Environmental Risk Expert

Result of Service
Enhanced capacities for environmental risk management in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia.
Work Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expected duration
‎24 months
Duties and Responsibilities
Organizational Setting:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global
environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes
the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable
development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative
advocate for the global environment. The West Asia Office of UNEP delivers
advisory services and capacity building support to countries to achieve
environment and sustainable development objectives. This consultancy
announcement is meant to solicit applications for rostering purposes to serve
as the pool of expertise that UNEP West Asia Office is creating within the
framework of the long-term strategic partnership and the Saudi Environment
Sustainability Programme with the Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture of Saudi Arabia.

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager in UNEP West Asia Office
and in coordination with the respective department in the Ministry of
Environment, Water and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia, the expert will carry-out,
inter alia, the following duties and responsibilities:

‎1. Develop for each ecosystem a coordination protocol between the regional
level and the communities for the prevention, mitigation and response to
emergencies and disasters based on the respective integrated disaster risk
management structure.
‎2. Identify the environmental risks to which the selected communities of
vulnerable ecosystems are exposed.
‎3. Socialize in the selected communities the products relayed with the
integrated disaster risk management plan.
‎4. Develop and socialize the integrated disaster risk management plan for the
selected communities that make up the two ecosystems.
‎5. Build a baseline considering the existing information in the selected
communities and oriented to planning in disaster risk management, conduct
identification of existing risks, qualitative and quantitative analysis of
risk, planning for prevention, mitigation, and response to extreme events.

Outputs / Work Assignments (Deliverables):

‎1. A report of the main disaster risk scenarios.
‎2. A report of a probability analysis and the impact levels.
‎3. Prevention and mitigation actions, including the description of the
measures to be adapted to minimize the risk.
‎4. An emergency plan and operating model for prevention, mitigation,
response, and recovery.
‎5. Corrective actions: description of the measures to be taken in the event
that the risk has occurred.
Qualifications/special skills
PhD or master's degree in environmental risk, environmental protection,
environmental science, natural sciences, or related fields is required.

A minimum of ‎10 years of relevant work experience related to environmental
regulations and/or environmental law is required.

Knowledge of environmental risk standards in Saudi Arabia is an asset.

Experience working in West Asia is desirable.
Languages
Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.
Additional Information
This consultancy announcement is meant to solicit applications for rostering
purposes to serve as the pool of expertise.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT
PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED
NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS.