Specialist – Programmes

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is seeking a Specialist – Programmes in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. The role involves supporting the design, implementation, and monitoring of projects related to disaster resilience and climate adaptation. Candidates should have 10 years of international experience across five countries. Responsibilities include developing initiatives, analyzing best practices, and supporting knowledge management within the organization.
1. POSITION(S) VACANT :
Specialist – Programmes, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), New Delhi (Two Vacancies)

2. ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND:

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programs, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development.

Mission
“To support countries to upgrade their systems to ensure disaster and climate resilience of existing and future infrastructure.”

Impact that CDRI Aims to Achieve
By 2050, over US $10 trillion of new and existing infrastructure investments and services are resilient to natural hazards and climate change through enhanced capacity, informed policy, planning, and management, leading to improved quality of environment, livelihood, and life of over 3 billion people.

CDRI Mandate & Value Proposition
CDRI has been envisioned and established as a global network to advance the agenda, support coordinated action among stakeholders, and focus on bringing voices from vulnerable geographies and populations to international policy forums. Internationally agreed-upon goals in the SFDRR, the SDGs, and the Paris Climate Agreement provide the foundational framework that guides the Coalition’s vision and mission.

As a global partnership, the Coalition aims to ensure that the investments of its members and partners are aligned and well-coordinated in support of the shared ambition of disaster and climate resilience of new and existing infrastructure.

Strategic Work Plan
CDRI’s Strategic Work Plan 2023-26 describes the broad contours of its priority actions and planned initiatives in the next four years setting out a clear direction for the Coalition to pursue a transformational agenda for DRI in response to a changing risk landscape and evolving on-ground realities of its members.

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JOB DESCRIPTION / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Position:
The position is open to candidates of all nationalities.

All nationals demonstrating 10 years of international work experience in at least 5 countries across 2 UN geographic regions (from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania) would be considered for international positions (international hire).

Objective of the Position:
The Specialist – Programmes shall support the creation, design, implementation, and monitoring of studies and provide technical support relating to projects. This shall include disaster response and recovery support; innovation, institutional, and community capacity-building assistance; and standards and certification.

Responsibilities :

Key responsibilities include:

(1) Support the development and implementation of the delivery of initiatives within Strategic Areas of Technical Support and Capacity Development or Research & Knowledge Management.
(2) Seek, analyze, and apply knowledge, information, and best practices within all projects of CDRI.
(3) Support knowledge management, documentation of best practices and lessons learned from project implementation and facilitate dissemination in the appropriate format to relevant stakeholders.
(4) Engage with domain experts to ensure their support through the life cycle of projects, programmes, and initiatives.
(5) Undertake field reviews and prepare Back-to-Office Reports and documents meetings.
(6) Liaise with and coordinates among the CDRI Secretariat, government agencies, development partners, and various stakeholders to facilitate formulation, processing, administration, and monitoring of Technical Assistance (TA) in CDRI member countries within the critical infrastructure sector, including power, telecommunications, and transportation.
(7) Support task force, fact-finding, and appraisal missions, including, but not limited to, review of project/program designs, liaison with government officials, data and project/program costing, and implementation arrangements.
(8) Provide support in conducting…