Consultant for Disability‑Inclusive Urban Disaster Risk Reduction

About the role

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) seeks a consultant to provide on‑the‑ground coordination support for Phase 2 of the Disability‑Inclusive Urban Disaster Risk Reduction and Multi‑Hazard Early Warning System project in Baguio City, Philippines.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate with the city government, local disaster risk office, and multi‑stakeholder partners to organise meetings, workshops, trainings, drills and field visits.
• Co‑facilitate training sessions on inclusive disaster planning and early warning systems.
• Collect, document and report project data, including photos, attendance records, good practices and lessons learned.
• Identify and monitor local risks and emerging issues, informing the project team and supporting corrective actions.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in development studies, disaster risk management, urban planning, public administration, social sciences or related field.
• Minimum two years of experience in early warning systems, disaster risk management, local resilience or disability inclusion in the Philippines.
• Proven experience working with national and sub‑national stakeholders and conducting trainings.
• Fluency in English and Tagalog.

Required skills

• Early warning systems implementation.
• Disaster risk management and local resilience planning.
• Disability inclusion tools such as UNDRR’s disability inclusion checklist and Disaster Resilience scorecard.
• Monitoring, documentation and reporting of field activities.