Posted:Jun 21
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Government Administration
Description:
About UNDRR As the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR brings governments, partners and communities together to reduce disaster risk and losses to ensure a safer, more sustainable future. UNDRR (formerly UNISDR) is the United Nations focal point for disaster risk reduction. UNDRR oversees the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, supporting countries in its implementation, monitoring and sharing what works in reducing existing risk and preventing the creation of new risk. Photo Abbie Trayler-Smith / Panos Pictures / Department for International Development
Job Description
Duties and responsibilities:
- Technical cooperation Coordinates the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction financing and de-risking initiatives, including on resilient infrastructure, in the region and at national level, working in cooperation with HQ colleagues and external partners.
- Carries out development of integrated national financing frameworks, risk sensitive budget reviews and cost-benefit analyses in support of UN partners and national authorities at the country level, and facilitates related training and/or capacity-building events.
- Provides technical assistance and policy guidance to Member States to develop national DRR financing strategies, to develop sector-specific DRR financing strategies and to integrate DRR into development finance and economic policy.
- Participates in missions on development issues, usually as a member of a team, including to support the implementation of technical cooperation projects at the national level.
- Organizes training seminars for national experts, including on the use of risk information in economic and financial decision-making.
- Prepares documentation for technical cooperation programmes and projects on topics of DRR financing and resilient infrastructure.
- Contributes to the preparation of material for the approval of regional, country or sector technical cooperation projects.
- Monitors, backstops and assesses the implementation of technical cooperation programmes and projects. Partner support
- Performs other related duties as required
Education
- An advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent degree) in economics or related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in the above-mentioned areas in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, policy formulation, application of economic principles in development programmes or a related area is required.
- Work experience in development finance is required. Work experience in disaster risk reduction, and/or resilient infrastructure, and/or climate finance is desirable.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Contract Based
