Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning System Analyst

UNDP Nepal seeks an analyst to assure the quality and sustainability of early-warning systems for glacial-lake flood risk. The role validates designs and protocols, oversees installation, trains institutions and communities, develops response plans, and builds interoperable disaster-data systems, dashboards and decision tools.

Department: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Reduction Project

• Review and validate early-warning system designs, protocols and operating procedures
• Monitor contractors during installation and commissioning
• Ensure warnings and community response plans are inclusive and actionable
• Train government personnel and communities and support drills and awareness campaigns
• Develop disaster-information data standards and management protocols
• Integrate early-warning data with national platforms
• Create dashboards and decision-support reporting mechanisms

• Master's degree in disaster-risk management, engineering, environmental science or a relevant field, or bachelor's degree with two years of relevant experience
• For bachelor's degree holders, at least two years of experience in disaster-risk management and early-warning systems
• Fluency in English and Nepali

• National Personnel Services Agreement