Job title: Individual International consultancy to support UNICEF and Government of Turkmenistan in developing the Turkmenistan Children's Climate Risk Index & Disaster Risk Model (CCRI-DRM) New Consultancy Recruitment & Non-Staff Workflow

Job no: 574517

Contract type: Consultant

Level: Consultancy

Location: Turkmenistan

Categories: Emergency

Purpose of Consultancy:

To support Turkmenistan to respond to the need for an integrated child-sensitive disaster risk information system and platform for governmental institutions at national and subnational levels.

Scope of Work:

• Support development of recommendations to design and initiate establishment of a subnational Children’s Climate Risk Index - Disaster Risk Model for Turkmenistan;
• Modelling the initial interactive platform making the CCRI-DRM model and underlying indicator data, as well as other relevant indicators;
• Develop a CCRI-DRM analytical report to support the alignment and coordination of planning and programming efforts of national actors with informed by identified child vulnerabilities and risks from climate, environmental and other shocks and stresses and climate changes;

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

• Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Data Science, Statistics, or related degree areas of work, or another relevant area;

Experience

• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience related to the development of information systems, management and analysis of quantitative data;
• Experience in the statistical systems, data exchange and information sharing mechanisms/structures; with this experience related to climate and disaster risk management areas a strong asset;
• Extensive experience in data analyses and modelling;
• Knowledge of national and local governance and climate change and disaster risk management, and of the systems in place to respond to risk and vulnerability will be an asset;
• Analysis skills and quantitative and qualitative synthesis of information;
• Experience in organization, facilitation, systematization, and presentation of results. Skills for facilitating and managing training processes. Experience working with open-source GIS technology is an asset;

Language: Proficient knowledge of Russian and English is required

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