Anticipatory Action and Climate Risk Management Specialist

Strengthens anticipatory action and climate risk management systems across the Pacific by linking forecasts, risk analysis, financing and shock-responsive delivery. The specialist supports governments and regional partners to turn early warning into timely, inclusive assistance before predictable shocks.

• Support governments to design and scale anticipatory action and shock-responsive social protection systems
• Integrate climate risk, vulnerability and food-security analysis across pre- and post-shock interventions
• Lead climate and hazard risk analysis, forecasting, trigger design and risk modelling
• Strengthen links between early warning, disaster-risk financing, action protocols and delivery systems
• Coordinate meteorological services, disaster agencies, governments and regional partners on preparedness
• Embed anticipatory action and climate risk management in national policies and programmes
• Coordinate simulation exercises, readiness assessments, monitoring and after-action reviews
• Deliver technical assistance, training and knowledge transfer to governments, partners and WFP teams

• Advanced university degree in a relevant discipline, or first university degree with additional relevant professional experience
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in climate and disaster risk management, anticipatory action, disaster-risk financing, resilience or social protection
• Experience designing or operationalising anticipatory action, climate-risk, shock-responsive social-protection, cash-based or disaster-risk-financing programmes
• Experience working with government systems and partners on risk analysis, forecasting, policy, systems strengthening or programme implementation
• Fluency in oral and written English
• Availability for frequent travel within the Pacific region

• Experience in multi-country or regional humanitarian or development settings
• Exposure to food-security analysis, vulnerability assessments, climate-information services and early-warning systems
• Familiarity with Pacific contexts or Small Island Developing States

• Anticipatory Action
• Climate Risk Management
• Disaster Risk Financing
• Shock-Responsive Social Protection
• Hazard Risk Analysis
• Impact-Based Forecasting
• Risk Modelling
• Early Warning Systems
• Cash-Based Programming
• Government Coordination
• Preparedness Planning
• Capacity Building

• Impact-Based Forecasting
• Trigger Methodologies
• Risk Models
• After-Action Reviews

• Eight-month consultancy
• Roving position with frequent travel across the Pacific region
• Applications require a CV and cover letter
• Application deadline is 24 August 2026 at 23:59 Fiji Time