GEDSI-Sensitive DRR Expert

This consultancy supports the design, validation, and delivery of a comprehensive, actionable, and budgeted National GEDSI Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy for Rwanda. The expert will integrate gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction with water-related climate hazards and inclusive early warning systems under the Water at the Heart of Climate Action project.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize the UN Women GEDSI assessments and localized DRR/EWS roadmaps, analyzing water-related hazards and their interaction with gender, age, and disability.
• Ensure the strategy aligns with the Water at the Heart of Climate Action regional project, Rwanda's National Water Resources Management policies, MINEMA's Strategic Plan, and Rwanda's NDC climate targets.
• Facilitate strategic key informant interviews and focus group discussions with government ministries, CSOs, OPDs, and development partners.
• Draft a five-year Rwanda GEDSI-DRR Strategy focusing on water-security and inclusive multi-hazard Early Warning Systems.
• Develop a realistic, costed national implementation plan with a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning framework tracking sex, age, and disability-disaggregated data.
• Lead technical validation workshops to incorporate feedback from project steering committees, ministerial representatives, and civil society partners.

Requirements

• An advanced degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Disaster Risk Management, Water Resources Management, Environmental Sciences, Gender Studies, Development Studies, or any other relevant field is required.
• A first-level university degree in any of these fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Five (5) years of progressive experience in developing national-level strategic policies within DRR, climate change adaptation, or environmental governance is required.
• Technical expertise in integrating GEDSI/Gender-responsive methodologies into water management, climate resilience, or emergency frameworks is required.
• An understanding of the water-climate nexus, hydrometeorological risks, and inclusive Early Warning Systems (EWS) is desirable.
• Experience working alongside UN agencies (e.g. UNDRR, WMO, UNICEF, UN Women) and national line ministries (e.g. MINEMA) in Sub-Saharan Africa is desirable.
• Experience working in Rwanda is desirable.
• Experience facilitating high-level policy consultations and validation workshops with senior government officials, communities and stakeholders is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.

Skills

• Disaster Risk Management
• Water Resources Management
• Environmental Sciences
• Gender Studies
• Development Studies
• National Policy Development
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Environmental Governance
• GEDSI Integration
• Gender-Responsive Approaches
• Water Management Projects
• Climate Resilience
• Emergency Frameworks
• Hydrometeorological Risk Analysis
• Early Warning Systems
• Policy Consultation Facilitation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• UN Agency Collaboration

Languages

English