Turkey: Prosthetic & Orthotic Trainer

Position: Prosthetic & orthotic Trainer

Location: Turkey / Reyhanlı

Reports to: Health manager

Duration: 10 working days (extendable depending on RI needs and available budget)

About RI: Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in roughly 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty. Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Position Summary:

The Prosthetic & orthotic Trainer will be responsible to increase the capacity of RI partners in relation to P&O services (assessment of needs, prescription, manufacturing and delivery of quality devices) through continuous technical support.

As well, to support RI through the procurement of P&O items and suppliers’ validation. To support RI in developing SOPs and monitoring the quality of supplied devices as requested.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

· Review the final procurement list of P&O items for RI partners including the consumable materials.

· Participate in the selection process and technical validation of suppliers through clear and specific criteria.

· Provide technical support to RI partners on conducting proper technical assessment and determination of needs, and prescription of P&O devices.

· Provide technical support to RI partners on the production of P&O devices to meet international quality standards within humanitarian context.

· Upon request, participate in developing polices, standard operational procedures and technical tools for P&O services.

· Upon request, participate in case management meetings with RI partners and provide the necessary support and recommendations.

· Upon request, participate in the monitoring and evaluation process to ensure the delivery of quality P&O devices to beneficiaries.

· Upon request, participate in the validation process of discharging the beneficiaries who received P&O devices to meet international standards.

· Upon request, participate in lesson learned activities and provide the necessary feedback to improve the program’s quality.

Qualifications & Requirements:

· Prosthesis & Orthotics Degree. CAT 1 qualification is preferable.

· More than 10 years practical and theoretical skills in P&O.

· Good experience in Turkish market in terms P&O products.

· Practical skills in providing trainings for P&O technicians.

· Experience with the application of ISPO guidelines.

· Excellent spoken and written Arabic is mandatory. English is a plus.

· Demonstrated appropriate diplomacy skills.

RI Values:

· We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and operational independence.

· We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities.

· We value

o Inclusiveness

o Transparency and accountability

o Agility and innovation

o Collaboration

o Sustainability

Interested Applicants are requested to fill in their application on the link below:

http://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=RI&cws=4&rid=1101