Disaster risk reduction officer

This is a volunteer assignment under the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program, an Australian Government, AusAID initiative. Airfares, living allowances, accommodation, insurance and other support is provided through the program.

As the frequency and impact of disasters such as landslides and flooding increase in Uganda, so does the demand on Uganda Red Cross’ disaster response operations.

To reduce vulnerability and build community resilience to disasters Uganda Red Cross implements a range of activities, from tree planting to promotion of energy saving technology to education. It is seeking the support of an Australian volunteer to develop a Disaster Risk Reduction strategy and gather documented evidence of how its activities have increased community resilience.

The volunteer will help to review existing documentation including program plans and strategies and develop recommendations for strengthening the disaster risk reduction program. They will provide technical support in the development of monitoring and evaluation tools to assess the impact of the program, document findings of good practice and share this with relevant stakeholders.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation approaches
• Experience in community engagement and participatory skills
• Qualifications in community managed disaster risk reduction, with one year experience in applied disaster risk reduction/climate change adaptation
• Self awareness, cultural sensitivity, flexibility and adaptability, resilience