Disaster Management Professional

Reliance Retail; Mumbai, Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance Retail in Mumbai seeks a Disaster Risk Reduction professional to plan and drive preparedness and mitigation initiatives. You will build capacities among NGOs, CBOs, youths and stakeholders, conduct risk assessments, and develop plans to minimize damages from natural hazards.

The role requires 2+ years in disaster management/response and experience with community-based DRR/mitigation. Collaboration with local partners and a proactive, field-oriented mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in climate change, environmental science, natural resource management or disaster management.
• Minimum 2 years of disaster management/response experience.
• Development sector experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement disaster risk reduction and mitigation activities.
• Build capacity of NGOs, CBOs, youths and stakeholders on disaster preparedness and mitigation.
• Conduct HRVA and identify vulnerable locations in high climate risk districts.
• Develop plans to reduce damage from floods, droughts and cyclones.
• Mobilise communities in high risk districts for programme intervention.
• Conduct trainings for community and stakeholders on disaster preparedness and mitigation.
• Coordinate with grassroots stakeholders for effective implementation of SOPs in disaster preparedness and mitigation.
• Provide capacity building for volunteers in disaster risk management.
• Forge partnerships with stakeholders for effective DRR implementation.

Skills

Leadership attributes

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Interpersonal Skills

Development sectorial knowledge

Education

Graduation / Post Graduation in Climate Change / Environmental Science / Natural Resource Management / Disaster Management

Development Sector exposure

Job description

Responsibilities

• Plan and Preparedness - Contingency Plan # Disaster Risk Reduction / Disaster Mitigation Plan
• Build capacities of NGOs, CBOs, Youths and other key stakeholders on Disaster preparedness / Disaster Mitigation
• Carry out disaster risk assessment # Hazard Risk Vulnerability Assessment (HRVA) in disaster hotspots
• Develop plan for reducing the damage caused by natural hazards such as floods, droughts and cyclones
• Identify vulnerable location and mobilise community in very high and high climate vulnerable districts for programme intervention
• Conduct trainings for community / stakeholder in Disaster preparedness / Disaster Mitigation
• Coordination with grassroots / community stakeholders for effective implementation of the standard operating procedures based disaster preparedness / disaster mitigation
• Conduct capacity building for selected individuals(volunteers) in the areas of Disaster Risk.
• Build the partnerships with various stakeholders for effective implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction
• The DRR team members in the State to keep track of the weather advisories that are circulated in case of an extreme weather event.
• For Disaster Response all team members that are based out of districts in the State are the Main Point of Contact.

Education Requirement

• Necessary: Graduation / Post Graduation in Climate Change / Environmental Science / Natural Resource Management / Disaster Management
• Desired: Development Sector

Experience Requirement

• Necessary: Minimum 2 years of disaster management/response experience
• Desired: community based Disaster Risk Reduction / Mitigation plan

Skills Competencies

• B. Function-specific Competencies (Technical /Functional)
• Expected Proficiency Level (1-4)
• Leadership attributes 4
• Entrepreneurial Mindset 4
• Interpersonal Skills 4
• Development sectorial knowledge 4