International Consultant for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems Gap Analysis and Functional Mapping

Deliver a home-based consultancy to strengthen North Macedonia's multi-hazard early-warning system under the Early Warnings for All initiative. The consultant will review policy and system evidence, coordinate pillar leads and national institutions, collect and analyse stakeholder input, draft a costed national roadmap, and facilitate workshops to validate priority actions, implementation pathways and follow-up materials.

• Review North Macedonia's early-warning policies and system assessments
• Coordinate Early Warnings for All pillar leads and national institutions
• Conduct stakeholder consultations and analyse responses for a gap assessment
• Develop a costed national early-warning roadmap
• Facilitate workshops to validate and prioritise actions
• Prepare materials and revise roadmap documents after stakeholder feedback

• Advanced degree in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, environmental policy, development studies, public administration or a related field, or a first-level degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in disaster risk reduction, early warning systems, climate resilience or related areas
• Experience coordinating with or supporting UN agencies, government ministries and national technical institutions on disaster risk reduction or early warning
• Fluency in English

• Experience developing roadmaps, conducting institutional gap analyses and facilitating high-level consultations or national workshops
• Experience designing, coordinating or evaluating multi-stakeholder early-warning initiatives

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Early Warning Systems
• Gap Analysis
• Roadmap Development
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Workshop Facilitation
• Policy Analysis

• Early Warnings for All
• Gap Assessment Framework