UNECA Consultancy to support the government of Mauritius review the assessment of costs of recent oil spill on its Economy Jobs 2022 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UNECA Ethiopia looking for “Consultancy to support the government of Mauritius review the assessment of costs of recent oil spill on its Economy”. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before 13th May 2022.
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UNECA Consultancy to support the government of Mauritius review the assessment of costs of recent oil spill on its Economy Jobs 2022
The UNECA has published a job vacancy announcement on 6th May 2022 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Consultancy to support the government of Mauritius review the assessment of costs of recent oil spill on its Economy to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| Position | Consultancy to support the government of Mauritius review the assessment of costs of recent oil spill on its Economy |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Nine years |
| Application Deadline | 13th May 2022 |
UNECA Job Vacancy 2022
Duties and Responsibilities: Under the Supervision of the Director of TCND the Consultant will assume the following responsibilities:
- Assessment/review of the costs of oil spill covering damages, losses, and impact to the economy.
- Mapping of the factors that increase vulnerability to oil spills.
- Mapping of the major causes that gave rise to oil spill including regulatory (compliance), technological, geophysical, and other causes.
- Assessment of the damages and losses of oil spills incurred by the most exposed businesses and sectors using geospatial data, local government’s data, daily satellite images, UN data and data from other relevant sources. The main anticipated businesses are in the areas of tourism, seaports, transshipment, fuel processing (e.g. ethanol production plants at Port Louis), fisheries, aquaculture, food/fish processing, cruising, and other important productive areas.
- Survey of emerging trends in oil spill management plans, focusing on major, and strategic emergency management frameworks.
- Survey of emerging trends in national disaster risk management development, focusing on how oil spills’ (major and strategic) emergency response frameworks or components thereof are integrated among the “all hazards” approaches to national emergency frameworks.
- Critical review of the Hyogo Framework for Action, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risks Reduction, and SDGs, and identification of elements from those frameworks that can help to improve the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan in relation to oil spill. Among the key focus areas are national resilience building using ecosystem –based approach to adaptation and, in addition to disaster risk reduction.
- Propose efficient approaches to updating the Mauritius National Disaster Risks Reduction and Management Plan in relation to oil spill.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: Consultancy to support the government of Mauritius review the assessment of costs of recent oil spill on its economy, update its National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Action Plan in relation
- Department/Office: Economic Commission for Africa
- Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
- Posting Period: 05 May 2022 – 13 May 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Economic Commission for Africa-180551-Consultant
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- An advanced university degree (Masters’ degree, or preferably PhD) with a specialization in marine ecology, marine policy, ecosystem rehabilitation, environmental economics, economics of natural disasters, or other relevant fields is required.
Experience:
- Nine (9) years or more of relevant national/international experience in the evaluation of the risks of natural disaster in relation to oil spill, chemicals, or other relevant fields are required. A track record of publication in peer reviewed journals, contribution to intergovernmental reports relating to natural disasters, and sound intellectual leadership in areas relevant to the evaluation is required. Contribution to international debates relating to sustainable development, disaster risks management, and development planning is required. Experience of working in Africa and knowledge of Mauritius and other SIDS is desirable.
How to Apply UNECA Consultancy to support the government of Mauritius review the assessment of costs of recent oil spill on its Economy Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=180551
The Closing Date: 13th May 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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