Senior Specialist – Programmes

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Specialist – Programmes to enhance infrastructure resilience against climate and disaster risks. The role involves strategy development, project support, capacity building, and monitoring project implementation. Candidates should have a Master's degree, 8-10 years of relevant experience, and fluency in English. The position is based in New Delhi, India, with a fixed-term contract of 3 years, extendable.
Senior Specialist – Programmes

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a global partnership that aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development.

Mission: To support countries to upgrade their systems to ensure disaster and climate resilience of existing and future infrastructure.
• Support in the development of strategies for technical assistance and cooperation for respective domain/sectoral initiative in consultation with relevant government agencies, developmental partners, and other stakeholders.
• Actively participate in the programming and network activities, capacity development, knowledge sharing, staff mentoring, and updating the latest developments and issues related to the respective domain and CDRI member countries.
• Support to identify, prepare, appraise, and document projects/technical assistance to CDRI member countries.
• Lead the monitoring, periodic review, and progress reporting of project/program implementation, compliance with workplans and budgets, and the achievement of the desired project/sector outcomes.

Key qualifications include:
• Master's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Infrastructure Planning, Transport Planning/Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Applied Sciences, Actuarial Sciences, or Economics.
• International education shall be an added advantage.
• 8-10 years of experience in a relevant position at the national or international level.
• Specific experience in critical infrastructure sectors, resilience, and disaster risk reduction within essential sectors of infrastructure shall be given additional weightage.
• Experience of working in an international organization and with a diverse number of partners comprising Governments, the UN, multi-lateral systems, industry, financial institutions, and knowledge and research institutions in multi-country locations, is required.

Language Requirements:
• Fluency in English, both oral and written.
• Knowledge of any of the UN's official languages will be an asset.

Contract Duration:
• Fixed Term Contract (3 years), extendable for up to another 3 years.

Location:
• CDRI Secretariat, New Delhi, India.

Contact Information:
• Team SAMS
• 1/1B Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar
• New Friends Colony, New Delhi