Risk Management Specialist

UN Secretariat; Bogotá ciudad; Presencial; COP 208.514.000 - 347.523.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UN-Habitat in Bogotá, Colombia, seeks a senior consultant to strengthen urban resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean. You will provide technical assistance in urban planning, disaster risk management, and data-driven risk assessment for local governments and communities.

The role focuses on developing hazard, exposure, and risk maps, conducting analyses, and supporting a digital platform to inform public policies and urban solutions, while building governance and knowledge exchange

Formación

• Advanced degree required in environmental/civil/geological/hydraulic engineering or related field.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Minimum five years of relevant work experience.
• Experience within the United Nations system desirable.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Internet.

Responsabilidades

• Support national and local institutions in data collection, systematization, and validation of hazards, exposure, and vulnerability.
• Develop hazard, exposure, and risk maps at city scale using recognized methodologies.
• Conduct detailed risk analyses to identify critical areas.
• Contribute to design and ownership of a digital risk visualization platform.
• Facilitate technical workshops for knowledge transfer and use of risk analysis tools.
• Propose and validate urban solutions for risk reduction with stakeholders.
• Assist in designing regulatory, legal, and financial instruments for risk reduction actions.
• Assist in pilots and monitor local strategies from a risk management perspective.
• Design and implement capacity-building activities in risk management and urban resilience.

Conocimientos

Data collection

Data validation

Hazard mapping

Exposure mapping

Risk analysis

Digital platform development

Tech workshop facilitation

Urban planning

Disaster risk management

Capacity building

Microsoft Office

English

Spanish

Educación

Master’s degree or equivalent in environmental/civil/geological/hydraulic engineering

Bachelor’s degree with 2 additional years of qualifying experience

Herramientas

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Organizational context: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) promotes sustainable urban development globally. This role supports a project focused on strengthening urban resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean by providing technical assistance to local governments and communities in disaster risk management and vulnerability reduction.

Job purpose: This consultancy aims to strengthen urban resilience and improve living conditions for vulnerable populations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The role will provide technical assistance in urban planning and disaster risk management, focusing on data generation and use for risk assessment. Key contributions include developing hazard, exposure, and risk maps, conducting risk analyses, and supporting the implementation of a digital platform to inform public policies and integrated urban solutions. The position also involves strengthening governance, institutional capacities, and promoting knowledge exchange on best practices in disaster risk reduction and urban resilience.

Responsibilities: Support national and local institutions in collecting, systematizing, and validating data on geological and hydrometeorological hazards, exposure, and vulnerability. Develop hazard, exposure, and risk maps at the city scale using recognized methodologies and updated data. Conduct detailed risk analyses to identify and prioritize critical areas. Contribute to the design, implementation, and ownership of a digital risk visualization platform. Facilitate technical workshops for knowledge transfer and the use of risk analysis tools. Propose and validate contextualized urban solutions for risk reduction in coordination with stakeholders. Support the design of regulatory, legal, and financial instruments for risk reduction actions. Assist in the design and execution of pilot projects and monitor local strategies from a risk management perspective. Design and implement capacity-building activities in risk management and urban resilience.

Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in environmental engineering, civil engineering, geological engineering, hydraulic engineering, or related fields is required. A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted. Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

Work experience: A minimum of five years of work experience in civil engineering, environmental impact and risk studies, geology, risk scenarios and climate change, or hazard, vulnerability, and risk mapping is required. Experience within the United Nations system is desirable. Proficiency with technological tools, Microsoft Office, and the Internet is necessary.

Skills: Data collection, systematization, and validation; Hazard, exposure, and risk mapping; Risk analysis; Digital platform development and implementation; Technical workshop facilitation; Urban planning; Disaster risk management; Capacity building; Knowledge management; Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and Office; Fluency in English and Spanish.

Required languages: English, Spanish

Desired languages: French