Senior Officer, Shelter, Climate and Urban

hace 4 semanas

Panama International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies A tiempo completo

**Vacancy No.**

S04207

**Contract Type**

National

**Application Deadline**

16-Aug-2023

**Job Posted on**

02-Aug-2023

**Country**

AMERICAS Different Locations

**Duty Station**

Panama City, Panama

**Duty Station Status**

N/A

**Duration**

12

**Accompanied Status**

N/A

**Organizational Context**:
Over the past years, at least 25 National Societies in the Americas worked on shelter projects as part of their emergency responses over the past years. The goal of humanitarian shelter assistance provided in the aftermath of a disaster is to be lifesaving and set the path for sustainable recovery. The emergency or relief phase is instrumental in orienting the recovery phase and integrating risk reduction as a key aspect of reducing housing vulnerabilities, to more recurrent events such as heatwaves. However, to achieve the increasing demands of a changing climate and the humanitarian challenges to overcome due to the climate and environmental crises becoming more intense and recurring, a systemic approach to risk reduction, that will involve all sectors to build safer and more **resilient communities**. The Americas Regional Office is focusing its efforts to bring more integral support to its communities, increasing urban risk management, smart solution (for instance clean energy, water use, housing insulation) and developing climate-resilient projects at household, neighborhood and community levels.. Furthermore, as more intense and extreme weather events occur due to climate change, such as the increased number of heatwaves and coastal erosion, stronger support and advocacy capacity to influence strategic stakeholders and urban planning agendas, as well as the adoption of more sustainable and efficient solutions is necessary, since the effects of extreme climate risks (such as extreme heat) are often magnified in urban contexts.

A **Regional Roadmap for Shelter and Settlements** was developed in 2020 with the support of key stakeholders and partners, that is currently in its implementation/ operationalization phase. Simultaneously, a **Regional Roadmap for Climate and Environmental Action 2021-2023 **was developed as well. A key finding was the need to give visibility to case studies, best practices on urban resilience, as well as support the integration of urban strategies within risk reduction plans at community level, strengthening the capacity of local stakeholders. One of the key objectives of the Shelter and Settlements will be to ensure programmatic quality assurance in Operations to incorporate Shelter and Settlements solutions to people affected by crises. As well as guide the development of Urban settlements strategies based on National Society mandate, capacity, and interest across the Americas in upcoming years.. The incumbent will also lead an advocacy on the replication and cross learning of CoCHAP's best practices and models in the region.

**Job Purpose**:
The Senior Officer, Shelter, Climate and Urban Resilience provides strategic and technical guidance to the IFRC Americas Regional Office, including cluster and country delegations, on shelter and settlement matters and CoCHAP implementation, with a focus in urban action when necessary, in preparedness and immediate response activities. These include guidance to ensure that all operations respect the principles of humanity, impartiality, and non-discrimination, avoid harmful effects and put people at the centre of all activities by ensuring the dignity, access, participation, and safety of clients guided by an understanding of their different needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities. The role ensures that operational responses promote a culture that is results-oriented, efficient, and based on trust. The role works in close collaboration with sectorial counterparts, Heads of Country and Country Cluster Delegations and Country Offices, Shelter delegates and the Global Shelter Team in Geneva. The incumbent maintains close working relations with key partners and actors of CoCHAP, Movement entities and networks, as well with UNs, INGOs and other humanitarian actors. The officer will play an instrumental role to identify, promote and support scaleable programmes that focus climate adaptation, notably in coastal cities and so called heat islands, in order to create capacity in NSs to grow investment, capacity and resources.

The Senior Officer, Shelter, Climate and Urban Resilience will facilitate strategic planning and tailored technical support on urban risk management (URM) approaches and Climate, methodologies, and tools, incorporating the latest technical developments, innovations, and lessons learnt, for the implementation of humanitarian action in urban areas, as well as advise at a technical level on adaptation strategies that urban and rural communities may undertake in the face of extreme weather events. The position will contribute to strengthening the technical and programmatic support for NS on urban planning and sustainable

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