The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

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Summary

Vacancy: 1
Location: Dhaka
Experience: At least 15 years
Published: 8 Oct 2024

Requirements

Education

A master’s degree in Disaster Manage, Civil Engineering, Environment Science, Climate Science, Climatology, Meteorology, Water Resources Engineering, Hydrology, Water Resource, Management, Physics, Geography and Environment, or any other relevant university degree. PhD is desirable

Experience

At least 15 years

Additional Requirements

At least 15 years of experience in working with National and International organizations in the area of Early Warning, Community Based Early Warning, Impact Based Forecasting, Anticipatory Actions, Disaster Management, Water Resources Management, Hydrology, Meteorology, Climate Change, or Weather Modelling.

Responsibilities & Context

Duration of Contract: Up to 31 December 2024 (Fixed Short Term).

Working Hour: Minimum 30 hours per week.

Reportable To: Director, Disaster & Climate Risk Management Department.

Location: Dhaka with filed visit to project areas.

Purpose of the Job:

The Early Warnings for All initiative (EW4All) is a groundbreaking initiative to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected from hazardous weather, water, or climate events through life-saving early warning systems by the end of 2027. The EW4All was formally launched by the UN Secretary-General in November 2022 at the COP27 meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh. Early warning systems are one of the most effective risk reduction and climate adaptation measures to reduce disaster mortality and economic losses. Half of the countries in the world have no adequate early warning systems, and even fewer have regulatory frameworks to link early warnings to emergency plans. EW4All is co-led by WMO and UNDRR and supported by pillar leads ITU and IFRC.

The EW4All initiative is built on the four Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS) pillars: (1) Disaster risk knowledge and management, which aims to ensure all countries have access to reliable, understandable and relevant risk information, science and expertise (led globally by UNDRR); (2) Detection, observation, monitoring, analysis and forecasting of hazards, which aims to ensure all countries have robust forecast and monitoring systems (both soft and hardware infrastructure) and enable policies to support optimization and sustainability of hazard monitoring and early warning systems (led globally by WMO); (3) Warning dissemination and communication, which aims to use a people-centered approach to ensure that early warnings are effectively and timely disseminated to reach everyone, especially those most at risk (led globally by ITU); and (4) Preparedness to respond to warnings, which aims to ensure local governments, communities and individuals at risk have the knowledge and means to take pre-emptive early action to prepare for and respond to incoming disasters upon receiving warnings (led globally by IFRC).

The consultant will act as the focal point of the National Society/Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for the EW4All initiative and will represent BDRCS in leading EW4All Pillar 4 in close collaboration with the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), the IFRC Bangladesh Country Delegation, the UN RC Office, and the World Food Programme (WFP).

The position will lead and coordinate the overall activities of Pillar 4 (preparedness to respond), in support of the national/government Pillar 4 leads, coordinators, and counterparts where relevant, ensuring effective engagement with all relevant stakeholders in the country and close cooperation with the other Pillar leads in the country. The Consultant will be responsible and accountable for ensuring the implementation and coordination of the activities under EW4All. The Consultant will work in collaboration with the IFRC, other RCRC Movement Partners, national and international organisations, local authorities, government ministries, and departments.

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Compensation & Other Benefits

Strong and Competitive Package will be offered for the deserving candidate.

Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Dhaka

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