National Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Expert (SSA) - Roster Call

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Inception with POiB and HMFD MoES Civil Protection Department; mapping of existing civil-protection mechanisms in the Chu and Issyk-Kul regions; preparation of a stakeholder engagement plan covering MoES, ayil okmotu and pilot communities; participation in selection of pilot communities together with HMFD MoES.
• Coordination of participatory validation of draft hazard maps in pilot communities (Activity 1.3); collection of local historical knowledge of past GLOF events; integration of community feedback into the Modelling Expert / GIS Specialist outputs; participation in field verification missions of the geomorphological classification.
• Development and delivery of two training modules: Module 2 “Geomorphological Risk Assessment and Aerial Survey Methods” and Module 4 “Integrated System Operation and Early Warning SOPs”, for up to 20 HMFD MoES technical staff; coordination of the Training-of-Trainers component; convening of the Technical Working Group meeting (Activity 2.1).
• Establishment of pilot early warning mechanisms in two selected communities (Activity 2.2): community consultations, derivation of model-based trigger thresholds (with the Modelling Expert), drafting and adoption of SOPs with MoES, awareness campaigns and practical early warning drills.
• Joint planning with the Hydrological Modelling Expert and HMFD MoES of field studies at 10 pilot lakes (Activity 2.3): expedition routes, equipment lists, safety protocols, access permissions; preparation of technical specifications for water-level sensors and ancillary equipment (data loggers, solar power, telemetry) under Activity 2.4.
• Technical oversight of field campaigns (bathymetric surveys, dam-stability assessments, GPS surveying) at 10 pilot lakes; participation in selected campaigns; technical supervision of equipment installation at ≥5 high-risk lakes (Activity 2.4) jointly with contractors and HMFD MoES; integration of revised trigger thresholds into SOPs.
• Operationalization of the early warning system (Activity 2.5): integration of real-time sensor data feeds with HMFD duty-officer procedures; expansion of community early warning to additional high-risk communities; community drills and awareness campaigns; SMS / dashboard / email alert configuration.
• Sustainability handover: final training on equipment maintenance for HMFD; transfer of as-built drawings, maintenance schedules, calibration records, spare-parts lists and community contact directories; participation in the formal project closure meeting with MoES.

Deliverables

• Stakeholder engagement plan (EN/RU); pilot community pre-selection note.
• Community validation workshop reports; integrated feedback note.
• Modules 2 & 4 training packages (EN/RU); training delivery and ToT report; working group meeting minutes.
• Approved SOPs for 2 pilot communities; community action plans; awareness materials and drill reports.
• Field campaign plan; equipment technical specifications package.
• Field campaign reports (10 lakes); installation supervision records; revised SOPs.
• Operational early warning protocol; ≥2 additional community packages; alert configuration documentation.
• Final DRR/EW report (EN/RU); complete sustainability handover package.