Under the Policy and Programme
Division, the Crisis Management Branch (CMB) work...
Under the Policy and Programme
Division, the Crisis Management Branch (CMB) works to reduce environmental
causes and consequences of disasters and conflicts and promotes environmental
security and resilience to reduce disaster and conflict risks. This work
includes promoting and upscaling Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation (Eco-DRR), an integrated approach to promoting both sustainable and resilient
development. The Government of Norway has recently earmarked funds to support
CMB work aimed at scaling up Eco-DRR at global, regional and national levels.
This Project will meet the growing demand from countries and communities to
enhance resilience to disasters and climate risks and address the limited or
lack of technical expertise for scaling-up Eco-DRR implementation. It will
raise public and private sector awareness and mainstream Eco-DRR as part of
institutional practices and programs and ensure that gender considerations are
included in all training materials. By doing so, the Project aims to catalyze
increased public and private sector investments in Eco-DRR, and raise awareness
for the special role of women as agents of change. In addition, this programme aims at creating
greater expertise at the regional scale, to ensure more sustainable project
outcomes. The final objective is to scale-up Eco-DRR interventions at national,
regional and global levels and advance implementation of the 2030 International
Sustainable Development Agency and Eco-DRR related global policy agreements.
The incumbent is required to support
implementation of the Eco-DRR upscaling project in five countries with
community-level implementation of project activities: Ethiopia, Haiti, India,
Indonesia and Uganda. S/he will provide project implementation support for the
field component of this project, mainly consisting of traveling to each country
on a regular basis, liaising with project partners, Government and European
Commission representatives and field staff, monitoring implementation of
project activities to ensure they meet targets, providing technical and
capacity-building support and reporting on project progress in both English and
French.
Ultimate result of services:
Strengthened
capacities of countries to develop Action plans for new Eco-DRR initiatives
based on Country profile baseline studies and Opportunity maps, which identify
areas for ecosystem restoration and protection.
Expected outputs:
- Draft
quarterly and bi-annual reports on progress toward established project
objectives based on project partners’ reports and field visits;
- Undertake
regular field site visits to monitor project implementation and provide
guidance and technical support to project country teams as reported in
quarterly field project reports and monthly newsletter;
- Draft
other communications materials on project implementation as needed,
including a monthly newsletter and contributions to the project website;
- Facilitate
and organize periodic workshops on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction
and related technical topics in both English and French, as required.
Under the
overall supervision of Head UNEP/PPD/CMB, the consultant shall report directly
to and take direction from UNEP’s DRR Programme Manager and from the Eco-DRR
Project Manager and perform the following tasks. Final deliverables shall also
be approved by Head UNEP/DEPI/PCDMB.
Specific tasks and responsibilities
1. Draft quarterly and bi-annual reports on
progress toward established project objectives based on project partners’
reports and field visits.
- Contribute
to UNEP bi-annual reporting system with concisely drafted inputs on project
implementation and supporting documentation;
- Analyze
and synthesize the project partner’s annual narrative and financial report
against project targets;
- Liaise
with project partners and project field staff to monitor implementation and
progress toward project objectives;
- Assess
project partner reports, baseline studies, and project indicators as compared
to stated objectives.
2. Undertake regular field site visits to monitor
project implementation and provide guidance and technical support to project
country teams as detailed in mission reports, bi-annual reports and monthly
newsletters.
- Travel
to project field sites on a regular basis to undertake field level monitoring
assessments to ensure that activities meet project objectives;
- Report
on project implementation progress in mission reports, bi-annual reports and
the monthly highlights newsletter for internal project communications;
- Undertake
coordination meetings with European Commission and Government focal points in
the field project countries, as needed.
3. Draft other communications materials on
project implementation as needed, including a monthly newsletter and
contributions to the project website;
- Draft
monthly highlights, an internal newsletter with brief updates from each project
country team, with a monthly story on project implementation;
- Ensure
that each country project fact sheet is updated (for Haiti in English and
French);
- Contribute
to the project website to ensure that each project webpage is updated;
- Contribute
to drafting of press releases and other external communications sources, e.g.
PEDRR website blog.
4. Facilitate and organize periodic workshops
on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and related technical topics in
English and French, as required.
- Undertake
capacity needs assessments with project country teams to assess main technical
capacity needs of project staff and key stakeholders, such as government
representatives and civil society organisations;
- Adapt
existing training materials on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction to
deliver trainings to specific target audiences as required;
- Facilitate
and organize workshops in collaboration with project partners in countries as
required;
- Draft
workshop reports and document uptake of workshop knowledge and skills.