Risk Governance Local Technical Expert, Brussels, Belgium
Result of Service
Contribution to the event and strengthening of National Platform in Tajikistan, enhancing danger governance and accelerating the implementation of the Sendai Framework within the nation according to one among its 4 international priorities.
Work Location
Home-based
Expected length
02/01/2025-28/02/26
Duties and Responsibilities
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated point of interest within the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to cut back disasters and to make sure synergies among the many catastrophe discount actions of the United Nations and regional organizations and actions in each developed and fewer developed nations. Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG/ASG), UNDRR has over 150 employees situated in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and in regional places of work. UNDRR guides, screens, analyses, and stories on progress within the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It helps regional and nationwide implementation of the Framework and catalyzes motion and will increase international consciousness to cut back catastrophe danger working with UN Member States and a broad vary of companions and stakeholders, together with civil society, the personal sector, parliamentarians and the science and expertise group. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction stresses the necessity for higher governance of danger, through which the State has the first position in lowering catastrophe danger. Building resilience to disasters additionally brings collectively the tasks of many sectors, stakeholders and ranges of governance. By guaranteeing efficient coordination of catastrophe danger discount at nationwide stage, National Platforms play an instrumental position in guaranteeing an all-of-government and all-of-society strategy to lowering danger and constructing resilience. These efforts are intimately tied to the coordination efforts at native stage (ex. Local platforms), in addition to supranational stage (ex. European Forum for DRR). Through the drive and coordination of National Sendai Focal Points, the platforms have an important position in coordinating methods, insurance policies, actions, reporting and so on. to make sure a extra coherent implementation of danger discount priorities, crucial to the implementation and monitoring of the Sendai Framework. Across the Europe and Central Asia area, quite a few nationwide coordination mechanisms is in place, with totally different constructions, authorized standing, budgets, scope and ranges of exercise. Nevertheless, all purpose to make sure multi-stakeholder engagement in constructing resilience at nationwide stage, by implementing DRR measures and mainstreaming danger discount dimensions throughout related sectorial insurance policies, packages and devices. A Regional Overview Report of National Platforms and Coordination Mechanisms in Europe and Central Asia was launched in 2024. In Tajikistan, lowering catastrophe danger by way of the mitigation of the impacts of emergencies and constructing long-term resilience in a nexus strategy depends on an efficient and adaptive DRR governance system, which might adapt to an evolving danger atmosphere and supply the required quick and long-term capacities for danger administration and resilience constructing. The guide shall be home-based and can work underneath the supervision of the UNDRR ROECA Programme Management Officer. Mission and targets: UNDRR goals to assist Member Countries in strengthening danger governance in any respect ranges, in view of accelerating the implementation of the Sendai Framework. At a nationwide stage, and according to Target E of the Sendai Framework, UNDRR helps nationwide authorities and Sendai Focal Points in strengthening multistakeholder governance by way of National Platforms for DRR. The goal of this exercise is to offer assist to the event and strengthening of Tajikistan’s National Platform, by supporting its coordination and monitoring, and the capacities of the Secretariat of the National Platform, with a view to reinforce synergies in programme implementation by all related stakeholders from political and technical ranges, in addition to identification of the subsequent milestones within the nation’s medium-term plans to implement the National DRR Strategy, per the Sendai Framework.. Main tasks: Under the coordination of the National Officer in Tajikistan, with the executive and technical assist of the UNDRR Country Support Programme Officer and total Regional Office capability, the incumbent shall be accountable for supporting actions by way of particular experience associated to: information assortment, overview and evaluation of the present DRR panorama in Tajikistan and within the area, assist to the event of the work plan for NPDRR with alignment of the nation’s strategic paperwork, assist arranging discussions throughout the thematic teams of the NPDRR, the evaluation of gaps and standing of the nationwide DRR data portal and the event of an up to date construction for the platform, together with by way of assist conducting consultations, conferences, workshops on non-governmental stakeholder engagement in catastrophe danger discount.
Qualifications/particular abilities
Advanced college diploma (Master’s diploma or equal) in environmental sciences, public administration, political sciences, humanities, social sciences, or associated space is required. A primary-level college diploma together with no less than two extra years of qualifying expertise could also be accepted in lieu of the superior college diploma. A minimal of 5 (5) years of working expertise within the subject of catastrophe danger administration, local weather change adaptation, civil safety, sustainable improvement. Experience in drafting stories on points associated to sustainable improvement, catastrophe danger discount, and/or local weather change is required. Two years of expertise in information analytics or associated space is fascinating. Experience in public administration, EU affairs, analysis and academia is fascinating. Experience with the UN system or another related worldwide or regional organizations is fascinating.
Languages
English and French are the 2 working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency Tajik, Russian and English is required.
Additional Information
Due to the excessive quantity of purposes obtained, solely profitable candidates shall be contacted.
No Fee
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