SSA - National Assistive Technology Coordinator
Salary not disclosedPosted 4 days ago
Closes in 10 days
About the role
. . Qualifications Background Assistive technology and rehabilitation services are critical to enabling children with functional limitations to participate fully in health, education, and community life. In Fiji, children experience vision, hearing, and mobility challenges, while access to assistive products and services remains uneven, particularly in rural areas. Although eye health is well integrated into national planning, ear and hearing care, rehabilitation services, and broader access to AT require further strengthening. Barriers related to awareness, stigma, geographic access, and gender inequality continue to affect children, especially girls and children with disabilities. Recognizing these needs, the Government of Fiji responded to ATscale’s 2024 initiative, Scaling up Access to Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation Services for School-Aged Children in Pacific Island Countries. Through the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), Fiji successfully progressed through the competitive selection process, demonstrating its commitment to inclusive health and education systems. The programme is built on strong government leadership and multisectoral collaboration to strengthen assistive technology and rehabilitation systems, expand access to services, and enhance workforce capacity. By bringing together the health, education, rehabilitation, and disability sectors, it aims to improve health, learning, and participation outcomes for children across Fiji.
Key responsibilities
- Support MHMS to convene and manage the Technical Working Group, including meeting coordination, documentation, action tracking and inclusive multi-sectoral participation.
- Coordinate implementation and progressive development of the annual national AT workplan, aligning ATscale-supported activities with wider government AT priorities.
- Support integration of AT into relevant health, education, rehabilitation and social-sector policies, plans and programmes.
- Support meaningful participation of OPDs, AT users, parents and carers in governance, planning and programme implementation.
About the successful candidate
- Bachelor’s degree public health, rehabilitation sciences, disability studies, health management, education or a related field.
- Desirable: Advanced university degree in public health, rehabilitation sciences, disability studies, health management, education or a related field. Experience
- At least five years' relevant experience in programme/project coordination within government, a development organisation or a comparable setting; demonstrated experience in coordinating multi-sectoral stakeholders, workplans and implementation activities.
- Desirable: Experience in disability inclusion, rehabilitation and/or assistive technology; demonstrated experience supporting vision, hearing and mobility/rehabilitation service delivery and referral systems; demonstrated experience in assistive product procurement, supply systems or health information systems. experience applying GEDSI, safeguarding and rights-based approaches in programme delivery. Technical skills and knowledge
- Desirable: Knowledge of Fiji's health and/or education systems.
- Desirable: Experience in monitoring, reporting and budget/financial coordination.
- Desirable: Strong communication, advocacy, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Desirable: Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills across government, civil society and development partners.