Regional DRR & CCA Specialist for South Asia Programme

Responsibilities & Context

Context

Handicap International Federation (HI), also known as Humanity & Inclusion Globally, is an independent and impartial aid organization, created in 1982, working across 60 countries. HI works alongside vulnerable populations, whatever the context, taking action to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

HI, the South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) Regional Programme is seeking applications from qualified local candidates for its national position of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation (DRR & CCA) Specialist.

Mission: Under the responsibility of the Regional Technical Head of Programme (THOP), s/he contributes to the development and implementation of regional strategies and action plans, particularly sectoral strategies and fund-raising plans, in line with HI global frameworks and standards. S/he ensures sound representation and visibility of HI’s expertise/experiences in DRR & CCA on regional and national relevant platforms, events, and networks, and establishes influencing/relationship with HI among the DRR & CCA stakeholders. He or she leads or contributes to developing new and/or major opportunities, projects, research, and innovation projects in the region. Through a delegation system and appropriate control mechanisms, s/he ensures optimal quality, impact, and capitalization from the DRR & CCA projects in the region/countries.

Location: Colombo/Dhaka/Delhi/Kathmandu (any of the 4 locations As per nationality of candidate )

Terms & Conditions: Fixed-Term 3-Year (Renewable) Contract

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of regional DRR & CCA strategies and action plans in line with the regional and global strategies of HI.

• Optimize HI’s visibility, external prestige, influence, and networking in the DRR & CCA sectors by ensuring sound representation (with HI’s technical expertise and experiences) and visibility in regional and country-level relevant networks, forums/platforms.

• Lead or support the country team to strengthen the DRR & CCA sectors in the country (when relevant).

• Contribute to advocacy on specific themes in line with HI global advocacy priorities for DRR &B CCA and contribute to communication messages regionally/locally in line with HI global communication priorities.

• Steer the development of major opportunities and/or new DRR & CCA projects in the region/countries. Lead or contribute to the conception of major projects (multiple countries, regional level) or of new projects in the DRR & CCA sectors with context analysis, facilitate the design process, and write the project proposals in the region/countries.

• Facilitate the development and implementation of DRR & CCA sector-specific fund-raising or business development plans in the region.

• Identify & transform major opportunities in the region under the DRR & CCA sectors, and identify and develop local partnerships and/or consortiums with NGOs, institutions, and companies on the technical priorities of the DRR & CCA sectors in the region.

• Ensure optimal quality and impact of the DRR & CCA projects in all the countries of the region, through a delegation system to provide quality technical support to the DRR & CCA projects in line with global technical frameworks and standards; and an appropriate mechanism to control and monitor the technical quality and relevance of HI’s activities under the DRR & CCA projects.

• Ensure technical learning and capitalization from the DRR & CCA projects.

• Ensure compliance with the technical proposition with Nexus stakes.

• Contribute to developing research and innovation for DRR & CCA projects in the region.

• Lead capacity development initiatives and professional channel development of DRR personnel in the region.

• Contribute/support the implementation of emergency preparedness actions of the program (countries in the regional program) and, during an emergency, adapt his/her working modality to contribute to an effective HI humanitarian response.

  Requirements

  Education

• Master’s degree in DRR and CCA/humanitarian aid and/or development of any other related field with at least 6 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with at least 8 years of relevant experience.

  Experience

• At least 6 years

  Additional Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in senior DRR & CCA technical positions in more than one country.

• Proven experience in professional capacity-building (training, coaching) skills.

• Strong knowledge and understanding of global standards and guidelines for inclusive DRR & CCA.

• Experience in networking and influencing inclusive DRR & CCA sector development in the South Asia region/countries.

• Skilled in public relations, representation, and internal-external communication.

• Knowledge of norms, frameworks, and references related to DRR, CCA, and disability inclusion (in global and regional contexts).

• Proficient in strategic and analytical skills.

• Proficient in written and spoken English.