Disaster Risk Management Expert

Position: Disaster Risk Management Expert – Global Roster
Type: Consultancy / Project-based / Roster
Location: Global
Organization: STOOS Consulting

STOOS Consulting is inviting qualified Disaster Risk Management Experts to join its global roster for upcoming humanitarian, development, research, assessment, evaluation, capacity building, and technical advisory opportunities.

This call is open to experienced professionals with strong expertise in disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, climate risk, resilience, early warning systems, contingency planning, disaster response, recovery, and community-based risk management.

About STOOS Consulting

STOOS Consulting is an international consulting firm specialized in Third-Party Monitoring, MEAL, research and assessments, evaluations, capacity building, conflict and gender analysis, climate resilience, market systems research, and economic empowerment studies. STOOS works with UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, donors, and development partners to provide practical, evidence-based findings and technical support that improve programme quality, accountability, learning, and decision-making.

Profile of Expert Sought

STOOS is seeking Disaster Risk Management Experts with experience supporting assignments in fragile, crisis-affected, climate-vulnerable, and disaster-prone contexts. The expert may be engaged in future assignments related to risk assessments, disaster preparedness planning, community resilience, climate adaptation, emergency response evaluations, DRR training, institutional capacity building, contingency planning, and resilience programming.

Experts with experience in one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply: disaster risk reduction, natural hazards, climate-induced disasters, floods, droughts, earthquakes, storms, wildfires, displacement, emergency preparedness, anticipatory action, early warning systems, shock-responsive programming, resilience analysis, local disaster governance, and recovery planning.

Main Responsibilities

The Disaster Risk Management Expert may support STOOS assignments through technical advisory, research, training, and evaluation tasks, including:

Conducting disaster risk, vulnerability, capacity, and resilience assessments at national, sub-national, community, or institutional levels.

Designing or reviewing DRR, preparedness, contingency, response, recovery, and resilience frameworks.

Supporting the development of data collection tools, analytical frameworks, training materials, and assessment methodologies related to disaster risk management.

Facilitating training sessions, workshops, simulations, after-action reviews, and capacity building activities for government actors, NGOs, community structures, and local partners.

Contributing to programme evaluations, baseline/endline studies, needs assessments, and third-party monitoring assignments related to DRM, DRR, climate resilience, and emergency response.

Analysing disaster risks with attention to gender, age, disability, protection, social inclusion, conflict sensitivity, environmental risks, and local coping capacities.

Preparing practical reports, technical briefs, recommendations, and action plans that support risk-informed programming and decision-making.

Key Skills and Qualifications

Candidates should have strong professional experience in disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, climate resilience, humanitarian response, recovery, or resilience programming.

Applicants are encouraged to apply if they have worked with UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, government institutions, civil protection authorities, Red Cross/Red Crescent actors, donor-funded programmes, consulting firms, academic institutions, or community-based organizations.

Strong candidates will demonstrate practical experience in risk assessments, capacity building, training facilitation, institutional strengthening, emergency preparedness planning, resilience analysis, field research, evaluations, or technical advisory work.

Knowledge of relevant frameworks and approaches such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, anticipatory action, early warning and early action, community-based disaster risk management, climate adaptation, humanitarian principles, Do No Harm, safeguarding, and accountability to affected populations is highly desirable.

Experience using tools such as KoboToolbox, ODK, GIS, remote sensing, Excel, SPSS, Power BI, Tableau, or other risk mapping and data analysis platforms is considered an asset.

Language Skills

Strong working knowledge of English is required for most international assignments.

Knowledge of other languages such as Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish, Somali, Swahili, or local languages is a strong advantage depending on the country or region of assignment.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CV through the application link below. The CV should clearly indicate the candidate’s DRM/DRR expertise, countries of experience, technical sectors covered, training and facilitation experience, language skills, availability, and previous work with humanitarian or development actors.

How to apply

Application Link: https://forms.gle/k1PqvsAgfqjz19n17

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for relevant future opportunities.