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Jobs and careers in resilience

As the world grapples with new risks related to climate change, compounding events or the interconnection of systems, we are assisting in the emergence of professions with the role to address these issues.

Disaster risk management is a sector that has more than 50 years of existence. It has allowed for both the creation of new professions such as disaster risk managers as well as the adaptation of existing ones in other sectors such as urban planning or insurance.

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PreventionWeb, in tune with the latest developments in the field, seeks to assist these new trends, and bring more information about these new careers in resilience to the global disaster risk reduction community.

To this end, we are hosting a series of interviews with professionals that are trailblazers and leaders in their job, providing concrete examples of what they are doing and recommendations for aspiring professionals. 

Have a look at our interviews below, as well as trainings to enhance your career, and new job opportunities. Get a feel of the jobs of the future!

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Academic programmes across the world which offer education on all levels (including bachelor, master, diploma, etc.) related to disaster risk reduction.
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Trainings related to disaster risk reduction, disaster risk communication, sustainability, resilience, recovery and beyond.

Latest vacancies

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Kathmandu, Nepal
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Climate Resilience National Training Officer (Nepal)

The Climate Resilience National Training Officer will provide support for organizing and monitor trainings to increase understanding of climate-resilience adaptive policy-making, design, and solutions in priority sectors.
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Nepal
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Full Stack Developer – Agriculture DSS - Nepal / TH-RIMES-353845-CS-INDV

The Full Stack Developer shall build/develop required modules, for generating climate-informed agriculture decision guidance products for various stakeholders, which could include, but not limited to 3 and/to 10 days decision guidance for farmers.
Vacancy
Kathmandu, Nepal
Closing date

Climate Resilience National Training Officer (Nepal)

The Climate Resilience National Training Officer will provide support for organizing and monitor trainings to increase understanding of climate-resilience adaptive policy-making, design, and solutions in priority sectors
Vacancy
Kathmandu, Nepal
Closing date

Climate Resilience Technical Associate (Nepal)

The Technical Associate will play a supporting role in the program’s presence in Nepal to ensure technical coordination support to the country team.
Vacancy
Closing date

Capacity building firm for climate change adaptation

The capacity building firm will support ADPC with the conception, preparation, delivery, evaluation and translation of training modules for integrated water resource management and climate-smart agriculture.
Vacancy
Kathmandu, Nepal
Closing date

PEER Success Story Documentation: PEER trainings Impact and its application in Disaster/ emergency Response - Consultant

The primary purpose of the consultancy is to document the impact of PEER training, including CADRE, HOPE, Medical First Responders (MFR) and Collapse Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) training in Nepal’s disaster/ emergency response.
Vacancy
Kathmandu, Nepal
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PEER Success Story Documentation: PEER trainings Impact and its application in Disaster/ emergency Response - Consultant

The primary purpose of the consultancy is to document the impact of PEER training in Nepal’s disaster/ emergency response. The vacancy deadline is 6 September 2022.
Vacancy
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Firm for enhancing LAPA formulation process through VRA and Adaptation Planners

The CARE Strategy for LAPA intends to establish a national system of developing Adaptation Planners, which will help break the informal system of developing LAPA which currently utilizes Federal-level technical human resources and ensuring sustainability.
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