National Consultant for Advancing Early Warnings for All and Resilience in Mongolia

The consultant supports the development and implementation of the EW4All Roadmap, strengthens coordination among stakeholders, and assists the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Mongolia to advance resilience and integrate disaster risk reduction into UN programming. The role involves coordination, assessment, roadmap development, and support for resilience coordination and UN programming.

Responsibilities

• Support the national roll-out of the EW4All initiative and coordination among government entities, regional EW4All Pillar Leads, UN agencies and partners, engaging wider stakeholders in consultations.
• Map key stakeholders, policies, projects/initiatives and review existing assessments related to Mongolia's multi-hazard early warning system.
• Support validation of priority gaps, capacity needs, investment requirements and identify financial and technological opportunities and partners across the four EW4All pillars and cross-cutting areas.
• Support the development of a strategic and action-oriented and costed EW4All Roadmap in Mongolian and English, including priority actions, implementation arrangements, roles and responsibilities, and financing opportunities.
• Support the design and facilitation of consultations and workshops to promote coherence between the EW4All Roadmap and the Anticipatory Action Strategic Framework validation process.
• Support the Resident Coordinator and RCO in coordinating the Humanitarian Country Team and related humanitarian and disaster risk reduction work, including follow-up on agreed actions and priorities.
• Lead coordination and regular updating of the 5W dashboard to strengthen information sharing, preparedness and coordination among HCT members.
• Support coordination among resident and non-resident UN entities on disaster risk reduction, preparedness, anticipatory action, climate resilience and risk-informed development.
• Provide technical and coordination support to the RCO for integrating disaster risk management, resilience and risk-informed development considerations into the preparation of the new UNSDCF 2028–2032, including analysis, consultations and formulation of priorities.

Requirements

• Advanced higher degree (Master’s or equivalent) in environmental science, international development, or areas related to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
• A first-level university degree in combination with a minimum of two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of 10 years of professional work experience in environmental, climate, or sustainable development policy, economics, or management with a specialization in disaster risk reduction or climate change adaptation is required.
• Experience working with national and sub-national level, including development partners and multistakeholder in policy and strategy development and institutional strengthening for disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation in Mongolia is required.
• Experience working with the United Nations system to support the process of UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks is required.
• Fluency in English and Mongolian is required.

Skills

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Environmental Sciences
• Sustainable Development Policies
• Policy Development
• Strategy Development
• Institutional Strengthening
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Resilience Building
• UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework
• Strategic Roadmap Development
• Program Implementation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Environmental Economics
• Climate Policy Development
• UN System Coordination
• Assessment and Analysis

Languages

English, Mongolian