Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser

Job Brief

Canberra (preferred) or other locations, with possible travel required

**Program Background**

**Climate Resilient Communities**
- Action on climate change is at the heart of _Australia's International Development Policy_. The policy commits the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to respond to the needs of Indo-Pacific countries and evidence of the accelerating climate crisis by increasing our climate investments and better addressing climate risks.
- Climate Resilient Communities (CRC) is DFAT's new flagship climate change program designed to help achieve Australia's _International Development Policy_ and meet Australia's climate finance commitments over the next nine years (2024-33).
- CRC will incentivise the flow of funds towards inclusive climate change programming—targeting community resilience in the water, food, and energy sectors— by co-funding bilateral and regional programs and attracting new sources of climate finance, while also raising the quality of climate integration across the sectoral programs.

**Climate Resilient Communities Support Unit**
- DT Global has been contracted by DFAT to establish and manage the Climate Resilient Communities Support Unit (CRCSU). The CRCSU provides a mechanism for DFAT Canberra and Posts to deliver enhanced climate and disaster resilience and integration programming, with the aim of enabling people in the Indo-Pacific to become more resilient to climate change and disasters.
- The CRCSU will help achieve this through supporting a sustained increase in organisational capability and services for DFAT, providing access to specialist expertise, resources, and networks, through an efficient operational platform. The CRCSU provides this through the following core services:

- Program cycle support
- Climate change integration technical assistance across all development sectors (integrating gender equality, disability equity and other cross-cutting issues)
- Knowledge and learning support
- Public diplomacy support

**The Role**

The Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser (DRR Adviser) will be responsible for engaging, supporting and advising the CRC and DRR DFAT teams in Canberra and at Posts, including their respective program partners and Indo-Pacific stakeholders, to identify, develop and integrate an all hazards approach to disaster risk reduction and resilience through DFAT programs in the Indo-Pacific.

**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Establish and maintain relationships and networks with stakeholders, including staff at DFAT Canberra and Posts; bilateral program partners; and Indo-Pacific stakeholders, to build support and buy-in for the integration of disaster resilience, including to geohazards, into bilateral and regional investments.
- Work with DFAT staff in Canberra and at Posts, providing advisory services and building the capacity of program staff and implementation partners to enable comprehensive integration of all-hazards DRR across aid investment planning, program development, activity designs, risk management, and monitoring and reporting, and across broader policy frameworks.
- Translate technical advice and information into practical knowledge and action, enabling DFAT Posts, bilateral programs, and Indo-Pacific stakeholders to identify and understand climate-related and non-climate related disaster risks; assess their potential impacts; and design and implement appropriate measures to build DRR measures for their programs.
- Identify and manage requirements for specialist advice and input from the Expert Panel, in response to requests from DFAT program managers and delivery partners in line with agreed priorities.
- Undertake annual assessments of the quality of all-hazards DRR integration across investment portfolios and broader policy arenas (e.g. in program and investment outcomes, budgets, risk management, monitoring, reporting and learning frameworks, and aid quality reporting).
- Develop and actively maintain deep knowledge and networks relevant to all-hazards DRR in the Indo-Pacific, including extensive knowledge of the priorities and programs of national governments, regional organisations and other development partners, civil society organisations, research and academic institutions and other relevant agencies.
- Other tasks and duties as required to ensure the smooth and effective delivery of the CRC.

**About You**

**Essential Experience and Knowledge**
- Advanced degree related to disaster risk reduction, emergency management, geosciences, or other relevant experience or qualifications.
- A well-established career and demonstrated experience pertinent to climate-related disasters (e.g. cyclones, drought, flooding) and non-climate disasters (e.g. geohazards, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions) risk management/reduction, in relation to technical advice for international development programs, including experience in the Indo-Pacific.
- Contemporary knowledge of disaster risk m