Project Officer (Disaster Risk Management)

About the role

IOM South Sudan implements programmes on community resilience, including the Regional Climate Resilience Program (RCRP), which strengthens flood resilience and reduces the impact of flooding through flood risk management, climate-resilient infrastructure and stronger institutional capacity. The Project Officer (Disaster Risk Management) reports to the Project Manager (Community Resilience) in Juba and supports flood risk assessments, hydrological and hydraulic studies, infrastructure design, construction monitoring and quality assurance, as well as DRM governance and capacity building.

Key responsibilities

• Support the planning, design and implementation of flood risk management and climate-resilient infrastructure such as dykes, drainage systems, culverts and embankments.
• Review flood risk assessments, hydrological and hydraulic modelling, feasibility studies, engineering designs, drawings, technical specifications, bills of quantities and other documentation, and recommend technical solutions.
• Monitor construction works through field visits and technical reviews, checking progress, quality and compliance with designs, specifications and environmental and social requirements.
• Coordinate with the Government of South Sudan, engineering consultants and contractors on design and implementation, including technical meetings and site inspections.
• Support DRM training, risk-informed planning, preparedness, operation and maintenance arrangements and capacity building of national, state and local authorities.
• Integrate disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, environmental sustainability, community engagement, protection and inclusion into infrastructure planning and implementation.
• Prepare technical inputs for project reporting and contribute to guidance, lessons learned and knowledge products on flood risk management and DRM.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change/Climate Governance or a related field, with two years of relevant professional experience; or a university degree in the same fields with four years of experience.
• Accredited universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
• Experience in planning, designing and overseeing flood risk management and climate-resilient infrastructure such as dykes, drainage systems and culverts.
• Experience reviewing engineering designs, drawings, technical specifications and bills of quantities.
• Experience monitoring construction works, including field inspections, quality assessment and follow-up on corrective actions.
• Experience with flood risk assessments, hydrological and hydraulic studies and modelling.