Humanity & Inclusion (The new name of Handicap International) Hiring for Inclusive Livelihood technical Officer at Amman, Jordan Full Time

Inclusive Livelihood technical Officer

THE ORGANIZATION:

Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion, is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

HI has offices in 63 countries; for further information about the association: www.hi.org.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

Mission: Under the supervision of the Livelihood Project Manager and in close collaboration with the Livelihood Regional Technical Unit (RTU) / Global Specialist, the Livelihood Technical officer (Level 1) accompanies the project’s staff, partners and relevant actors and stakeholders in the implementation of the project and contributes to the project’s MEAL.

Line managed by: Project Manager

Functionally reports to the PM and Regional Technical Unit (RTU) / Global Specialist.

Interacts with:

-Internal: Project team, RTU, MEAL staff, and support services staff.

-External: The project partners, the authorities in the project area of implementation, other stakeholders including local organizations, INGOs and UN agencies in the area of implementation, relevant Clusters/Working Groups.

Responsibility 1: Contribute to the development of tools for the project implementation and to the capacity building of the project team and partners.

Aim: Ensure the project team and partners understand and are able to apply the chosen modalities of intervention in compliance with the HI technical framework.

Tasks:

•Participate to the selection and contextualization of the modalities of intervention in compliance with the HI technical framework

•Contribute to the development and/or adaptation of methodologies and technical tools, including full training packages (training needs assessment tools, training manuals, and materials, pre-post training tests), user guidelines, etc

•Organize and/or participate in the testing of the tool whenever appropriate and adjust them according to the results of the test.

•Contribute to assessing HI project team and/or project partner capacity building needs, to define suitable training plan and training package

•Train project partners and relevant actors and stakeholders on the methodologies and tools.

•Produce training and coaching reports and coordinate feedback with the service providers to strengthen continuous staff development

Responsibility 2: Support the implementation of project activities.

Aim: Ensure  that the project intervention contributes to positive outcomes for the beneficiaries

Tasks:

•Provide ad-hoc support, coaching, and follow-up to the project’s partners, actors and stakeholders during the implementation of the following activities:

• Raise awareness amongst public and private stakeholders about the need for inclusion of persons with disabilities in employment and how to address potential barriers they may face.
• Identify and mobilize employers who are willing to recruit workers with disabilities.
• Support employers in assessing the inclusion level of their workplace, making action plans toward inclusive employment, and accommodating work environment.
• Follow-up and monitor the internship provided by the employers in line with the identified internship criteria.
• Facilitate effective job placement and retention support among stakeholders.

• Set up a coaching and mentoring mechanism and accompany its enforcement.
• Organize regular complex cases meetings and good practices meetings with the employers.
• Produce training and coaching reports and coordinate feedback with employers and employees with disabilities.
• Directly carry out the following activities:
• Support CSO partners to define and implementing an advocacy framework for local services and employers.
• Train and coach CSO partners in using the developed technical tools to implement activities within the approved framework and to collect required data.
• Support CSO partners to define employer capacity-building plans and monitor implementation including analysis of KAP improvement.

Responsibility 3: Contribute to project monitoring, lesson learning and reporting 

Aim: Ensure the project intervention remains on the right track and it takes into account good/bad/successful/failure practices

Tasks:

• Contribute to the development of data collection tools for documenting indicators, collecting data in relation to core tasks and contributing to the measurement of the progress made.
• Support the Project Manager in analyzing the data collected and in identifying necessary adjustments in the project implementation framework to improve the quality and impact of the intervention
• Contribute to the identification of good practices under the project
• Develop case studies and success stories to illustrate changes induced by the project and for communication use
• Contribute to planning and producing activity reports
• Contribute to the production of the donor report,
• Contribute to the preparation and implementation of project quarterly review
• Participate in the organization of technical reviews and technical missions
• Participate in the professional network at the national level in the field of expertise of the project
• Contribute to the development of lesson learning exercises, data collection and analysis, and the production of dissemination document
• Facilitate the field implementation of project evaluations and of research

Others:

• Confidentiality is required in all these responsibilities.
• Movements to the field are requested upon request

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE will have:

Advanced degree in the area of expertise

•Minimum 3 years experience in the fields of expertise, in an emergency or/ and development context

•Skills in developing training and providing coaching for capacity building

•Ability to develop information material

•Analytical skills

•Ability to work with partners, civil society organizations or public authorities

•Skills in users-centered approach

•Knowledge of referrals mechanisms

•Ability to respect the deadline and work under pressure

•Very positive personality, with a strong orientation toward solutions

•Adaptability, flexibility

•Autonomy in work

•Excellent communication skills Proactive, solution maker, strongly positive, constructive, and dynamic personality                                                                                                                                                                                     

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct.  In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Initial contract will be for a period of 6months (till end of March.23) and the position is based in Amman

Basic salary range for the position 1,073 JOD  1,510  (salary commensurate with experience and according to internal salary grid).

Closing date: 16/08/2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Application should include CV and motivation letter.

Incomplete motivation letters and applications received after the deadline will be disregarded.

The applications will be treated confidentially.