Specialized Social Service Expert at Alinea International

Reform initiative and position summary:

Through this Reform Initiative, SURGe supports the Government of Ukraine with implementation of the National Strategy of Reforming the Institutional Care and Upbringing of Children for 2017-2026. The RI aims to build capacity of local governments to introduce integrated child-oriented services at the community level preventing children institutionalization.

To achieve this goal, SURGe Project is looking for Specialized Services Expert with the background in special education who will be working with the team to help design and pilot services for children with disabilities and build local specialists capacity on their delivery.

Level of effort: Full time, Monday-Friday. The expert will be based in Kyiv.

The duration of the contract is 6 months with a possibility of extensions (subject of approval and implemented deliverables during a previous deployment).

For contracting (after the job offer is made), the selected candidate is expected to be registered as a Private Entrepreneur of the 3d group (consultancy services).

Indicative duties and responsibilities (scope of work):

• Participate in the development of tools for assessing needs of children with disabilities which will inform work with them and their parents based on the multifunctional social services centres, being operationalized in 3 pilot communities of Lviv Oblast; ensure that the tools are aligned with the best international practices;
• Participate in development and piloting of services and programs including daycare service to be provided for children with disabilities in 3 pilot communities of Lviv Oblast;
• Develop training materials and conduct trainings for multidisciplinary teams of pilot multifunctional centres on case management, services delivery, techniques of working with children with  behavioral and emotional disorders, intellectual disabilities, and building parents’ capacity to address needs of their children;
• Guide the team of the multifunctional centres, operationalized in 3 pilot communities of Lviv Oblast, in building partnerships with schools, Inclusive-Recourse centres and other service providers to promote inclusion for children with disabilities and their meaningful participation in social life;
• Work closely with the Ministry of Social Policy on refinement of tools, standards of services and programs piloted in Lviv oblast and seek their institutionalization. 

Preferred qualifications and skills:

• University degree in social science field and/or special education combined with at least three (3) years of professional experience  is required;
• Relevant experience in development of programs and/or services for children with disabilities and their families;
• Experience of partnering with parents in the design and delivery of services;
• Experience of delivery trainings/sessions, facilitation for specialists working with children with disabilities or facilitation of parental support groups is an asset;
• Clearly demonstrated ability to conceptualize development issues and write quality analytical materials is essential;
• Relevant experience of national level advocacy on disability issues is an asset.

Other experience and skills:

• Strong ethics, well-balanced and mature personality, positive attitude to the job;
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work under tight deadlines;
• Excellent knowledge of Ukrainian, ability to speak and write clearly and correctly;
• Good command of English, both written and speaking skills
• Citizen of Ukraine.

2022-03-04 2022-03-03T00:00:00+02:00 Full time TELECOMMUTE Ukraine Alinea International (Ukraine Office)