The consultant will work directly under the supervision of the Risk Knowledge Programme officer in Cairo, Egypt. The consultant has to be based in Sudan. Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision of Risk Knowledge Programme Management Officer in UNDRR ROAS and in coordination with the Risk Knowledge Branch in UNDRR Geneva HQ
Responsibilities
Guide the Sudanese government in the implementation of a roadmap sustainability of an Early Warning System.
Support the sourcing of existing hazard, exposure and vulnerability information for Sudan
Gather national data where relevant (census, cadaster, infrastructures, ecosystems, etc. and support Early warning mechanisms at national and local level in Sudan.
Coordinate and support the national secretariat of national platform and national coordination of EW4All.
Support government drafting of Target G report.
Facilitate development of standards and practices for data management and information systems.
Facilitate drafting of legislation and mandates for Sudanese government.
Support coordination/logistics for capacity development for Sudanese authorities and stakeholders under the Water at heart project.
Support and facilitate trainings on Disaster Tracking Systems and loss and damage in Sudan and related platforms e.g Sendai Framework Monitor
Organize Data management trainings for Sudanese authorities.
Support the National Council of Civil Defense in using national data for planning
Support the data maturity assessment, risk data governance, and trainings on Multi hazard risk assessments in Sudan.
Support the impact-based forecasting work for effective EWEA in Sudan.
Participate and provide technical support in country programming and meetings with Sudan country team under WHCA project.
Provide logistical and technical facilitation support for conducting capacity building workshops/ consultations on Water at heart under Climate Action project with government counterparts and stakeholders at national and local level.
Requirements:
Advanced university degree in economics, social sciences, statistics, disaster management or any other related field is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
A minimum of 5 years of work experience in research and analysis in disaster risk reduction or any other related area is required.
Experience in information management or statistics is required.
Experience in data conversion, management of quantitative and qualitative data systems, integration and projection, mapping/GIS software is desirable.
Experience in dealing with Sudanese government knowledge management resources (sector, macro, sub-national)and disaster loss accounting system is desirable.
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
For this consultancy, fluency in English and Arabic (both oral and written) is required.
