Regional Rehabilitation Specialist - Mashriq

## THE ORGANIZATION:

Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.

Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission. For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/en/s/index.html

Mashriq Program is a decentralised geographic division working in the Midle East and covering Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, and during 2026 Syria will join the program.

In this region, we cover the full manadte of HI – emergency, Armed reduction violence and development with strong focus on continuum and resilience. There are 5 main sectors of intervention: rehabilitation, education, early child development, BaNEREI (basic needs, economic recovery and economic inclusion) and armed violence reduction. Inclusion Humanitarian Action is both crosscutting within main sectors and sometimes a standalone intervention.

**OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:**

Under the line management of the Technical Head of Program (THoP), the Regional Rehabilitation Specialist contributes to the implementation of HI’s mandate and operational strategy within the Mashriq programme, in line with HI global policies.

The position provides strategic and operational technical support in Rehabilitation across the Mashriq countries, ensuring quality, relevance, and impact of rehabilitation interventions. The role requires flexibility and frequent travel across the region according to operational needs.

**Reports to:** Technical Head of Program – Programme Mashriq

**Interacts with:**

• Mashriq Program teams

• Country teams (Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Syria)

• HQ Technical Specialists and Global Rehabilitation team

• External partners, networks, and institutions when required

**Mission 1: Expertise**

**1.1 Contributes to the regional strategies and countries mission strategies when relevant in line with the global strategies**

- Provides sectorial technical inputs to the STRATOPs for the program, with regard to rehabilitation, in line with the global STRATECH and ensure relevant follow up,
- Participate to any relevant strategical exercises organized at mission level,
- Participate in continuous needs assessments for development of new projects and / or adaptation of existing projects.

**1.2 Ensure technical support to projects in line with the global technical frameworks and standards on Rehabilitation**

- Provide adequate technical guidance and support to Project Managers (adapt standards to PM’s tools, contribute to proposal writing and reporting) in line with strategies, standards and mandatory transversal approaches
- Provide ongoing technical support and training for the technical and projects field staff, through direct provision of both formal and on the job training;
- Take part in Rehabilitation needs assessments for the development of new projects or adaptation of existing ones.
- Support the PM to set individual objectives for the TOs, evaluate individual performance when required, contribute to development & career evolution, monitor competences;
- Create capacity building plan for TO, and or officer and or partners and follow up on its implementation.

**1.3 Support the design and contextualization of technical tools, training, materials and other relevant documents, and disseminate them among the mission/humanitarian regional community (as needed) upon prior validation by the relevant HQ Technical Specialists**

- Ensure the implementation of the comprehensive approach and coordination with the other staff.
- Ensure good communication and coordination with team members and other internal stakeholders through regular meetings;
- Ensure adequate support to multi-sector responses within projects, in line with the other Specialists
- Ensure a local sectorial watch and best practice capture
- Participate to the design of positions, recruitment and induction of Rehabilitation team members in collaboration with the Operations Manager and Human Resources Manager.

**1.4 Ensure technical learning from projects**

- Initiate and/or implement to projects’ technical learning within her sectorial scope
- Contribute to projects’ capitalization and ensure technical learning from Rehabilitation activities
- Contribute to the evaluation of projects with a Rehabilitation component, identify lessons learnt, and best practices;

**1.5 Ensure the control & monitoring of the technical qu