Disaster Risk Management Expert at UN-Habitat

UN-Habitat

  • Kenya
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go…Disaster Risk Management ExpertDuties and responsibilities
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Mainstreaming Guidelines for resilient urban planning and development
  • Communicate/coordinate with the SADC member states in close cooperation with SADC Secretariat on DRR
  • Conduct desk review for the existing legislation, policies, strategies and guidelines related to DRR in the member states
  • Lead the consultation process for the engagement of SADC member states
  • Develop Disaster Risk Reduction Mainstreaming Guidelines for resilient urban planning and development
  • Conduct virtual validation workshop for the DRR mainstreaming guidelines for resilient urban planning and development
  • Support and organize the print and publication of the DRR mainstreaming guidelines
  • Organize and conduct the training of trainer's workshop in the guidelines developed above.
  • Risk informed Regional Strategy for the Transformation of Informal Settlements in the SADC member states
  • Communicate/coordinate with the SADC member states in close cooperation with SADC Secretariat
  • Conduct desk review for the existing legislation, policies, strategies and guidelines related to housing and informal settlements in the member states
  • Support the consultation process for the engagement of SADC member states
  • Support development of Regional Strategy for the Transformation of Informal Settlements in the SADC member states
  • Conduct validation workshop for the Regional Strategy for Transformation of Informal Settlements in the SADC member states
  • Contribute to the development of the Regional Action Plan for the implementation of the strategy
Qualifications/special skills
  • Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Disaster Risk Management, Housing, Urban Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Management, or in a closely related field.
  • A first level university degree in addition to five more years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • A minimum of 10 years' experience in the fields of sustainability of the built environment, resilience, housing, disaster risk reduction, disaster risk management or a related field. Knowledge of the SADC context is an advantage.
  • Proven experience with the UN-Habitat, other UN agencies or international development agencies is regarded as an asset.
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