Chief, Risk Analysis and Preparedness

Leads UNICEF’s global humanitarian risk analysis, emergency preparedness and anticipatory-action agenda. The role converts foresight into operational priorities, strengthens country and regional capacity, guides disaster-risk financing and represents UNICEF in inter-agency partnerships.

Department: Office of Emergency Programmes, Risk Analysis and Preparedness Unit

• Lead horizon scanning and forward-looking humanitarian risk analysis
• Strengthen predictive, geospatial and scenario-based risk methodologies
• Develop child-sensitive anticipatory-action frameworks and decision triggers
• Align risk analysis, preparedness planning and early action across country systems
• Quality-assure preparedness and build regional and country-office capacity
• Coordinate preparedness support for national disaster-management institutions
• Represent UNICEF in global emergency-risk and anticipatory-action forums
• Supervise the Risk Analysis and Preparedness Unit

• Advanced university degree in economics, social sciences, international relations or a related field
• At least ten years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian risk analysis, emergency preparedness, anticipatory action or a related area
• Experience supporting senior decision-making and inter-agency engagement
• Experience leading humanitarian risk-analysis initiatives and providing strategic leadership
• Fluent English

• Fixed-term international professional appointment
• Position may deploy to country or regional offices