Editor

Orbis is a global non-profit organization headquartered in New York that works to prevent and treat avoidable blindness through hands-on training, public health education, and improved access to quality eye care, through partnerships with local health care organizations. Since 1982, Orbis has been a pioneer in global eye health, and has worked in 92 countries. Orbis’s story began with our first Flying Eye Hospital, a fully-equipped mobile teaching hospital on board an aircraft. In addition to our Flying Eye Hospital programs, we have long-term programs in countries including Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, India, South Africa, Vietnam and Zambia – with additional programs in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean. In Vietnam, Orbis has been working in Vietnam since 1996.

To support the project of strengthening Orbis’ global training program on Glaucoma sponsored by Santen Pharmaceutical Company, involving China, India and Vietnam, Orbis is developing training programs to improve the eye care capacity and establishing formal and continuing education programs for provinces’ doctors and health workers in the country. With a large number of specialized documents written by Orbis, translating related materials to popularize information on such disease works as part of the project to enhance training program, and assessing and treating capacities of Glaucoma in Vietnam. We are seeking qualified candidate for the Editor position signed under consultant contract to evaluate and edit the translation to ensure its quality for publishment.

Any applicant who has interest in this job, please see attached TOR and submit your application either by email or by post to the following address:

Orbis International in Vietnam
R303-304, E4B Building, Trung Tu Diplomatic Compound
#6 Dang Van Ngu Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Email: [email protected]
Closing date for applications: Fri, March 12^th 2021, with interviews afterward.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified. No telephone contact.