DRR Mainstreaming Coordinator

About Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

ADPC is an autonomous intergovernmental organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with governments, development partners, international organizations, NGOs, civil society, private sector, media, and other key stakeholders. Established in 1986 as a technical capacity building center, ADPC has grown and diversified its expertise across social and physical sciences to support sustainable solutions for risk reduction across a broad range of specialist areas. With over 100 staff from 19 different nationalities and a wide range of professional expertise from atmospheric scientists to social scientists with experiences from all levels of engagement typically required for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Resilience (CR) in an effective manner. ADPC is a competent regional resource center and has seven thematic departments: ADPC Academy, Risk Governance, Climate Resilience, Urban Resilience, Health Risk Management, Preparedness for Response and Recovery, Geospatial Information. These are supported by the Finance, the Human Resources and Administration, and the Strategic Planning departments. In addition to the departments, ADPC works on three cross-cutting themes: Gender and Diversity, Poverty and Livelihoods, and Regional and Transboundary Cooperation through permanent working committees. ADPC Strategy 2020 guides the organization in providing comprehensive risk reduction support to countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. ADPC recognizes the importance of examining the linkages between disaster risk management, poverty reduction, gender equality, sustainability, rights-based approaches, climate change, and regional cooperation. For details please refer to ADPC website at http://www.adpc.net/

Background

The Risk Governance department of ADPC aims to ensure that policies and practices driving development in Asia and the Pacific include effective measures to reduce disaster and climate change risks equitably and transparently. ADPC’s Risk Governance framework puts gender and diversity at the heart of DRR and CR and promotes the use of sex-age-disability-disaggregated data for formulating policies and designing plans and programs. The Risk Governance Department aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Assisting countries in enhancing risk governance through mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development policies, strategies, plans, and programs;
• Providing technical support to communities and the private sector organizations for strengthening disaster risk reduction at the local level;
• Promoting the integration of gender and diversity concerns in national and local disaster risk reduction and development policies and plans;
• Promoting regional and trans-boundary cooperation for disaster risk reduction through sharing of knowledge, innovations and best practices;
• Supporting the integration of gender equality and human rights in DRR and CR through the implementation of a dedicated 5-year program on ‘building resilience to inclusive and climate-adaptive disaster risk reduction (BRDR)’ in Asia-Pacific.

Statement of Intent

The Program Coordinator will be part of ADPC’s thematic department of Risk Governance. S/he will be involved in research support on a broad range of topics with a focus on mainstreaming DRR into development planning.

Note: It is not the intent of this Position Description to cover every aspect of the position requirements, rather highlight the most important areas of personal and joint responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education: A minimum of a bachelor’s degree (preferably Master’s degree) in development studies, social sciences, disaster risk management especially gender studies or any other related fields.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of two years of professional experience of working in the area of disaster risk management, and/or climate resilience;
• Possess an intermediate level of technical understanding on DRR mainstreaming in the context of Asia;
• Strong research and analysis skills with excellent report writing and documentation;
• Full professional proficiency in spoken and written English;
• Ability to work in a diverse group of staff members, respect the importance of other disciplines and keen to learn from and contribute to various disciplines.

Languages: English is the working language of ADPC. For the post advertised, fluency in English (spoken and written) is required. Knowledge of another language is an advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation of Sida’s funded program, with a focus on DRR mainstreaming component;
• Undertake research on policy and planning issues related to mainstreaming DRR and other thematic areas under the program;
• Assist in compiling relevant documents and information as required by the program team;
• Assist in technical assignments including developing concept notes and consolidating inputs from consultants, program partners, and stakeholders into quality deliverables;
• Provide administrative support and necessary arrangements for carrying out activities under the mainstreaming component;
• Provide technical and administrative support in carrying out program activities under different outcomes;
• Help prepare program updates, progress reports, and other related tasks;
• Assist in organizing seminars, training programs, capacity building initiatives, workshops, and other program activities;
• Participate in cross-thematic collaboration for project implementation within ADPC;
• Perform other relevant tasks as assigned by the Program Director.

Reporting Relationships Supervisor: Director, Risk Governance Department

Qualified applicants may be evaluated through a competency-based interview and/or other assessment methods. We encourage diversity in our workplace and support an inclusive work environment.

Contract Duration: One (1) year with the possibility of extension depending on performance and availability of budget