Place: Kabul, Afghanistan
Starting date: 1^st December 2025
Duration of contract: 12 months
Closing date for applications: 6^th October 2025

Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities. Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation: www.hi.org

JOB CONTEXT:
The HI Afghanistan operating framework is outlined in the operational strategy (“Stratop”) 2022-2025. The pillars are Health / Disability & Inclusion / Armed Violence Reduction / Atlas logistic.

HI is currently involved in different sectors of activities:

• Physical and functional rehabilitation (both on service provision and training – tech assistance), in development and emergency crisis settings;
• Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS);
• Inclusive Humanitarian Assistance – Inclusive Education – Inclusive livelihood;
• Explosive Ordnance Risk Education;
• Atlas shared storage and transportation.

The central office is in the capital city (Kabul) and hosts the management team (including operations, finance, logistics, human resources, technical unit, humanitarian access and security).

HI has five offices located in the different provinces of intervention: Herat, Kunduz, Nimroz, Bamian and Kandahar, are fully operational with dedicated support services and project management teams.

HI Afghanistan employs 360 national and 14 international staff and has a budget of 8 million euros. Most fundraising efforts and donor relationships are held at the Kabul level.

HI is also part of different coordination bodies (ACBAR, ICCT, HCT, etc.) and a member of several clusters, including health, protection and Co-Chairs the Disability Inclusion Working Group.

YOUR MISSION:
Under the management of the Technical Head of Program, The Rehabilitation Specialist will oversee the functional management of the Rehab Technical Officers, Physiotherapists, and P&O Technicians.

In this role, the Rehab Specialist will engage with both internal stakeholders and external parties (including partners, local authorities, other rehabilitation organizations, health clusters, and health NGOs).

The Rehabilitation Specialist will assume four primary responsibilities within the HI Afghanistan framework across seven bases (Kabul, Kandahar, Nimroz, Bamiyan, Kunduz and Herat), where comprehensive physical rehabilitation services are implemented through mobile teams, static teams, and four physical rehabilitation centers specializing in Prosthetic and Orthotic services.
These responsibilities aim to ensure quality assurance, capacity building, recognition, prioritization, and sustained support for physical rehabilitation activities within humanitarian and health initiatives.

Mission 1: Expertise

• Contribute to regional strategies aligned with global strategies;
• Provide technical support to projects adhering to global technical frameworks and standards within the sectorial scope;
• Facilitate technical learning from projects;
• Monitor and maintain technical quality and relevance of HI’s activities in the programs under the scope;
• Ensure alignment of technical propositions with nexus stakes (interconnected humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding efforts);
• Assist in facilitating the Professional Channel within the Technical Division’s framework within the program.

Mission 2: Influence

• Enhance HI’s external prestige and influence locally within the sectorial scope of expertise;
• Collaborating with the Disability Task Force to advocate for the importance of physical rehabilitation services and the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian efforts;
• Working closely with health clusters to ensure that physical rehabilitation activities are recognized and prioritized within broader health initiatives;
• Engaging with government agencies to advocate for policies and resources that support the provision of physical rehabilitation services to those in need.

Mission 3: Business Development

• Foster the development of major opportunities or new projects within the region within the sectorial scope;
• Lead the context analysis in rehabilitation;
• Lead or contribute to the design and writing of new rehabilitation projects in Afghanistan;
• Identify & transform major opportunities in rehabilitation in Afghanistan;
• Identify & develop local partnerships and/or consortium with NGOs, Institutions, Companies on technical priorities or important topics in the rehabilitation sector in Afghanistan.

Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Participate in or support emergency preparedness actions within the program(s) and adapt working methodologies during emergencies to contribute to effective humanitarian response efforts by HI.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

The security and access situation in the Country has improved significantly since the conflict ended; however, security measures remain in place as the context remains unpredictable.

International staff share the guesthouses in Kabul. They are spacious, well-equipped, secure, and comfortable, providing adequate living conditions and well-being to the global team, considering the limitations of moving around the city. The guesthouses have sports facilities and common areas for recreational activities. HI in Afghanistan provides a cleaner for the Guesthouses during working days