Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist
Environmental, Forestry Jobs
- Environment Africa
- Expires 19 Dec 2020
- Bulawayo
- Full Time
Job Description
TAKUNDA P3 - Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist
Job Profile and Person Specifications
Environment Africa a member of the consortium led by CARE International Zimbabwe which is implementing the TAKUNDA project in Buhera, Chivi, Mutare and Zaka Districts of Zimbabwe seeks to recruit an experienced, dynamic and innovative Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Specialist to be based at the Takunda Project office in Mutare. The Takunda project seeks to empower women; create sustainable livelihoods; facilitate adoption of improved practices/technologies; improve governance and social accountability; and ultimately strengthen HH and community resilience. The Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist’s responsibilities and qualifications include but are not limited to the following
Duties and Responsibilities
Proposed responsibilities:
• Ensure strategies to enhance sustainability and resilience of proposed activities are designed and implemented.
• Determine together with other stakeholder’s priority disaster risks and priority areas, for communities and households.
• Facilitate development of disaster risk reduction plans, at community, household, and projects.
• Include disaster risk reduction efforts into strategic integrating structures and processes.
• Support implementation of disaster risk reduction initiatives at household, community and project level.
• Identifying and implementing mechanism for the dissemination of early warning.
• Developing and implementing integrated and appropriate response and relief measures when significant events or disasters occur or are threatening to occur
• Ensure integrated rehabilitation and reconstruction activities are conducted in a developmental manner.
• Develop an integrated information management and communication system for disaster risk management
• Create awareness, promoting a culture of risk avoidance and establishing good media relations.
• Support implementation of social transformation processes focussed of resilience building.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or higher) in Disaster Risk Reduction (with emphasis on environment and rural community development, natural sciences, social and political studies, development (emphasis on environment or conflict), or another demonstrably relevant field is essential.
Experience
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in environmental
assessment and management.
• Experience working in humanitarian action, emergency response and disaster risk reduction, preferably in a field location.
• Proven experience in documentation and the ability to work independently, including
remotely if necessary.
• Experience with environmental assessment tools for disaster/emergency contexts;
• Proficiency in computer skills including experience of MS Word, Excel, MS Office Project, KoBo;
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to rapidly analyze and integrate
diverse information from varied sources into conclusions and actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage tasks toward work plan deliverables and deliver high quality technical /analytical information;
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a multi-cultural setting and with multiple stakeholders, including government entities, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia, multilateral agencies, development partners, and the private sector is needed.
• Demonstrated work experience in emergency response, forced migration, displacement, disaster risk reduction, climate change, green recovery, environmental impacts of emergency response, humanitarian response planning;
• Experience in organizing and implementing online training;
• Experience with the Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool – NEAT+
How to Apply
Please send a copy of your detailed CV indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been recent direct supervisors (include a statement that authorises Environment Africa to do background checks with these referees) and a motivation letter detailing why you are the right person for this position to hr@environmentafrica.org
Please note: Deadline 4pm, 19 December 2020
Only electronically submitted application will be accepted.
Please send a copy of your detailed CV indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been recent direct supervisors (include a statement that authorises Environment Africa to do background checks with these referees) and a motivation letter detailing why you are the right person for this position to hr@environmentafrica.org
Please note: Deadline 4pm, 19 December 2020
Only electronically submitted application will be accepted.
