Cultural Orientation Trainer

The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is an international operating non-governmental organization serving and protecting uprooted people, regardless of faith, race, ethnicity, or nationality.

Currently, ICMC operates under a cooperative agreement with the US Government as a Resettlement Support Center(RSC) Turkey and Middle East. For three decades, ICMC has partnered with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to conduct refugee resettlement processing and such associated services as cultural orientation and medical exams for thousands of refugees seeking to be resettled in the U.S.; it has resettled approximately 40,000 refugees out of its Turkey and Middle East RSC, based in Istanbul. ICMC also has a sub-office in Beirut, Lebanon, and an ad hoc region consisting of Yemen, Kuwait, and UAE. The caseload includes a variety of different nationalities, including Iraqis, Iranians, Somalis, and Afghanis.

JOB PURPOSE

As part of US Refugee Resettlement processing, the Cultural Orientation (CO) Program constitutes an essential phrase where refugees are given a three-day orientation to assist them in their adjustment and integration into life in the U.S. Some areas covered during these classes include education, housing, US law, social services, employment and money management, cultural adjustment. Each training session is tailored to a specific refugee population and its demographics.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for research and design of training materials and for facilitation of cultural orientation training program for U.S. bound refugees.

Specific duties are as follows;

• Work with training team on researching, designing, modifying and developing the CO materials and curriculum.
• Develop and revise experiential learning activities aimed at the acquisition of resettlement skills
• Foster co-learning in the classroom through which students and facilitators learn from one another.
• Complete forms and write reports as required.
• Organize Classroom composition (working with Resettlement Caseworkers) and class schedule, location, and materials needed for the training (working with the clerk and administrative assistant.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with outreach contacts.
• Take an active part in staff professional development and contribute to the overall goals of the CO Program.
• Update CO status in WRAPS.
• Maintain monthly inventories of all instructional supplies and order material in direct consultation with the Head of CO.
• Keep weekly, monthly, quarterly statistics on the people who have been trained.
• Perform tasks of the Senior Trainer when the Senior Trainer is unavailable or on Temporary Duty.
• Travel to regional sites and oversee the successful and efficient completion of Cultural Orientation classes, as required.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Head of CO.

Requirements

• Strong inter-personal skills.
• Must have the initiative to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Previous experience working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Willingness to travel within Turkey.
• Previous teaching experience (an advantage).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Knowledge of Arabic and /or Farsi an advantage.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Ideally will have international living experience, preferable one year in the United States.
• Turkish Nationals only.

How to apply?

If you are interested in this vacancy, please send your up-to-date CV via email to CV@icmcturkey.org together with a covering letter explaining why you think you would be suited to this post.

The closing date for the applications is 27th January, 2016. Please include the reference number and applicant’s full name in the email subject line.

Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence.