Early Warning and Flood forecasting expert/trainer
CLOSED - DRRS is looking for a early warning and flood forecasting expert to run a short half day training to the Albanian Institute of Geoscience and provide input during a subsequent two day UNDP training on preparedness. The activities will take place in Tirana, Albania.
Details:
Tuesday 17 June (09.30 to 13.30)
Provide half day training / deep-dive session for Albania's Institute of Geoscience
- Purpose of the session: Provide an in-depth overview of flood modeling and forecasting tools; provide insights on the current tools and approaches used by the Institute and advise on additional tools that could be used to complement existing systems.
- Target audience: Departments of hydrology and of meteorology of the Institute of Geoscience
- Tools to be exemplified:
- Delft-FEWS
- LIWO
18 to 20 June
Participation to the training workshop on disaster preparedness for the Government of Albania, with observers from North Macedonia and Montenegro
- Purpose of the participation: Provide an overview of the tools developed to support flood risk forecasting, modeling, Early Warning and Early Action for Sessions 3, 4 and 5 (see mode details in the agenda enclosed). Participate to sharing lessons learned.
- Target audience: Albanian National Agency of Civil Protection (AKMC) and other national institutions in preparedness for response, 2 representatives of the Albania's Institute of Geoscience, as well as of the representatives from North Macedonia and Montenegro.
- Tools to be exemplified:
- Mobile app — linked to community/ local level preparedness
- LIWO
- Evacuation --- linked to the emergency operations & contingency planning aspects to be presented on Day 1
- Delft-FEWS --- with a focus on how this is used for coordination of EW and EA, not only focused on the data collection and modelling technicalities.
For more details on the workshop between 18-20 june, please review the pdf enclosed.
Requirements:
- Senior level expertise on early warning systems and flood forecasting
- Extensive experience with both set up and optimization of Delft-FEWS and LIWO
- Experience with use of Delft-FEWS and other tools for coordination purposes in context of both early warning and early action
- Experience in and knowledge of international (water) crisis context;
- Ability to be a relevant sparring partner for the local officials and to provide feedback on the existing plans and ideas, as well as provide input for suitable alternatives;
- Excellent presentation and reporting skills in English;
- Good communication skills in English;
If you do not meet these requirements, we would kindly like to ask you not to apply.
Candidates' CVs will be evaluated based on qualifications sent through based on the order in which they have been submitted.
If you are interested in the position, please respond as soon as possible, but at the latest before Sunday 1st of June via drrs@rvo.nl. Please send your CV, a short motivation and discuss your availability in your message.
We strongly encourage a diverse set of candidates to apply, as we are committed to fostering gender diversity and inclusion in DRRS. Moreover, we stimulate national experts to become part of our database and to apply for vacancies. Please visit our website and become part of our network.
At RVO we are fully committed to creating a safe and respectful work environment. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (PSEAH). All deployees/experts must adhere to the Code of Conduct, which outlines ethical standards and behaviors expected within our organization. Successful candidates will be required to uphold these principles and participate in mandatory PSEAH and CoC training as part of their onboarding process.
