s level) degree in rehabilitation, public health, medicine, or related areas relevant to the position.
• Additional post-graduate qualification in management (desirable).
• At least seven years of experience at the international level in planning, implementing, managing and evaluating programmes in disability and rehabilitation.
• Practical experience in implementing or advising health or governmental institutions, NGOs, etc. on rehabilitation and assistive technology in lower- and middle-income countries.
• Relevant experience working with WHO, the United Nations, or other multi development agencies active in disability, rehabilitation and assistive technology (desirable).
• Professional experience working in countries within the WHO European Region (desirable).
• Excellent knowledge of rehabilitation, assistive technology, disability and community-based service development.
• Good general knowledge of public health from a national and international perspective.
• Ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of standard text, spreadsheet and presentation software applications.
• Emotional intelligence and ability to manage own and others' emotions.
• Expert knowledge of English.
• Beginners knowledge of Russian (desirable).

Skills

• Disability Programme Management
• Rehabilitation Services
• Assistive Technology Implementation
• Public Health Policy Development
• Community-Based Service Development
• Programme Planning and Evaluation
• Public Health Systems Strengthening
• Technical Support in Rehabilitation
• International health programs
• UN Procedures
• Health Sector Advisory
• Text Software
• Spreadsheet Software Knowledge
• Presentation Software
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English, Russian