NIDM Building,
IIPA Campus, IP Estate,
Mahatma Gandhi Road,
New Delhi - 110002.
The following Positions of professionals are available in the SAARC Disaster Management Centre, New Delhi for immediate recruitment:
S.No
Name of the Division
Head
Specialist
1
Hydro Meteorological Disasters
1
2
2
Geological Disasters
1
2
3
Biological and other Man - made Disasters
1
2
4
Policy Planning and Related Issues
1
1
5
System Analyst and Networking Specialist
-
1
Job Descriptions:
The SAARC Disaster Management Centre has the mandate to serve the Member Countries by providing policy advice and facilitating capacity building services including strategic learning, research, training, system development, expertise promotion and exchange of information for effective disaster risk reduction and for planning and coordinating a rapid regional response mechanism to disasters within the region.
Therefore candidates with experience of working in similar international or regional organizations and demonstrated capability of dynamism and commitment for working in team for producing original policy and action research of contemporary relevance in the respective fields shall be preferred for the posts.
The candidates must be fully conversant with current state of knowledge and practices in the relevant fields especially in the context of South Asia region and must be excellent in articulation and presentation of views, both oral and in writing.
The Head of the respective Divisions shall be responsible for development of the annual work plan of the Division and implementation of the approved work plan under the overall direction and supervision of the Director of the Centre.
The Specialists shall assist the Heads in the development and implementation of the work plans and further carry out such other works independently as may be entrusted by the Director.
Both the Heads and Specialists must be proficient in word, data, image and map processing software, as no significant secretarial assistance shall be available for their work.
The System Analyst shall be responsible for all IT related activities of the SDMC including development and maintenance of South Asia Disaster Knowledge Network.
Qualifications and Experience:
The qualifications and experience prescribed for the Posts are:
Post
Professional qualification
Experience
Hydro - Meteorological Disaster Division
1
Head
PhD on hydro-meteorological disasters, especially in the context of South Asia, with a post graduate degree in Hydrology, Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Agricultural Science or any related disciplines.
A minimum of ten years of professional / teaching and / or research experience in a reputed organization with proven records of post - doctoral research and / or publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.
2
Specialist
Consistently good academic record with post graduate degree in Hydrology, Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Agricultural Science or any related disciplines.
A minimum of five years of professional / teaching and / or research experience in a reputed organization with publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.
Geological Disaster Division
1
Head
PhD on any geologically related disaster, especially in the context of South Asia, with a post graduation degree in Geology, Seismology, Geo - Technical or Earthquake Engineering or any related disciplines.
A minimum of ten years of professional / teaching and / or research experience in a reputed organization with proven records of post - doctoral research and / or publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.
2
Specialist
Consistently good academic record with post graduate degree in Geology, Seismology, Geo - Technical or Earthquake Engineering or any related disciplines.
A minimum of five years of professional / teaching and / or research experience in a reputed organization with publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.
Biological and other Manmade Disasters Division
1
Head
PhD on any biological or other man made disasters, especially in the context of South Asia, with a post graduation degree in Environmental Science, Chemical or Environmental Engineering or any related discipline.
A minimum of ten years of professional / teaching and / or research experience in a reputed organization with proven records of post - doctoral research and / or publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.
2
Specialist
Consistently good academic record with post graduate degree in Environmental Science, Chemical or Environmental Engineering or any related discipline.
A minimum of five years of professional / teaching and / or research experience in a reputed organization with publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.
Policy Planning and Related Issues Division
1
Head
PhD on any aspect disaster and development, especially in the context of South Asia, with a post graduation degree in any branch of Social Science.
A minimum of ten years of professional / teaching and / or research experience in a reputed organization with proven records of post - doctoral research and/or publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.
2
Specialist
Consistently good academic record with post graduate degree in any branch of Social Science.
A minimum of five years of professional / teaching and / or research experience in a reputed organization with publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.
General
1
System Analyst
Consistently good academic record with degree in Computer Engineering with specialization in networking.
A minimum of five years of professional experience in a reputed organization with practical experience in developing network of networks.
