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Title: Case Manager (Social worker) - Disability Virtual Center

Department: Technical Department

Location: RI Istanbul Centre

Reporting to: Protection Officer

ABOUT Relief International.

Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 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.

RI includes the four corporate members of the RI Alliance: RI-US, RI-UK, MRCA/RI-France and RI-Europe.  Under our alliance agreement, we operate as a single, shared management structure.

RI is active in 16 countries around the world, including some of the most fragile: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Türkiye, and Yemen.  Often, RI is the only organization providing assistance to highly vulnerable communities. 

RI employs 7,000+ staff and auxiliary workers

97% of staff are local nationals

We only have some 90 ex-pat staff out of 7,000+

RI spent $150 million in 2019 on our programs

Often, RI is the only organization providing assistance to highly vulnerable communities. 

RI invests in four broad program sectors:  Economic Opportunity, Education, Health, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.  We design our programs to incorporate The RI Way:  local participation, integrated programming, the development of civic skills, and complementary partnerships including with local NGOs, governments, and the private sector.  RI supports solutions that reinforce and improve upon existing in-country systems. Where such systems do not exist or are chronically underperforming, RI’s crisis response lays the foundation for long-term, sustainable change. 

Position Summary.

Under the supervision of the Case Management Officer, and administrative support from the centre's Receptionist, Center in Istanbul. Under the supervision of the Case Management Officer, the center case manager will screen beneficiaries mainly via an online platform (tele case management) using the standard tools adopted by RI to identify the vulnerability among RI beneficiaries to support them by tailored individual assistance. Additionally, s/he is responsible for the referral system in the center and will work to strengthen the system.

Key Responsibilities and Duties.

• Screen all the beneficiaries using RI standard tools to define their vulnerabilities, disability status, and unmet needs.
• Set an individual intervention plan for each beneficiary based on the screen findings and do close follow-up with every case to ensure the individual intervention plan is implementing correctly.
• Register the screened beneficiaries on the case management log and update their status based on the progress of the individual intervention plan.
• Refer the beneficiaries who are eligible for the center services to the technical assessment that will be performed by the center specialists.
• Refer the beneficiaries in needs of services out of the project scope of work to the relevant service providers with continuous follow-up.
• Update the center service mapping regularly and coordinate with the actors in the center area to ensure the success of referrals.
• Work with the center specialists to schedule the sessions for the center beneficiaries and ensure the beneficiaries received their sessions as scheduled.
• Work closely with the other center staff to ensure the team provides comprehensive services to the beneficiaries.
• Support with administrative duties of the center as requested by the management.
• Attend the regular technical meetings with RI technical team such as case discussion and quality program review.
• Participate in open days and other events organized by RI or other stakeholders in the intervention area.
• Follow the documentation process of the case management and other activities as outlined in the organization documentation process.
• Other related tasks requested by the management.

Safeguarding

• Uphold and promote RI’s commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and safety of the vulnerable communities we serve.
• Consistent with RI’s safeguarding and protection policies, ensure your job related activity and practice is compliant with safeguarding standards.

Experience and skills required for the role.

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, or related field;.
• Minimum 2-year experience in case management in health or protection programs in Türkiye.
• Strong understanding of the refugees’ needs and Türkiye context. 
• Fluency in Arabic, good English, Turkish is an asset
• Excellent use of MS Office products including Word and Excel. 
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, public speaking, and strategic planning skills required, including patience, diplomacy, willingness to listen and respect for colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, tasks efficiently in a fast-paced, stressful environment;
• Excellent time management skills and resourcefulness with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

RI Values.

Guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, as well as “Do No Harm,” Relief International Values:

We value:

• Integrity
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Inclusivity
• Sustainability

How to Apply.

• In case you meet the requirements and that you are interested in the position, please send your CV and Cover Letter in English in addition to three professional references to provided in turkey.recruitment@ri.org  before April 07, 2023, stating in the subject " Case Manager (Social worker) " 
• Note: Relief International is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.

  We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

  If needed, Relief International will submit a work permit application on behalf of the selected candidate after the job offer is accepted - Failure to provide the required documents or rejection of a work permit application by the Government of Türkiye will result in the employment offer being rescinded

Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and sexual harassment.

All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International includes criminal records self-declaration, references and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

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