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Needs Assessment Consultant
State of Rhode Island. Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment following the recent earthquake in Venezuela .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in conducting humanitarian needs assessments and evaluating rehabilitation services, with a strong focus on physical rehabilitation, assistive technology, and continuity of care. Proficient in qualitative research, report writing, and developing actionable program recommendations in complex contexts.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Humanitarian Needs AssessmentPhysical Rehabilitation ExpertiseQualitative Research SkillsAssistive Technology KnowledgeBilingual Proficiency in Spanish and English
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Hard Skills
Needs AssessmentData AnalysisReport WritingProgram DevelopmentStakeholder MappingService Gap AnalysisQualitative Data CollectionMethodology DesignCosting DevelopmentHealth System Assessment
Soft Skills
Independent WorkTime ManagementFacilitation SkillsCollaborationCommunication
Tools & Technologies
HD-NESTWashington Group QuestionsAssessment Methodology
Industry Keywords
Disability InclusionProsthetics and OrthoticsAssistive Technology ProvisionHumanitarian CoordinationVenezuela Context
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment following the recent earthquake in Venezuela
- Design and implement the assessment methodology
- Conduct secondary data review and stakeholder mapping
- Lead qualitative primary data collection, including key informant interviews and focus group discussions
- Assess rehabilitation service availability, accessibility, and continuity of care
- Evaluate assistive technology markets, suppliers, and supply chains
- Analyze findings and identify priority needs and service gaps
- Develop feasible programme options and recommendations for Relief International
- Facilitate a validation workshop with RI stakeholders
- Produce high-quality reports and decision-making materials
- Assess rehabilitation needs of earthquake-affected populations, including people with disrupted access to care and individuals with newly acquired impairments
- Map physical rehabilitation, prosthetics and orthotics, assistive technology, and relevant MHPSS services, including referral pathways and partnership opportunities
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant experience conducting humanitarian needs assessments, health assessments, disability inclusion assessments, or similar assignments
- Strong technical expertise in physical rehabilitation and continuity of care
- Knowledge of prosthetics and orthotics (P&O) services and assistive technology provision
- Experience assessing health systems, referral pathways, service gaps, and partnership opportunities
- Proven qualitative research and analytical skills
- Demonstrated ability to develop practical programme recommendations and indicative costings
- Excellent report-writing skills
- Ability to work independently and manage assessment activities within tight deadlines
- Experience in Venezuela or comparable contexts in Latin America (desirable)
- Professional proficiency in Spanish and English (desirable)
- Experience working with rehabilitation providers, Ministries of Health, OPDs, or humanitarian coordination mechanisms (desirable)
- Experience assessing assistive technology markets and procurement pathways (desirable)
- Familiarity with HD-NEST, Washington Group Questions, or other disability-inclusive assessment tools (desirable)
- Experience supporting organizations entering new geographic contexts (desirable)
- Technical proposal outlining methodology and approach
- Proposed workplan and availability
- Team composition and CVs
- Examples of relevant previous work and references
- Statement detailing Spanish-language and local capacity
- Itemized financial proposal
- Conflict of interest declaration
- Successful applicants must uphold RI's Code of Conduct and safeguarding commitments
Benefits
Comp & perks- Consultancy engagement with Relief International
- Opportunity to inform rehabilitation-focused humanitarian programming and longer-term presence in Venezuela
- Duration of approximately 7–8 weeks from contract signature