DRR Specialist – to support a province-level, gender-responsive analysis of El Niño risks and GEDSI-responsive interventions in Viet Nam, Home-based, National Consultant

The National Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Specialist will support a province-level, gender-responsive analysis of El Niño risks and design GEDSI-responsive interventions in Viet Nam. The consultant will provide technical inputs to build on existing contingency plans and scenarios, focusing on province-level risk data and mapping of interventions to support gender equality and disaster risk reduction efforts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the joint inception report including approach to province-level risk profiles and mapping template
• Summarize existing scenarios, planning figures, timelines and triggers in a short note
• Compile province- and commune-level data on hazard, exposure, historical impacts and vulnerability using sex-, age- and disability-disaggregated data
• Propose criteria and recommend priority provinces for UN Women interventions
• Map ongoing and planned El Niño-related interventions of UN agencies and INGOs at national and provincial levels in a 4W/5W database
• Identify geographic and sectoral gaps in interventions
• Support preparation and presentation of consultation workshop on province-level risk profiles and mapping of interventions
• Provide DRR chapter and annexes for the consolidated final report

Requirements

• Holds a Master’s degree or higher in disaster risk management, climate science, environmental science, development studies or a related field
• At least 05 years of professional experience in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation or humanitarian action in Viet Nam
• Proven experience in compiling and analysing province-level disaster risk and vulnerability data and in stakeholder/intervention mapping
• Experience with GIS or data visualization is an asset

Skills

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Humanitarian Action
• Disaster Risk Management
• Climate Science
• Environmental Sciences
• Development Studies
• Province-level Risk Analysis
• Vulnerability Analysis
• Stakeholder Mapping
• Intervention Mapping
• Gender-Responsive Analysis
• GEDSI-responsive Interventions
• Contingency Planning
• Scenario Development
• GIS
• Data Visualization

Languages

English, Vietnamese