Disaster Data Expert

Mission and objectivesCreated in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in both developed and less developed countries. Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG), UNDRR has over 120 staff located in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and in regional offices. Specifically, UNDRR guides, monitors, analyses and reports on progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, supports regional and national implementation of the Framework and catalyses action and increases global awareness to reduce disaster risk working with UN Member States and a broad range of partners and stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians and the science and technology community. Within this context the Disaster Data Expert is expected to support government counterparts from different entities to enhance their national data capability to enable better disaster-related data collection, analysis, reporting and application. Specifically, the disaster data expert is expected to: - Support countries in the rollout of DELTA Resilience, the UNDRR- supported system for nationally owned Disaster & Hazardous Events, Losses and Damages Tracking & Analysis, and accelerated reporting through the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM), liaising with designated focal points in the countries - Coordinate support for country-level data ecosystem analysis maturity assessment and data readiness and quality assessment to understand context-specific needs and best suited approaches and solutions to strengthen data governance and disaster-related data applications. - Support countries and partners through tools, approaches, and programmes to enhance national capacities on the use of disaster-related data standards, methodological frameworks, and new technologies to establish DELTA Resilience as country-owned disaster tracking systems. - Provide support to the national disaster risk reduction/Sendai Framework focal points in engaging statistics offices and sector-specific stakeholders in collecting data for reporting against Sendai Framework and related SDG targets and indicators, coordinating with national statistical offices, relevant ministries and agencies. - Support the continuous development, update, customization, and enhancement of training materials (for both e-learning, self-paced and facilitated in-person sessions), and the delivery of training activities, including webinars, masterclasses, blended learning sessions, etc. - Assist in identifying good practices in disaster-related data application, documenting use cases on disaster-related data, and developing communication materials (case studies, presentations, videos, etc.) to demonstrate the value of investing in national systems for data collection and analysis. - Support governments on strengthening national data collaboration and coordination among data producers, users and other stakeholders (including civil society, academia, media and private sector) to enable application of disaster-related data for risk analysis, progress monitoring and reporting, DRR financing, preparedness, early warning and early action, risk-inform development, recovery planning, etc.

ContextUNDRR supports countries in establishing institutional mechanisms, data systems, and capacities to assess climate and disaster risks and their impacts, and to apply this knowledge to inform decision-making and action, in line with the UNDRR Strategic Framework 2026 2030 and its focus on risk knowledge as a catalytic area of work. The position is based in Cairo as part of the UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States. The volunteer will be part of the Regional Office team responsible in providing technical assistance to governments and stakeholders to strengthen disaster data collection, analysis, and use, including for monitoring and reporting on progress in implementing the Sendai Framework. A recent evaluation of the Sendai Framework Monitoring system highlights limitations in data availability and capacity to collect data. This also assumes significance in the light of recent historic decisions on loss and damage taken at the last three UNFCCC COPs, reinforced the need for more comprehensive data on human, environmental and economic impacts to inform programmes, policies and technical assistance. Within this context, UNDRR is implementing its SFM acceleration strategy and rolling-out DELTA Resilience as a core country-owned solution for data on hazardous events and disaster losses and damages. The UNV will contribute directly to the rollout of DELTA Resilience in his/her region of assignment, and to strengthening national disaster-related data systems and risk knowledge generation and use.

Task DescriptionWithin the delegated authority and under the supervision of Regional Risk knowledge/Data officer or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Disaster Data Expert will: • Support countries in data ecosystem maturity and data readiness and quality self-assessment to understand context-specific needs and best suited approaches and solutions to strengthen data governance and disaster-related data applications. • Identify technical assistance needs of governments in the region to understand benefits, opportunities and needs to establish, enhance or upgrade national disaster tracking systems enabled by DELTA Resilience. • Support countries through regional and/or national capacity development efforts (as required) to collect and analyze data through DELTA Resilience and accelerate reporting on the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM), including relevant SDG indicators. • Provide technical assistance to countries for strengthening and connecting existing data systems, legacy data migration and integration, and/or enhancement of interoperability with DELTA Resilience. • Liaise with National Statistical Offices (NSOs) for integration and streaming disaster-related statistics with the national statistics ecosystem, including supporting reporting roles. • Assist Sendai Framework monitoring focal points to identify, clean and maintain appropriate primary and secondary data sources for reporting on the Sendai Framework Monitor. • Assist data users in understanding the multiple applications of data and the specific requirements, in terms of format, type of data, disaggregation per variables, latency and quality need to enable different use-cases/applications • Support data producers and users to identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns through simple data visualizations, using basic statistical methods and/or machine learning techniques, to identify relevant features and variables in structured and unstructured sources of information and data • Support government counterparts and UN country teams in producing analytical reports, enhancing dashboards, producing infographics and translating data into meaningful insights.

Competencies and values• Professionalism • Integrity • Teamwork • Commitment to continuous learning • Planning and organizing • Communication • Flexibility • Commitment towards principles of voluntary engagement

Living conditions and remarksCairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. UN International Expert Volunteer gets the following package: • Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance = USD 3522.23 • Entry Lump-Sum = USD 4000 (one-time payment) • Exit Allowance (paid on successful completion of the assignment) • Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy. • Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning. Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service