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For every child, the right to safety.

How can you make a difference?

Nepal faces recurrent risks from multiple hazards, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, and landslides. In partnership with the Government of Nepal, UNICEF supports emergency preparedness, response, and resilience-building efforts to reduce disaster risks and protect vulnerable populations. UNICEF also works closely with federal, provincial, and local governments to strengthen risk-informed planning and improve the effectiveness of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emergency preparedness and response (EPR) systems. Effective coordination, information management, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement are essential to ensuring quality programme implementation and accountability across all levels of government. To support the implementation of ongoing DRR and EPR initiatives, including the Strengthening Urban Preparedness, Earthquake Preparedness and Response (SUPER), UNICEF Nepal Country Office seeks to engage a Disaster Risk Management Consultant. The consultant will provide technical and coordination support to strengthen the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR and EPR programmes. The role will contribute to improved programme quality, evidence-based decision-making, accountability, and institutional capacity for disaster preparedness and response at provincial and local levels.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0006912 External ToR.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum requirements:

Education: Master’s degree in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and related fields

Work Experience: At least 7 years of relevant work experience in the field of disaster risk management with focus on urban preparedness and response programme including coordination with different stakeholders covering federal, provincial and local governments. Sound knowledge on communication, analytical and writing skills. Working with UN in a consortium mechanism would be added value.

Skills: Provincial and Local government planning cycle, and private sector engagement, risk transfer, cluster approach including inter-cluster coordination mechanism with multi-stakeholders on multi-hazards, especially on earthquake and fire. Working with vulnerable communities would be an asset. Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and database management including ICT. Ability to work independently, take initiative, and deliver timely, high-quality results. Strong communication, advocacy, and social mobilization skills.

Language Requirements: English and Nepali Fluency of local languages from Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces is an asset.

Desirables Field level experience, sub-national level planning including working with province and municipalities is must. Prior coordination experience with multistakeholder platforms at provincial or local government level.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) TMC0006912 Financial proposal.docx
A detailed technical proposal – brief summary (2 pages) on the coordination, methodology, implementation plan on delivering the project.

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

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DRM Consultant (Field Based) Surkhet FO, Nepal, 18 Months, Office based (with Possible Travel) Nationals Only#596191