Consultant (12-004)

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

Essential Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of International Medical Corps’ Country Director for Libya and the GBV Program Manager, the Consultant will support the establishment of a telephone helpline for survivors of gender-based violence and others seeking assistance. Helpline responders will provide basic support, information and referrals for callers. The Consultant will be responsible for organizing and delivering a two-week training to prepare responders for this work. 

Deliverables and Responsibilities will include:

1.         Design an appropriate two-week training plan, based on the expected project outputs and participant profiles

2.         Develop and organize training materials, including multimedia visual aids, handouts and a resource guide

3.         Facilitate two-week interactive training

4.         Include M&E measures to evaluate effectiveness of training and provide recommendations

5.         Provide recommendations for supervisors supporting Responders

6.         Ensure training complies with Libya government standards

7.         Produce a training report

REQUIREMENTS

•           Advanced degree in social work, psychology or similarly appropriate educational/professional background

•           Experience in gender-based violence programming

•           Experience organizing and leading training workshops

•           Experience in direct support of survivors of sexual violence

•           Experience in Libya or similar contexts preferred

•           Arabic language skills strongly preferred

The Consultant will work with International Medical Corps in Libya for a period of one month. The month-long assignment will include familiarization with project goals and development of a training plan for Responders, implementation of a two-week training course, and development of a brief training report complete with evaluation information and project recommendations. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx and complete the online employment application form.  Please reference DevelopmentEx.