About the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center:
Formation / DiplĂ´mes
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific.
Expérience
Established in 1986 as a technical capacity-building center, ADPC has grown and diversified its expertise across social and physical sciences to support sustainable solutions for risk reduction across a broad range of specialist areas, with over 63 staff from 17 different nationalities and a wide range of professional expertise from atmospheric scientists to social scientists with experiences from all levels of engagement typically required for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Resilience (CR) effectively. ADPC works across fifteen thrust areas and three cross- cutting themes: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Disaster and Climate Innovation, and Regional and Transboundary Cooperation under three departments named Preparedness and Climate Actions, Risk Governance, Financing and Risk Analytics and Climate Services. ADPC Strategy 2030 guides the organization in providing comprehensive risk reduction support to countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. ADPC recognizes the importance of examining the linkages between disaster risk management, poverty reduction, gender equality, sustainability, rights-based approaches, climate change, and regional cooperation. For details, please refer to the ADPC website at http:
Purpose and Objectives:
ADPC is co-implementing and facilitating Phase 2 of the Bangladesh Preparedness Partnership (BPP) under the overall leadership and guidance of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), Bangladesh. BPP is an innovative partnership instrumental in supporting the Government of Bangladesh in leading and operationalizing its flagship policy of Standing Orders on Disaster (SOD) 2019 through a multi-stakeholder partnership model. Phase 2 of BPP will strengthen the multi- stakeholder partnership platform at the national and sub-national levels, building operational and technical capacities, research applications, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms.
ADPC seeks to recruit a BPP coordinator at the district level in Bagerhat in providing technical, operational and administrative support on operationalizing the SOD 2019 and fully functioning the District Disaster Management Information Center (DMIC) by providing handholding support, developing full information system and required database, and conducting simulation exercise (SIMEX) based on the operational strategy (OS) and the standard operating procedure (SOP). The BPP Coordinator, Bagerhat will also be providing capacity building support to the District DMIC Working Group, the District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer (DRRO) Office, and the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) in close coordination with the district, upazila, and municipality administrations, disaster management stakeholders, and BPP partners in line with the program framework. The Consultant will be based in the DMIC office of Bagerhat District and will work together with MoDMR, Department of Disaster Management (DDM), the district and municipality administrations, and relevant stakeholders for providing required support in the implementation of BPP activities and in ensuring that the DMIC in Bagerhat is functional and operational.
The consultant position is open only to Bangladeshi nationals . Competent local applicants based in Bagerhat District are highly encouraged
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