Divisional Disaster Risk Management Coordination Associate {Open to internal and external applicants
Salary not disclosedPosted 1 day ago
Closes in 13 days
About the company
UNDP is the United Nations Development Programme, the lead UN agency working across 170 countries to end poverty, inequality and climate change. Its Fiji Multi-Country Office covers ten Pacific nations including Fiji, and delivers programmes under the 2023-2027 Multi-Country Programme Document aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. This recruitment is run through UNDP's Green Climate Fund Programme on behalf of the Government of Fiji.
About the role
The Divisional Disaster Risk Management Coordination Associate (DDRMA) heads a Divisional Disaster Risk Management Office, one of four being established under Fiji's National Disaster Management Act 2024 to strengthen sub-national disaster risk coordination. The role reports under the technical direction of the Divisional Commissioner and the Manager Emergency Planning Coordination, with administrative supervision from the Divisional Commissioner and the Project Manager - EW4All. The Associate acts as principal adviser to the Divisional Commissioner on disaster risk management and as the main coordination link between the National Disaster Risk Management Office, government agencies, Provincial Administrators, Municipal Councils, communities, development partners, civil society and the private sector. Core focus areas include disaster risk governance, multi-hazard early warning and early action, community-based disaster risk management, emergency preparedness and recovery coordination, and implementation of the UNDP-GCF Early Warnings for All (EW4All) project. The position supports delivery of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy 2018-2030, the National Disaster Risk Management Plan, and the Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Roadmap at the divisional level.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate implementation of national disaster risk management policies, legislation, programmes and decisions of the National Disaster Risk Management Council within the Division
- Coordinate implementation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy, National Disaster Risk Management Plan, Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Policy and other national DRM frameworks
- Integrate disaster risk reduction and climate resilience into divisional, provincial and district development planning
- Provide strategic advice to the Divisional Commissioner, Provincial Administrators, District Officers and local authorities on disaster risk management and resilience
- Ensure divisional DRM programmes comply with national legislation and international frameworks such as the Sendai Framework and SDGs
- Establish and manage the operations of the Divisional Disaster Risk Management Office
- Prepare annual business plans, work plans, budgets, procurement plans and implementation schedules
- Manage financial, administrative and operational resources of the office, and prepare annual performance reports and budgets