Job ID
46577
Job Title
Physiotherapist
To work for
MEDAIR
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Project Based
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Diploma
Responsibilities
- Consults with relevant Medair advisors/consultants/managers and any other appropriate stakeholders (eg MOH community organisations) in planning, promoting, and conducting programmes to provide and integrate services for People with Mobility Impairments, including physical therapy and rehabilitation.
- Ensure functioning links to outreach activities and possible mobile teams.
- Conduct workshop and in-service training programmes for staff members on activities dealing with physical therapy and rehabilitation that are in line with evidence based practice.
- Use clinical guidelines, team policies and team processes to ensure framework for good standards of practice.
- Develops and maintains a system of adequate recording of meaningful records and statistics.
- Support the Medair team to ensure that the technical decisions and direction of activities are in line with the agreed strategies.
- Represent Medair externally at a technical level with the different players in the physical rehabilitation sector in Syria.
- Traveling to field locations and doing all assessment/distribution tasks as instructed by Health Manager.
- Coordinate with Medair field focal point to prepare distribution plan.
- Collecting all issued HH coupons after the beneficiaries check their Kits and sign and date the HH coupons.
- Prepare all distribution reports as requested by Health PM.
- Matching collected HH coupons with distributed kits on daily basis and directly report to Health PM in case any discrepancies are sported.
- Attend all meetings requested by Health PM.
- Report to Health Manager on any complaints made by beneficiaries during distribution.
- Other tasks that may be requested during distribution.
- Ensure functioning links to outreach activities and possible mobile teams.
- Conduct workshop and in-service training programmes for staff members on activities dealing with physical therapy and rehabilitation that are in line with evidence based practice.
- Use clinical guidelines, team policies and team processes to ensure framework for good standards of practice.
- Develops and maintains a system of adequate recording of meaningful records and statistics.
- Support the Medair team to ensure that the technical decisions and direction of activities are in line with the agreed strategies.
- Represent Medair externally at a technical level with the different players in the physical rehabilitation sector in Syria.
- Traveling to field locations and doing all assessment/distribution tasks as instructed by Health Manager.
- Coordinate with Medair field focal point to prepare distribution plan.
- Collecting all issued HH coupons after the beneficiaries check their Kits and sign and date the HH coupons.
- Prepare all distribution reports as requested by Health PM.
- Matching collected HH coupons with distributed kits on daily basis and directly report to Health PM in case any discrepancies are sported.
- Attend all meetings requested by Health PM.
- Report to Health Manager on any complaints made by beneficiaries during distribution.
- Other tasks that may be requested during distribution.
Qualifications
- Recognised degree or diploma in Physical Therapy or recognised Medical degree and demonstrable expertise in the subject area.
- Experience in delivery of services in support of People with Mobility Impairments.
- Extensive exposure to Assistive technology and Occupational therapy.
- 2 years post qualification relevant professional experience.
- Experience working in humanitarian emergency context is desirable.
- Excellent English (oral and written).
- Familiar with Microsoft Office programs, in particular Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Experience in delivery of services in support of People with Mobility Impairments.
- Extensive exposure to Assistive technology and Occupational therapy.
- 2 years post qualification relevant professional experience.
- Experience working in humanitarian emergency context is desirable.
- Excellent English (oral and written).
- Familiar with Microsoft Office programs, in particular Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
- All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include the contact details of three professional referees.
- This position is based in Damascus governorate, with frequent field visits to project locations (subject to staff safety procedures and movement approvals).
- Medair may close the announcement before the expiry date if a suitable number of candidates is reached.
- The announcement will close once a suitable candidate is identified.
- Starting date: February 2026
- Job Commitment: 25 days over the project duration
- This position is based in Damascus governorate, with frequent field visits to project locations (subject to staff safety procedures and movement approvals).
- Medair may close the announcement before the expiry date if a suitable number of candidates is reached.
- The announcement will close once a suitable candidate is identified.
- Starting date: February 2026
- Job Commitment: 25 days over the project duration
Salary and Benefits
Salary and conditions will be as per Medair Salary Scale for this position
About us
Medair is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization with headquarters in Switzerland, founded in 1989 and currently working in 14 countries throughout the world.
We bring relief and recovery to people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world. Medair helps communities to survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a better future in core areas Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene), Shelter/Infrastructure.
We bring relief and recovery to people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world. Medair helps communities to survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a better future in core areas Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene), Shelter/Infrastructure.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jan 27, 2026
Expiry Date
Feb 26, 2026
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CV Language
English
