Disaster risk management specialist

The consultant will be assigned to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) of Guyana and will provide technical support to the CDC for the implementation of the IDB- technical cooperation on Design and Implementation of an Integrated Disaster Risk Management Plan.

The consultant will work in close coordination with the CDC in general and with designated CDC staff in particular, in order to strengthen their skills in Integrated Disaster Risk Management.

Under the direction of the CDC the consultant will conduct the following activities:

(a) Component 1: Country Risk Indicators and Risk Evaluation.
(i) Act as technical liaison between the consultants for this component and the relevant government agencies in the collation of data required to complete the risk indicators and flood risk evaluation;
(ii) Supervise the review of all technical reports
(iii) Organize all technical workshops and meetings
(iv) Prepare required report as summary of recommendations


(b) Component 2: Strengthening National and Local Capacity for Integrated Disaster Risk Management. The consultant will provide direct technical support for all the activities under this component: Development of IDRM Plan; preparation of the Disaster Risk Management Act and associated training; equipment purchase; design of national public education campaign and pilot implementation; development of guidelines and training; and pilot implementation of community-based DRM. These activities will include the review and finalization of terms of reference, review of draft and final reports, organization of workshops, and technical supervision of field activities.

(c) Component 3: Design of Investment Programme in Flood Prevention and Mitigation. The consultant will provide direct technical support including the review and finalization of terms of reference, review of draft and final reports, organization of workshops, technical supervision of field activities.

Other Activities:

(d) In addition to the above, the consultant will also:
(i) On the basis of the IDRM Plan and Implementation Strategy and the prioritized list of engineering works to be developed under Component 3, prepare a draft document outlining the components and activities that may be included in a future investment operation in flood prevention and mitigation. The document should identify concrete actions in prevention and mitigation, including structural and non structural works, interventions in land-use planning, environmental measures, and institutional strengthening;
(ii) Contribute to the preparation of quarterly progress reports to be prepared by the Project Coordinator;
(iii) Conduct additional tasks as may be agreed with the CDC Director; including but not limited to the preparation of technical briefs to support project implementation as required.