Regional Coordinator for Africa (Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery) at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

•  Advanced university degree (Master or equivalent) in Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change, Economics, Public Administration, social sciences or related disciplines.

Experience:

•  At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional development experience in the related areas, notably in Africa.
•  Experience in designing and delivering disaster risk reduction and recovery related policy and programme support that fosters linkages with resilience, climate change and other themes.
•  Knowledge of disaster risk reduction methodologies and concepts and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.
•  Team supervision experience.
•  Ability to establish networks and partnerships with knowledge and experience of UNDP and UN system policies and programming.
•  Strong and relevant experience working in developing country settings and disaster prone regions is required, including experience in disaster/crisis contexts.
•  Experience working in the Africa region.

Language Requirement:

•  Fluency in English, both written and oral is required;
•  Fluency in French is strongly desirable;
•  Working knowledge of another UN language, in particular Portuguese, is an asset.