Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) science officer

Main purpose of job: To provide programme support for the IRDR International Programme Office and the IRDR Scientific Committee.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Providing planning and programming support to the IRDR Executive Director.
• Developing and implementing a process to gather, achive and widely disseminate information from IRDR programmes, projects and initiatives.
• Assisting the Executive Director in the planning and execution of IRDR Scientific Committee meetings. This will involve preparing draft agendas, background documents and summary records.
• Planning and organizing workshops and Consultation Forum events in China and abroad.
• Tracking action items from meetings.
• Drafting materials destined for the IRDR website.
• Providing a point of contact for the wider IRDR community, including partner organizations in research, National Committees and IRDR Centres for Research.
• Giving briefings and presentations on the IRDR and the IPO to diverse audiences.
• Overseeing the organization of IRDR presence at major conferences, including scheduling, leasing, booth displays, shipping and collation of materials.
• Any other duties assigned by Executive Director. Qualifications and skills needed
• PhD degree in a scientific discipline relevant to natural hazards and disaster risk reduction.
• Substantial experience of working in/with international programmes.
• Experience presenting at international conferences.
• Mastery of the English language. Ability to express oneself clearly and unambiguously in both written and spoken forms.
• Familiarity with modern telecommunications and computer technology and software.
• Organizational skills, including ability to identify and anticipate issues and to develop solutions.
• Ability to work independent of daily or on-site supervision.
• Willingness and ability to undertake international and domestic travel when required.