United Nations

Result of Service

Strengthening the application of risk knowledge in Libya.

Work Location

Libya

Expected duration

1 Jul - 30 Sept 2025

Duties and Responsibilities

Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in both developed and less developed countries. Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has over 140 staff located in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and in regional offices. Specifically, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction guides, monitors, analyses and reports on progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, supports regional and national implementation of the Framework and catalyzes action and increases global awareness to reduce disaster risk working with U.N. Member States and a broad range of partners and stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians and the science and technology community. This consultancy position will be based in Libya and is recruited by the UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS). The consultant will directly report to Risk Knowledge Programme Management Officer in UNDRR ROAS and will receive advisory guidance from Programme Management Officer- Global Risk Analysis and Reporting Section in UNDRR HQ. Duties and Responsibilities: The consultant will be responsible for: 1. With the support of Libyan national government and institutions, identify specific risk questions and answers for which the risk assessment process will provide answers or support (i.e., sector-specific exposure at risk, the threats faced by specific geographic areas or populations, investment or planning prioritization questions, etc.). 2. Review existing national and sectoral policies, strategies, and documents related to disaster risk assessments and risk information management. 3. Assessment of national institutional landscape, capacities and policies fit for purpose of understanding drivers in the risk registry 4. Consultations and national training of trainers on identifying and prioritizing hazards for a risk registry 5. Applying the diagnostic process in the NDRA guidelines, analyze existing and available data, sources, modelling capabilities, and institutional capacity, based on identified priorities and risk question. 6. Conduct comprehensive stakeholder mapping and virtual consultations to validate findings. 7. Identify and prioritize capacity development needs on risk assessment for governmental ministries and entities and DRR stakeholders in Libya". The expected deliverables are: 1. A report consolidating prioritized inputs form the government of Libya on their priority risk questions and use cases. 2. A report that summarizes: o the state of national strategies, policies, priorities and planned investments in risk assessment and planning. o the landscape of relevant actors, contributors and stakeholders to the selected prioritized risk questions. 3. A list of prioritized capacity development needs aligned to the prioritized list of risk questions. This should include institutions, personnel, level and skills required. 4. Based on 1 and 2 above and the WiA:NDRA guidance and with the support of UNDRR’s Regional Office for Arab States and Risk Knowledge Branch, summary risk assessment(s) relating to prioritized risk questions.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree in disaster management, or information technology management is required. • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree • A minimum of 5 years of work experience in risk assessments and risk profiling is required; • Experience in coordination with UN actors and national government is required; • Experience in policy and strategy design, disaster risk reduction legislation, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in English and Arabic (both oral and written) is required

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.