United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Early Warning Expert Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Early Warning Expert Jobs in Kenya; The smooth implementation of the Strengthening Early Warning and Early Action in Kenya project activities identified in the country workplan.


Duties and Responsibilities

Early warning systems (EWS) are key elements of disaster risk reduction, resilience building and climate change adaptation.

An effective Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS) includes four pillars:

1) disaster risk knowledge;

2) observation, monitoring, analysis, and forecasting;

3) warning dissemination and communication;

4) preparedness and response capabilities.

The EW4All initiative is co-led by UNDRR and the World Meteorological Organization (who also lead Pillars 1 and 2, respectively) with two additional pillar leads:

ITU (International Telecommunication Union) for Pillar 3

IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) for Pillar 4.

*To facilitate dialogue among pillar leads, UN member states have been invited to nominate national focal points for each pillar, with engagement by other national stakeholders.


Qualifications or special skills

*Advanced university degree in areas relevant to disaster risk reduction, Disaster Risk Management, meteorology, geomatics, or related fields is required.

*A first-level university degree in any of these fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

*At least 5 years of experience in the areas of disaster risk assessment, early warning systems, and risk analysis relevant to EWS, anticipatory action and disaster prevention is required.

*Experience with early warning/early action, hydrometeorological hazards (flood, drought, etc.)
assessment and mapping, vulnerability assessment and weather forecast, and monitoring is required.

*Experience of leading or contributing to strategy country-led development initiatives is required


*Experience in convening and organizing multi-stakeholder partnerships, events, or consultations is desirable.

*Experience with at least one major government institution or international organization working on early warning/early action or disaster risk reduction/risk knowledge is desirable.

*Experience with hazard assessment and mapping and experience in risk profiles/atlas preparation is desirable.

*Experience in capacity strengthening and resource mobilization is desirable Applicants for this consultancy are required to reside in Nairobi, Kenya and be authorized to work in Nairobi


Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position fluency in English is required

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Early Warning Expert Jobs in Kenya

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