Overview
Contribute to the enhanced financial management of disaster and climate risk across ADB's developing member countries by preparing and implementing disaster and climate risk financing solutions.
Tasks Summary
- Provide policy advice and inputs to develop disaster risk financing strategies.
- Provide technical input for country programming to ensure DRM considerations are incorporated.
- Support the promotion, implementation and monitoring of DRM Action Plan approach.
- Promote innovation and good practice in disaster risk financing.
- Provide technical inputs and advice to identify, design, and implement disaster and climate risk financing solutions.
- Provide analytical inputs into the assessment of disaster-related fiscal risk.
- Contribute to initiatives to strengthen the financial resilience of non-sovereign entities.
- Identify and help facilitate access to global financing facilities.
- Support the implementation of multi-donor trust funds on disaster risk finance.
- Provide inputs to fundraising activities with donors.
- Connect ADB operational staff and DMC governments to global and regional communities.
- Prepare knowledge products on disaster and climate risk financing.
- Contribute to capacity development in developing member countries.
- Represent ADB at external events.
Experience Requirements
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in disaster risk finance.
- International experience working in several countries.
- Demonstrable experience of disaster risk finance with developing country governments.
- Knowledge and understanding of regional policy on climate and disaster risk finance.
- Experience working in multilateral bank, intergovernmental organization, non-governmental organization or national government in the Pacific region.
- Understanding of disaster risk finance and its place in disaster risk management more broadly in a development context.
Qualification Requirements
Master's degree or equivalent in Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Economics, Actuarial Sciences, Climate Policy, International Relations, Statistics, Environment, or related disciplines; or University degree and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position.
