MTR SF Senior Consultant Africa

Result of Service By a date to be agreed with the Supervisorsix, the consultant will assure or support delivery of the following: ▫ Direct support to consultation and review in at least 5 countries + coordination support to other partners facilitating consultations and review as part of the MTR SF. ▫ Sub-Regional Report(s) of the MTR SF (where relevant) – formattedx and uploaded to the MTR SF knowledge hub ▫ National Reports of the MTR SF (where validated by Member States) – formatted and uploaded to the MTR SF knowledge hub ▫ Stakeholder Reports of the MTR SF (where relevant) – formatted and uploaded to the MTR SF knowledge hubxi ▫ Thematic or Issue-based Reports of the MTR SF – formatted and uploaded to the MTR SF knowledge hubxi ▫ A regional synthesis report (of maximum 40 pages, excluding appendices) representing key outcomes of MTR SF consultations conducted to date by regional IGOs, national (and local) governments, stakeholders, including the following suggested elements (to be delivered by 30 September 2022): ‐ Executive Summary ‐ Overview of reviews and consultations ‐ Progress, achievements, challenges, new/emerging issues, context shifts ‐ Recommendations for prioritized, accelerated and integrated action to 2030, and nascent post-2030 ideas.

ix subject to inter alia COVID restrictions, members state/stakeholder engagement x in a format agreed with UNDRR xi in consultation with the SEM+ MTR SF consultant, and consultant supporting the UN DRR FPG

Work Location Home Based

Expected duration As soon as possible, until 31 October 2022.

Duties and Responsibilities The Sendai Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SF) adopted by the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015, were subsequently endorsed by Member States in the United Nations General Assembly. The SF provides the framework for all-of-society and all-of-State institutions engagement in preventing and reducing disaster risks posed by both natural and man-made hazards and related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks. The MTR SF is a one-off and core requirement of the UNDRR, called for by the United Nations General Assembly, the UN Secretary-General, and the Sendai Framework itself as part of the follow-up and review of its implementation. The MTR SF provides the opportunity for Member States and other stakeholders to examine lessons from the implementation of the SF framework to date, as well as risk reduction actions made in support of other relevant agreements, conventions and frameworks, and identify potential policy adjustments and new implementation modalities for the second half of the period of the Sendai Framework, that amplify and accelerate efforts to realise its outcome and goal, and those of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development amongst other global agreements, frameworks and conventions.

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the overall supervision of the Chief of the Regional Office for Africa and the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer Sendai Monitoring, in close liaison with the SFM P MTR SF Programme Officer and Senior Coordinator in the Director’s Office (DO), the consultant(s) will support the development and roll-out of structured consultations and reviews at regional, national and local levels, led/facilitated/moderated by UN Member States, UN System partners and/or Stakeholders. The outcomes of the consultations and review will generate the findings of the retrospective aspect of the MTR SF, as well as the recommendations that guide the prospective aspects of the review.

Informed by, inter alia, the Concept Note of the MTR SF (available also herehttps://sendaiframework-mtr.undrr.org/about?3), and additional guidance provided, the consultant will carry out the following tasks: 1. Prepare a work plan with provisional timelines for the Member State, IGO, stakeholderiv roll-out of the MTR SF, identifying pre-existing meetings, events or processesv in which MTR SF consultations and review can take place. 2. Literature review – reviewvi recent regional assessment reports, country-specific status reports, outcomes of regional events (especially the recent Africa Regional Platform https://afrp.undrr.org/ in particular the dedicated session available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZF4zGDCHWU ), and other relevant reports and studies on the Sendai Framework, as well as risk reduction within sustainable development. The Literature Review undertaken at global level will also feed into this exercise. 3. Identify, engage and prepare MTR SF focal point organisations and persons /facilitators for regional/national/local consultations and review – to be identified from among existing counterparts (DRR / SF FPs) and stakeholders, and/or focal points/facilitators (e.g. UNRC/UNCT, DCO, UNDP RR/CT, IGOs; CCA, SDCF, VNRs) from other global stock-taking exercises and/or sustainable development planning processes. 4. For each consultation and review exercise (at regional, national and/or local scales), consult with collaborating partners (where relevant) and on the basis of the Guidance provided by UNDRR, establish the methodology for retrospective review and prospective recommendations (e.g. scope [beyond the core questions]; [selected] aspects of the SF; context shifts; thematic focus/foci; context specificities; integrated risk understanding and management in other decision-making, agendas, sectors, domains etc.), and modality (e.g. public sector / stakeholder / multistakeholder consultations; group/focus-group/one-on-one; in-person/virtual; surveys; pre-consultation surveys; unique organizational/entity level review; expert group meetings etc.). 5. Support development of additional strategic or guiding questions (beyond the core questions)vii where relevant and subject to regional / national / local contexts or thematic foci. 6. Where relevant support the consultation and review process led by governments, stakeholders or other. 7. Ensure the capture / collection / recording of in-depth content through consultations, surveys and reports (including Voluntary National Reportsviii), describing inter alia: progress, achievements, challenges, new and emerging issues, changes in context, recommendations for prioritized, accelerated and integrated collaboration and action in the period 2023-2030, as well as nascent elements for international arrangements for risk-informed sustainable development post-2030. 8. Under the leadership of the Supervisor, support: a. Consolidation and standardised presentation of MTR SF content received, including regional aggregated reporting where relevant; b. Analysis of content, identifying and presenting common elements and recommendations. 9. Editing, uploading and updating of content to the MTR SF knowledge hub.

iv Liaison with relevant colleagues (including the SEM+ MTR SF consultant) and supporting partners will be imperative. v including but not restricted to the Regional Forums for SD, GP22, LDC5, HL Dialogue on Financing, MTR of the Water Decade, SAMOA Pathway, etc. vi in conjunction with the MTR SF Literature Review consultant vii potentially drawing on those provided by UNDRR viii as recommended by the UN Secretary-General in the 2021 SG’s Report on DRR

Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in social science, public administration, disaster risk reduction, risk management, environmental sciences, urban planning, sustainability, sustainability transitions, geopolitics, economics, finance, or other relevant discipline is required. A first-level university degree combined with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. Experience: The following qualifications are required: - At least seven years of proven professional experience in the areas of disaster risk reduction, sustainable development, environmental management, climate change, public governance or financing, economic development or combination thereof. - Prior experience in engaging governments / stakeholders and facilitating multistakeholder consultations (in-person and virtual) and relationship management in Africa - Expertise in research / review and analysis, and the preparation and production of reports - Proven knowledge and understanding of institutional, reporting, and legislative frameworks for disaster risk management or related fields in Africa. Language: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in French and Portuguese is desirable.

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