Request For Proposals Are Invited For Respac Programme Specialist

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20231261
PN FJ 036 19
United Nations UN
Request For Proposals Are Invited For Respac Programme Specialist
ICB
Melanesia
31-05-2019

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Request For Proposals Are Invited For Respac Programme SpecialistDeadline 31 May 19Posted 16 May 19Overview Terms Of ReferenceRef Pn Fj 036 19 Title Programme SpecialistProject RespacType Of ContractIndividual Contractor Ic Languages Required EnglishDuration Of Contract 12 Months June 2019 June2020 Duty Station Suva Fiji Consultancy Proposal Should Be Sent Via Email To Etenderbox Pacific Undp Org No Later Than 31St May 2019 Fiji Time Clearly Stating The Title Of Consultancy Applied For Any Proposals Received After This Date Time Will Not Be Accepted Any Request For Clarification Must Be Sent In Writing Or By Standard Electronic Communication To Procurement Fj Undp Org Undp Will Respond In Writing Or By Standard Electronic Mail And Will Send Written Copies Of The Response Including An Explanation Of The Query Without Identifying The Source Of Inquiry To All Consultants Incomplete Late And Joint Proposals Will Not Be Considered And Only Offers For Which There Is Further Interest Will Be Contacted Failure To Submit Your Application As Stated As Per The Application Submission Guide Procurement Notice On The Above Link Will Be Considered Incomplete And Therefore Application Will Not Be Considered Note Proposals Must Be Sent To The Designated Email Etenderbox Pacific Undp Org Please Do Not Copy Or Directly Email Applications To Undp Staff Only Shortlisted Candidates Will Be Contacted If The Selected Successful Candidate Is Over 65 Years Of Age And Required To Travel Outside His Home Country He She Will Be Required Provide A Full Medical Report At Their Expense Prior To Issuance To Contract Contract Will Only Be Issued When Proposed Candidate Is Deemed Medically Fit To Undertake The Assignment Background The Disaster Resilience In The Pacific Respac Is A 3 Year Project Funded By The Government Of Russia That Commenced In Mid 2016 And Complete By 2019 With The Overall Objective Of Improving Capacity Of 14 Pacific Small Islands States P Sids In The Area Of Climate Change Adaptation Cca And Disaster Risk Reduction Mitigation Drr M The Respac Project Has 3 Main Components I Strengthened Early Warning Systems And Climate Monitoring Capacity In Selected Pics Ii Preparedness And Planning Mechanisms And Tools To Manage Disaster Recovery Processes Strengthened At Regional National And Local Level And Iii Increased Use Of Financial Instruments To Manage And Share Disaster Related Risk And Fund Post Disaster Recovery Efforts Within The Undp Pacific Office The Respac Project Is Also Set Up As An Umbrella Or Overarching Project Which Means That It Is The Parent Or Primary Project To Several Other Smaller Projects Some Are Funded By Undp Resources Or In The Case Of Others By Other External Donors These Projects Are Closely Linked With The Original 3 Components Of The Respac Refer Figure 1 The Japanese Government Funded Tsunami Preparedness Project Is One Such Project Which The United Nations Development Programme Bangkok Regional Hub Undp Brh Has Implemented The First Phase Of Partnerships For Strengthening School Preparedness For Tsunamis In The Asia Pacific Region From June 2017 To November 2018 To Mitigate The Impact Of Tsunamis By Empowering School Preparedness In 18 High Risk Countries In The Asia Pacific Region Given The Impact And Lessons Learnt Undp Received An Additional Grant From The Japanese Government Which Has Been Channeled Into The Second Phase The Major Aim Is To Keep The Momentum Going Fill The Gaps Scale Up And Integrate The Preparedness Programme And Drills Into The School Curriculum And Systems The Project Emphasizes Institutionalizing Disaster Preparedness In Schools For Sustainability Beyond The Projects Undp Will Implement The Second Phase In Collaboration With The International Tsunami Information Centre Itic Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre Iotic The Indonesia Institute Of Sciences Lipi Fujitsu Ltd And Tohoku University Irides At The National Level The Embassy Of Japan Relevant Country Offices Of The Japan International Cooperation Agency Jica And Undp Country Offices Will Be Engaged The Project Will Be Implemented Over A Period Of 18 Months Aiming To Achieve Three Outputs School Preparedness And Awareness Programmes For Tsunamis Institutionalized In Project Countries School Preparedness And Awareness Programmes For Tsunamis Replicated And Adapted In More Schools In The Asia Pacific Region AndCapacity Of Data Collection Enhanced In The Countries Requiring Support In Addition To Rapid Onset And Potentially Devastating Consequences Of Earthquakes That Trigger Tsunamis Climate Change On A Global Scale Is One Of The Most Impactful PhenomenonS And Carries The Potential To Negate All Development Aspirations Of Particularly Small Island Developing States Sids Pacific Sids Are Located In A Region Of The World Where There Is Intense Frequent And Increasingly Impactful Environmental Disasters SidsS Vulnerability To Disasters Is Heightened Due To Their Isolated Geographic Situation Insularity Ecological Fragility And The Social And Economic Disadvantages Related To Their Small Size Small Populations And High Level Of Outward Migration Compound This Vulnerability Economic Stressors Due To Poverty Limited Resources Markets Unable To Generate Economies Of Scale Reliance On International Trade And Costly Public Administration Infrastructure Creates Indebtedness And Further Susceptibility To Global Developments Early Warning Is A Major Element Of Disaster Risk Reduction Preventing Loss Of Life And Reducing The Material And Economic Impact Of A Disaster Its Importance Relies In The Timely Provision Of Disaster Risk Information Allowing Guidance On How To Act Upon Warnings Ensuring A Constant State Of Preparedness50 According To The Unisdr Terminology Unisdr 2009 An Early Warning System Ews Is The Set Of Capacities Needed To Generate And Disseminate Timely And Meaningful Warning Information To Enable Individuals Communities And Organizations Threatened By A Hazard To Prepare And To Act Appropriately And In Sufficient Time To Reduce The Possibility Of Harm Or Loss An Effective Ews Is Comprised Of Risk Knowledge Monitoring And Warning Service Dissemination And Response Capacity Timely Warning Regarding Climate Related Hazards Is Extremely Important Making The Provision Of Meteorological And Climate Services A Key Component For Drr In The Pacific One Of The Its Major Development Challenges Lies With The Ineffective Disaster Preparedness Response And Recovery Due To Its Geographical Vulnerability To The Frequency Climate Related Disasters The Indian Government Has Provided A Grant Of Usd1million Which Is Funding The South South Cooperation Strengthening Climate Hydrology Early Warning Systems In Seven Selected Pics The Project Aims To Enhance Pacific IslandS Adaptive Capacities For Disaster Preparedness Response And Recovery This Will Be Realized In Two Major Solution Pathways For The Seven Selected Pacific Island Countries These Two Solution Pathways Are Integrated As Project Outputs As 1 Strengthening Early Warning And Disaster Risk Human Resources Capacities Of National Meteorology And Hydrology Services And 2 Strengthening Early Warning And Disaster Risk Technical Capacities Of National Meteorology And Hydrology Services Duties And ResponsibilitiesScope Of WorkThe Scope Of Work For This Assignment Will Primarily Revolve Around The Provision Of Advisory Support For The Regional Tsunami Support Project Leading To The Successful Completion Of Its Activities In This Regard The Consultant Will Be Supporting The Respac Team In Liaisi

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