Fw: job opportunity

Fw: job opportunity

Jo

9/13/2000

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From: Jo < <Email Address Redacted> >



> CONTACT INFORMATION Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
> 2001 S Street, NW, Suite 740
> Washington, D.C. 20009, U.S.A.
> (202) 483-9222 - Phone
> (202) 483-9312 - Fax
> <Email Address Redacted> - Email
> www.vvaf.org - Website
>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
> ANGOLA
>
> Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist
> Based in Luena, Moxico Province
>
> Immediate Opening
>
> Background
>
> Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) is an international
> organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. and country offices in
> Vietnam, Cambodia, Kosovo and Angola. VVAF also provides technical
> assistance to an ongoing rehabilitation program in Sierra Leone. VVAF
aids
> the victims of war through advocacy and humanitarian assistance.
>
> VVAF plays a lead role in the international coalition formed to ban
> landmines - an indiscriminate weapon used in wars throughout the third
> world.
>
> With funding from USAID/Angola, Veterans International, a program of VVAF,
> established a regional rehabilitation program in eastern Angola in 1997.
> The program provides orthopedic services for the disabled. At full
> production, the workshop will produce limbs, braces, crutches and
> wheelchairs.
>
> An international staff of two are responsible for training the Angolan
staff
> to become fully capable of running all aspects of the program.
>
> The Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist will be responsible for all orthopedic
> aspects of the VVAF Angola Regional Rehabilitation Program. Under the
> supervision of the Program Director, the Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist
> (CPO) is expected to efficiently manage the Regional Rehabilitation
> Workshop, physiotherapy department and the Provincial Repair Shop. Among
> the various program-related duties, the candidate will supervise the
> rehabilitation workshop and repair shop technicians; review current
> practices and techniques and make recommendations; requisition equipment
and
> supplies needed in the workshop; train the Angolan orthopedic technicians
in
> the production of prosthetic and orthotic devices with emphasis on related
> science subjects; liaise with other NGOs on technical matters; and provide
> evaluations on activities and achievements to the Program Director.
>
> Administrative responsibilities include maintaining a database on project
> production and on beneficiaries. The CPO shall submit a weekly report on
> technical and rehabilitation issues and will assist the Program Director
in
> the preparation of project documents and required budgets. Complete
Terms
> of Reference are available upon request
>
> QUALIFICATIONS
>
> ? Professional certification necessary
> ? Portuguese or Spanish language ability
> ? Teaching experience
> ? Previous management of orthopedic workshop
> ? 3-5 years experience in developing countries
>
> Salary: Grade 3 - Management/ Senior Technical - $41,000 - $50,000
> (USD)/annum plus excellent benefits
>