Overview
International Consultant for Disaster Risk Governance for Syria to strengthen national DRR governance through the Comprehensive Risk Management Approach.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish relations and coordination with National Coordination Expert to guide data collection.
- Undertake desk review to develop a Policy Landscape Mapping Report.
- Solicit feedback from key national counterparts on the report.
- Submit Policy Landscape Mapping Report for review.
- Draft Terms of References for the National Multi-stakeholder DRR and CA Platform.
- Develop zero draft of the National DRR and CA Strategy.
- Undertake individual consultations on the zero draft strategy and draft ToRs.
- Facilitate nationwide consultation workshop.
- Revise draft strategy and ToRs based on feedback.
- Develop draft National Action Plan for the Strategy’s implementation.
- Facilitate Final National Consultation and Validation workshop.
- Submit final versions of the National DRR and CA Strategy, Action Plan, and ToRs.
- Submit a Final Report on the assignment.
Required Experience
- At least 7 years of work experience in disaster risk reduction or management or climate change adaptation is required.
- Experience in national policy development related to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, or sustainable development is required.
- Experience in coordinating and consulting with governmental entities or multiple stakeholders in programme implementation is required.
- Experience in working with governmental authorities or academic institutions in the Arab region is required.
- Experience in research and analysis and academic writing is desirable.
- Experience in integrating gender, disability and human mobility considerations and into disaster risk reduction frameworks and initiatives is desirable.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in urban development, economics, social sciences, disaster risk reduction or disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, sustainable development, engineering or any related field 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.
