Consultant – Strengthening National Disaster Risk Assessment Capacities

Overview

This consultancy aims to strengthen national disaster risk assessment capacities by providing technical assistance and capacity development to government institutions in Brazil.

Tasks Summary

• Coordinate agendas and elaborate concept notes for workshops on probabilistic risk assessment and resilient infrastructure decision-making.
• Support the design and delivery of capacity development activities focusing on disaster risk analysis tools and methodologies.
• Provide technical guidance on applying probabilistic risk assessment results to infrastructure planning.
• Develop talking points and key messages for meetings and presentations.
• Support the translation of training materials into Portuguese, as needed.
• Develop communication materials to support dissemination of key messages and outcomes.
• Ensure activities adopt an inclusive, gender-responsive, and risk-informed approach.
• Provide technical inputs, clarifications, and revisions to UNDRR and SEDEC.

Experience Requirements

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible professional experience in disaster risk reduction, disaster risk analysis, infrastructure resilience, climate change adaptation, sustainable development or related areas is required.
• Experience in Brazil on disaster risk reduction, engineering, urban or infrastructure planning, environmental sciences, climate change, development studies, public policy is required.
• Experience providing technical advice or capacity development support to government institutions at national or subnational level is desired.
• Experience within the United Nations system or any other similar international organization is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in disaster risk reduction, engineering, urban or infrastructure planning, environmental sciences, climate change, development studies, public policy or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with 2 years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in English and Portuguese is required for this consultancy.

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 2.5 months

Work Modality: Brazil

Remuneration: