Overview
Consultant to support the coordination and implementation of a disaster risk reduction and early warning project in Djibouti, ensuring alignment with national initiatives and reinforcing early warning system capacity.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate project activities with government and non-governmental partners.
- Support the national coordination mechanism for Early Warnings for All.
- Provide substantive support for disaster risk reduction policy coordination.
- Assist in organizing and facilitating workshops, trainings, and meetings.
- Organize regular coordination and monitoring meetings.
- Support data and risk analysis activities and assist in establishing a situation room.
- Support the organization of a SIMEX exercise.
- Contribute to the preparation of project reports, concept notes, and other written outputs.
- Coordinate and provide support to consultative meetings and events.
- Support the development of Terms of Reference for the National DRR platform.
- Assist in preparing a disaster risk reduction impact story.
- Deliver inception and monthly progress reports.
- Organize national workshops on early warning mechanisms, gender-responsive DRR, risk analysis, and project validation.
- Organize monthly technical coordination meetings and bi-annual Steering Committee meetings.
Required Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in disaster risk reduction, early warning systems and working with multiple partners and stakeholders is required.
- A minimum of three (3) years of experience in project coordination, conducting consultation processes and organization of events is required.
- Confirmed expertise in risk and disaster management is required, with significant national-level experience.
- Experience in managing disaster risk data sets and understanding of risk analysis is desired.
- Experience in Microsoft Office Applications is required.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in information systems, information technologies, computer science, disaster and emergency management, or related area 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.
