United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Early Warning System Specialist Jobs in Kenya
Duties and responsibilities The EWS specialist will undertake the following responsibilities: Conduct a desk study on the existing and/or active early warning procedures/ protocols/ agreement in the Sahel region to exchange hazards, impact-based forecasts, advisories and warnings between countries or between countries and regional institutions (ACMAD, AMHEWAS/AUC) with a focus on Niger;
Consult the national key stakeholders in Niger on their needs of risk information for Early Warning and early action for the various hazards to which they are exposed, especially flood, drought, food security and conflict; Analyze the country's needs based on the services such as hazards and impact-based forecasts provided by regional or continental institutions;
Analyze the institutional arrangement in Niger for the production of information and dissemination of early warnings from national to local level;
Propose mechanisms to strengthen the coordination between national institutions and regional institutions involved in the production of risk information or hazards and impact-based forecasts for the region or the continent;
Identify and analyze the communication system in place in the target country from the national to the local level and between the national and regional institutions to share information and data related hazards and disasters;
Identify key information in the situation reports and bulletins produced by AUC ACMAD, AGRHYMET and ECOWAS situation rooms or operation centre that can contribute to improving early warning at national and local levels;
Liaise with the Head of Service Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation (DRM/CCA) of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on all activities related to information sharing from national and regional institutions;
Develop a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) with the information collected during the consultation or improve the existing ones to facilitate the exchange of information between national and regional institutions, taking into account roles and responsibilities for early warning and action and other operational aspects, as needed;
Organize and support joint regional training and national training / exercise on the SOP /
protocol developed for its validation by the national actors; Familiarize the national stakeholders with AMHEWAS reference documents; Anticipate obstacles realistically and plan for contingencies – create plans that factor in time for unexpected problems and uncertainties.
The consultant will be guided by a work plan outlining deliverables to be endorsed by UNDRR. The consultant will be home based and will be under supervision of the Programme Management officer, Risk Knowledge.
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree in areas relevant to disaster risk reduction, early warning, meteorology, social sciences, or related fields is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be acceptable in lieu of the advanced university degree At least 7 years of experience in the areas of disaster risk assessment, early warning systems, risk analysis relevant to EWS, anticipatory action or disaster prevention is required.
Experience in convening and organizing multi-stakeholder partnerships, events, or consultations is required. Experience working with at least one major government institution or international organization working on early warning, early action or disaster risk reduction, risk knowledge is desirable
Languages
English and French are the official UN languages. For this position, fluency in French is required and knowledge of English is required.
Additional Information
Due to the high volume of applications received, only successful candidates will be contacted.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Early Warning System Specialist Jobs in Kenya
Find daily jobs in Kenya.Jobs - Kenya jobs. Search our career portal & find the latest Kenyan job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Kenya.
Jobs in Kenya - banking jobs, IT jobs, accounting jobs, NGO jobs, business administration, ICT, UN jobs, procurement jobs, education jobs, hospital jobs, human resources jobs, engineering, teaching jobs, and other careers in Kenya.
Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Kenya posted and updated daily - click here!
Click here to post comments
Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to 1 Best Africa Jobs.
