Consultor en gobernanza y articulación Estado-sociedad civil ante desastres en LAC

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Chile.

📋 Description

• Review the main international frameworks and background regarding the relationship between the state and civil society in disaster risk governance, emergency preparedness, and response, particularly the Sendai Framework 2015-2030.

• Identify and map international experiences of collaboration between public institutions and civil society organizations involving youth, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Analyze governance and coordination models, stakeholders, roles, responsibilities, and institutional mechanisms of collaboration.

• Examine mechanisms for capacity building, mobilization, and activation in emergency situations.

• Identify institutional and operational conditions for organized and secure participation, including protocols, training, safeguarding, personal data protection, and confidentiality.

• Analyze conditions for the continuity and sustainability of mechanisms for youth participation and mobilization.

• Identify lessons learned, challenges, and conditions for transferability, and formulate practical recommendations.

• Develop three cohesive documents: a mapping of best practices, a comparative analysis of governance models, and a document of guidelines and recommendations.

• Complement the document review with specific consultations or interviews when deemed necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• A postgraduate university degree in areas related to social sciences, public policy, disaster risk management, or related disciplines.

• At least five (5) years of proven professional experience in analysis or consulting on issues related to disaster risk governance, emergency management, public policy, inter-institutional coordination, or multi-actor participatory mechanisms for decision-making and public policy.

• Demonstrated experience in comparative public policy analysis, knowledge management and/or information, systematizing experiences, and preparing technical reports and policy recommendations.

• Knowledge of international frameworks and approaches for disaster risk reduction, particularly the Sendai Framework 2015-2030.

• Understanding of participatory governance mechanisms and inter-institutional coordination, including collaboration between public institutions and civil society organizations.

• Ability to analyze institutional and operational models, identify best practices, and extract relevant lessons for different national contexts.

• Excellent analytical, synthesis, communication, and document writing skills.

• Proficiency in Spanish; English proficiency is desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Consultant contract for a duration of 4 months.

• Remote work location.

• Candidates from minority and indigenous groups, as well as persons with disabilities, are strongly encouraged to apply.

• All applications will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality.