Country: India
Closing date: 10 Feb 2016
PURPOSE OF THE POST
Under the supervision of and in regular consultation with the supervisor, implement country office emergency preparedness and response. Responsible for the technical contribution to the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency interventions to advance the survival and well-being of children and mothers and affected communities in an emergency situation.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Support the overall implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction strategy and activities in the State in partnerships with State Government, NGO/ civil society organizations and Inter Agency Group.
Technical support to DMD for finalizing the State Disaster Management Plan and other projects of mutual interest.
Support rollout of the study on supply chain management and coordination with various stakeholders.
Strengthen Inter - Agency Preparedness and Coordination
Technical support to education and other departments in developing school safety guidelines and capacity building for curriculum development and implementation of school safety and security initiatives.
Coordinate with district and block level government officials to facilitate leveraging of government action for implementing risk informed development actions.
Support DMA in developing rolling out plan for State Disaster Management Plan and guideline for District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) to make it active and functional.
Promote DRR mainstreaming within UNICEF West Bengal led development programmes and their Govt counterparts.
The incumbent would contribute to overall UNICEF ICO Disaster Risk Reduction Programme strategy
Promote and facilitate practical integration of risk reduction including climate adaptation in UNICEF West Bengal's State programme
Perform any other duty as requested by supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Education
University degree in one of the following fields: Social Sciences; disaster management, development, or related technical field.
Work Experience
Minimum two year’s professional work experience (in flood context would be an added advantage) on Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR), and CCA and emergency preparedness projects in project design, implementation, including data collection and analysis. Experience of disaster response would be good.
Languages
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of local language is an asset
How to apply:
If you meet the above mentioned requirements, please send the following documents to nonprofitjobs@abcconsultants.net by 10th February 2016**:**
A completed and signed Personal History form (P-11) - mandatory
An updated CV
A letter of motivation
The Personal History form (P-11) should be which can be downloaded from http://www.unicef.in/Careers . Completion of all fields is required.
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