Disaster & Climate Resilience Specialist | Humanitarian Openstreetmap

Job Fields and Important Details

FieldsDescription
PositionDisaster and Climate Resilience Specialist
OrganisationHumanitarian Openstreetmap
Country Asia-Pacific region
CityWork From Home within Asia-Pacific region
No of VacanciesN/A
Project NameN/A
Skills and Qualifications

• Hold University or college degree in international development, disaster risk reduction, climate change, urban planning, or in related fields.
• Experience leading or supporting disaster and/or climate related programs within the Asia-Pacific Region.
• Experience collaborating with cross-sectors organizations and various stakeholders in disaster and climate themes.
• Experience in participatory data collection in disaster and climate sectors including emergency response
• Passionate about humanitarian and development works as well as open source and open data demonstrated through prior professional experiences.
• Willingness to travel and work in various environments with and be in the field for extended periods of time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication. Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Attention to detail, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, and ability to develop effective relationships online and in person.

Experience• Minimum 3+ years direct work experience in climate change, disaster management and/or humanitarian service in the Asia-Pacific region, and with a strong personal network relating to the position.
SalaryAs per industry standards

Organisation Details

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) sits at the nexus of participatory mapping, community-led development, humanitarian response, open data and tech. With a talented and diverse team spread around the globe, HOT is an NGO which supports a dynamic global community of thousands of dedicated volunteers using maps and open data for humanitarian response and the Sustainable Development Goals. Working with humanitarian and development partners like the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières, UN agencies, governments and others, the HOT community maps in solidarity with those affected by or at risk of disaster, contributing the maps and data aid workers need to do their lifesaving work.

Job Description

• Coordinate with local communities, response and aid organizations, and HOT colleagues during disasters. This role will focus on the response workflows on the ground, coordinating between OSM communities and disaster response and aid agencies locally .
• Lead the creation and implementation of partner engagement and outreach strategy where this pertains to disaster and climate resilience themes.
• Work with other members of Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific Hub to support the creation and implementation of partner engagement and outreach strategy where this pertains to climate and disaster response, preparedness & early recovery.
• Support project monitoring and evaluation according to technical output and result of disaster and climate programs by coordinating regularly with Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Senior Associate.
• Responsible for managing financial expenses for disaster and climate program implementations by coordinating with the Hub Finance Manager.
• In coordination with the Partnership Manager, establish and manage relationships with disaster management and climate resiliency agencies and partners at an operational level in Hub’s priority countries.
• Stay up-to-date on disaster and climate change conversations and initiatives in the region by learning the latest trends and engaging in relevant networks and partners.
• Contribute to the development of technical documentation and materials to train and provide technical support to relevant partners on Open Mapping for disaster and climate resilience.
• Monitor data completeness as well as identify data quality assurance and validation needs of projects and grant projects that are related to disaster and climate resilience.
• Coordinate disaster and/or climate resilience analysis, geospatial data workflows and GIS support on the production of maps, data products, and assistance in data analysis to support local and regional disaster agencies and OpenStreetMap communities.
• Coordinate training, workflows and support on the production of maps, data products, and assistance in data analysis to support project or grant recipients. This will include not just training, but providing ongoing support and accompaniment to grant recipients wanting to create in depth data analyses for their projects.
• Support the Hub’s communication role in communicating disaster and climate program activity, progress and results including writing regular blog posts updates as required.

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