Project Analyst

Provides climate-adaptation and disaster-risk-reduction policy support for UNDP in Kazakhstan, analysing regulatory frameworks, developing strategies and institutional procedures, coordinating stakeholders and capacity building, and strengthening evidence, knowledge and planning for resilient development.

• Provide climate and disaster-risk-reduction policy advice for adaptation planning
• Analyse policies, frameworks and regulations to identify gaps and barriers
• Develop adaptation and disaster-risk-reduction strategies, action plans and policy recommendations
• Establish mechanisms to monitor and evaluate adaptation-policy effectiveness
• Analyse financial mechanisms and funding opportunities for climate adaptation
• Coordinate government, civil-society and community stakeholders on policy implementation
• Design and deliver capacity-building activities on climate and disaster-risk-reduction policy
• Prepare policy briefs, technical reports and knowledge products for project partners

• Master’s degree in international relations, civil protection, legal studies, environmental policy, climate studies, disaster risk reduction, emergency management, safety engineering, economic science or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience with a bachelor’s degree in disaster risk reduction, international development, analysis or related roles
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Kazakh or Russian

• Experience with office software and web-based management systems
• Experience developing disaster-risk-reduction policy and capacity building
• Experience developing climate-change adaptation strategies and integrating them into policies
• Experience with legal frameworks, regulations and international agreements on disaster risk reduction or climate adaptation
• Experience coordinating national or regional disaster-risk-reduction policy documents
• Experience liaising with government representatives, donors and other stakeholders in disaster-risk-reduction settings

• Climate Adaptation
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Policy Analysis
• Regulatory Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Capacity Building
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Knowledge Management
• Climate Finance

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• ERP