Qualifications skills and experience A Masters Degree in a course related to the program’s goals, such as Development Studies, Disaster/ Risk Management ; Minimum of 5 years of experience as a professional; At least 5 years of experience working abroad in International organisations; At 3 years of experience in leading people; At least 5 years of relevant experience in the areas related to forecast based financing, natural hazards, disasters, vulnerability assessment, climate change, resilient infrastructure, and disaster risk management in a similar position within a national or international GO/NGO; Familiarity with disaster risk management institutions and governance concepts, emergency preparedness and recovery strategies, and a range of disaster risk financing alternatives; Proven record of increasingly responsible experience in planning and managing technical co-operation strategies and relevant learning, knowledge management and advocacy programmes in disaster reduction, emergency response and post-disaster recovery; Application of theoretical knowledge in the design, management and evaluation of complex, multi-disciplinary capacity building programmes involving national governments, civil society and international organisations; Well proven analytical and writing skills; Demonstrated abilities and contributions to policy and guideline formulation, resource mobilisation, team building, team leadership and management. Basic command of written and spoken English, Basic working knowledge of MS Office and modern telecommunication systems.