Consultancy of Rehabilitation Interventions for Persons with Disabilities

TERM OF REFERENCE

CONSULTANCY OF REHABILITATION INTERVENTIONS

FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITES

Overview

The International Center (formerly known as Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation -VVAF) is an America non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. IC-VVAF established a representative office in Hanoi in 1994, and has been active in humanitarian assistance programs and development assistance continuously since that time. IC-VVAF has also addressed the consequences of war through advocacy and service programs in Vietnam for the last three decades. As a cofounder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, IC-VVAF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Now working under The International Center, IC, focuses on disability support, mine action, and mental health programs.

The Moving Without Limits Project

With a goal to improve people with disability’ access to quality assistive technologies and devices, thus enhance their independence in activities of daily living and their participation in social activities, three specific objectives were designed to carry out in the target provinces and districts of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh include: (i) improve availability of quality assistive technologies/devices (AD/AT) for people with mobility impairments (ii) improve capacity for the health sector workforce at the national and sub-national levels; and (iii) advocate for policies/regulations improvement, system strengthening and information sharing related to AD/AT.

In order to provide interventions for persons with disabilities, IC is looking for qualified consultancy service to carry out need assessment, interventions and follow up for persons with disabilities in the project provinces.

1.    DUTY STATION

• Duty Station: Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province
• Duration of Assignment: October 2022 - January 2023

2.    OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To conduct multi-disciplinary rehabilitation for persons with disabilities
• To document interventions and results of the interventions

3.    SCOPE OF WORK

The consultancy agency will carry out the following activities, based on the project result framework, in collaboration with relevant project staff.

• To conduct screening of persons with disabilities in order to choose the beneficiaries for need assessment.
• To conduct need assessment for persons with disabilities in order to identify needs in PT, OT, ST, AD/AT and home modification.
• To provide relevant interventions in PT, OT, ST, AD/AT and home modification based on the needs of persons.
• To follow up and evaluate the results after interventions provided to the persons with disabilities.

4.    SUPERVISION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The Consultant will work under the direct supervision and evaluation of the Program Director with support from project staff.

5.    SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications required:

• Have expertise on multi-disciplinary Rehabilitation interventions for persons with disabilities: PT/OT/ST/ AD/AT and home modification
• Understand about construction/ non-construction solutions for home modification
• Understand about regulations of devices for persons with disabilities

Experience required:

• Minimum two years in relevant experience and home modification for persons with disabilities.
• Minimum two years working with persons with disabilities.

Skills / Technical skills and knowledge: Skills required include broad knowledge of assistive products/ devices, medical products, bio-mechanics devices and technique; ability to conduct assessment in field sites and ability to coordinate with internal and assigned external partners.

Language requirements: Written documents submitted in Vietnamese.

6.    COMPETENCIES

Teamwork, professionalism, flexibility and an understanding of working with people from diverse backgrounds.

7.    APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Individual(s)/firms interested in this  missions are invited to submit your applications in English, either by email (to [email protected]) or by post (to The International Center, R.103-203, B3 Building, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound, 298 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam).

Please state “Application for the <position>” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Applications should include: CVs demonstrating relevant capacity and experience/Technical and Financial Proposal.

Deadline for submission: Oct 10, 2022.

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Hua Thi Thu Len – Receptionist
Tel: (84-24) 3733 9444, ext: 9
Email: [email protected]