Regional advisor

Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand, the incumbent is required to perform the following functions:

Sectoral analysis:

• Provides advisory services to the governments in the formulation, organization and management of policies and actions for disaster risk reduction (DRR).
• Leads or participates in the identification of new or emerging development issues on DRR of potential concern to the international community, particularly those of a regional or global nature, and designs and develops programmes to address them.
• Prepares speeches for senior staff and makes presentations on DRR issues for specialists or non-specialist audiences.
• Drafts and edits analytical reports, studies and publications related to DRR.

Intergovernmental support:

• Provides direct substantive support on DRR issues to governments, intergovernmental bodies by offering strategic advice, giving technical guidance and assisting in developing a consensus.
• Represents the organizational unit at international, regional and national meetings on DRR issues.

Technical cooperation:

• Develops and maintains relations with senior officials of member governments and ensures a response to requests for advice and/or assistance on DRR issues and policies.
• Organizes and coordinates cooperation among Member States on DRR programmes or issues.
• Negotiates with donor and recipient governments on technical assistance programmes and projects.
• Organizes and coordinates cooperation among Member States on DRR issues.
• Leads or participates in technical cooperation missions.

Programme support:

• Contributes to the formulation of the strategic framework, the programme of work and the budget of the unit and participate in the formulation of the organization’s overall programme of work and other similar endeavours.
• Attends to various administrative matters concerning the larger organizational unit (Section or Division).
• Performs other related duties as required.