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.

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!

Latest interviews

Portrait of Abia Akram
For over two decades, Abia Akram has been a leading and vocal advocate for the rights of women with disabilities, in more than 30 countries, especially in the context of gender justice, financing for development, and inclusive DRR.

Train and learn

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Academic programmes
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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Scheduled training
Trainings related to disaster risk reduction, disaster risk communication, sustainability, resilience, recovery and beyond.

Latest vacancies

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The Climate Change Adaptation Specialist will be responsible for leading the formulation of adaptation plans for Bahawalpur and Thatta districts and to coordinate with key stakeholders to formulate the district adaptation plans.
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The Climate Risk Assessment Specialist will be responsible for researching, validating, and provide additional analysis to the existing climate risk assessments developed at the provincial and district-levels
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Islamabad
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ADPC is seeking a Resilient Agriculture Specialist to implement agriculture sector activities with a focus on promoting integrated pest management, sustainable agricultural waste management, and flood resilience to enhance climate resilience.
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Islamabad, Pakistan
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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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The Community-based Water Management Expert will carry out an impact study on the effect of climate change on the karez landscape in Balochistan.
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Islamabad, Pakistan
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The Full Stack Developer – Agriculture – Pakistan, will build/develop required modules, for generating climate-informed products for various stakeholders, which could include, but not limited to 3 and/to 10 days decision guidance for farmers.
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Pakistan
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The Full Stack Developer – Planning – Pakistan, based in Islamabad, will report to the CARE Component 1 Project Director, with supervision of the System Development Lead and DSS Lead
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Islamabad, Pakistan
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The Climate Resilience Technical Associate will be hired with the objective to support the country project team to smoothly implement the project and assist in contributing to an enabling environment for climate-resilient policies.
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