Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Expert - Consultant at United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

About UNDRR As the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR brings governments, partners and communities together to reduce disaster risk and losses to ensure a safer, more sustainable future. UNDRR (formerly UNISDR) is the United Nations focal point for disaster risk reduction. UNDRR oversees the implementation of the Sendai Framework for...

 

Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Expert - Consultant

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldConsultancy  , Project Management 

The consultancy will deliver the following:

  • Assist in the development and implementation of UNDRR’s programme and activities in Lusophone countries (Mozambique and Angola) related to early warning and early action, risk information and disaster risk reduction and resilience building, including liaising across the UN system and with national and local governments.
  • Works with regional organizations AUC, SADC, SHOC, ECCAS, ACMAD, AGRHYMET, ECOWAS to leverage their services for improving national capacities and connect national systems AMHEWAS.
  • Lead the organizations of workshops and capacity building initiatives on early warnings, risk assessment and mapping, risk governance, in Lusophone African countries
  • Assist national organizations in developing risk assessment and mapping, including disaster loss tracking system, reporting to Sendai Monitoring Framework. Support in establishing system and procedures for early warnings and early actions protocols, analysis legal and institutional frameworks and organize simulation exercise
  • Support national and local authorities in improving risk governance mechanism, local resilience, strengthening partnership with academia and research centre, including engagement with the Africa Network of Centre of Excellence for DRR. The assistance will be provided on site and remotely to ensure continuous engagement of national, subnational and regional organizations and partners.
  • Prepares various written outputs, project reports, substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
  • Participates in or lead field missions as well as drafting mission summaries.

Qualifications/special skills

  • Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in areas relevant to Disaster Risk Management, Climate Science or Disaster Risk Assessments is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • Five (5) years of experiences in the areas of Disaster Risk Reduction, early warning, disaster risk management, risk assessment or hazard mapping is required. Experience in hazard assessment or spatial hazard mapping and analysis in the areas of drought, floods, etc. is desirable.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on careers.un.org to apply

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