Location: New Delhi
Experience: 8-10 years in in critical infrastructure sectors, resilience, and disaster risk reduction
Compensation: Competitive
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
When disasters strike, it's often our infrastructure—roads, power grids, hospitals—that determines whether communities can bounce back or spiral into crisis. The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure brings together 46 countries, UN agencies, and development banks to ensure that the infrastructure we build today can withstand tomorrow's climate shocks. Operating as both a coalition driving collaborative action and a centre of excellence, CDRI helps nations upgrade their systems through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and strategic partnerships. Their goal is ambitious: by 2050, over $10 trillion in infrastructure investments will be resilient to natural hazards, improving lives for 3 billion people.
Role
Help shape how nations prepare their critical infrastructure for an uncertain climate future, working across countries to design and implement resilience strategies that protect billions of people.
3-year fixed-term contract, extendable for up to another 3 years
Responsibilities
- Develop technical assistance strategies for infrastructure resilience initiatives in consultation with government agencies, development partners, and stakeholders
- Lead monitoring, periodic reviews, and progress reporting of project implementation, ensuring compliance with workplans, budgets, and desired outcomes
- Identify, prepare, appraise, and document technical assistance projects for CDRI member countries
- Create and maintain detailed activity workplans and budgets, contributing to planning, budgeting, and MEL activities
- Ensure quality and consistency of reports, project documents, briefs, and communications related to programmes
- Support task force, fact-finding, and appraisal missions, including liaison with government officials and project design reviews
- Organize and contribute to meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops, including country missions
- Coordinate with CDRI teams for consultant management, contract administration, and technical document development
- Participate actively in programming, network activities, capacity development, knowledge sharing, and staff mentoring
- Manage resourcing, quality, and risk management plans whilst overseeing consultant and service provider contracts
- Provide administrative and substantive support to meetings and conferences, including agenda preparation and logistics
Requirements
- Master's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Infrastructure Planning, Transport Planning/Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Applied Sciences, Actuarial Sciences, or Economics (international education is an advantage)
- 8-10 years of experience in a relevant position at national or international level; specific experience in critical infrastructure sectors, resilience, and disaster risk reduction will receive additional weightage
- Experience working with international organizations and diverse partners including governments, UN agencies, multilateral systems, industry, financial institutions, and research organizations across multiple countries
- Expertise in one or more critical infrastructure domains (Power, Telecommunications, Transport)
- Proven experience strategizing, developing, and implementing projects for international organizations in developing countries
- Experience structuring technical documents and proposals on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, research, and technical writing skills in English
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver quality products under pressure
- Proficiency in project management software, Microsoft Office, data analysis, and GIS
- Knowledge of disaster risk reduction, climate change concepts, and international frameworks (SDGs, SFDRR, Paris Agreement)
- Experience with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, and working with governments on multi-city initiatives
- Knowledge of any UN official language is an asset
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a global coalition of 60 member countries and international organisations on high-impact projects across vulnerable regions
- Professional development through engagement with diverse stakeholders including governments, UN agencies, multilateral development banks, and research institutions
- Exposure to cutting-edge research and innovation in disaster resilient infrastructure through CDRI's Fellowship Programme, Communities of Practice, and global conferences
- Collaborative work environment with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams working on 183 projects worldwide
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