DRR and Community Resilience Coordinator

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Major Activities

• Review, update, and implement the WVU’s, DRR, and CCA strategies.
• Manage the development of a joint strategy together with the development partners for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation based on the evidence generated from capacity enhancement initiatives.
• Provide technical support for the implementation of DRR and CCA strategies within the WVU staff, local and national governments, and development partners to enhance community resiliency.
• Provide training to WVU staff on DRR and Climate Change Adaptation.
• Support field teams on training of central and local government staff on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation.
• Ensure overall integration/mainstreaming of DRR and CCA into WVU Technical Programmes (TPs) and Household Clusters.
• Document and disseminate the lessons learned: success stories, on DRR and CCA internally and at the local government level as relevant influence best practices for community resilience.
• Coordinate and organize exchange and field visits to the WVU operation areas and monitor progress to ensure the operationalization of WVU’s DRR & CCA strategy.
• Actively participate in the relevant meetings, conferences, and strategic networks on DRR/CCA. Participate and co-facilitate meetings, training, workshops, and events organized by the WVU on DRR and CCA
• Support in organizing regional and international meetings involving policy makers (government, civil society, and other key actors

KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• At least 3 years’ experience working on: Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Community Resilience in Uganda or the East African region.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in, Environmental studies, Disaster Risk Reduction, or related field from a recognized University. A Master’s Degree in any of the above is an added advantage.
• Pool of knowledge and understanding of key issues related to Climate Change Adaptation issues, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Community Resilience in development projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working on policy development and capacity building - this includes the use of methodologies that maximize performance for DRR and CCA, sustainable LH’s, and SP.
• Technical knowledge and understanding of community-based climate change adaptation and DRR, sustainable livelihoods, social protection as well as natural resource management
• Strong knowledge/experience in results-based management and results-oriented approach to project implementation.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only