Disaster Risk Management Specialist – Antigua & Barbuda, Saint Kitts & Nevis

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🌐 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Remote

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda – Remote 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔒 Insurance

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Amentum

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 Private Equity Round on 2020-01

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, serving the United States and its allies to tackle complex challenges in science, security, and sustainability. With over 53,000 employees spread across 80 countries, Amentum specializes in fields such as energy, defense, and space, offering tailored solutions including data analytics, cyber services, and sustainability initiatives.

📋 Description

• Oversee, administer, and supervise emergency response, training, and technical assistance programs under the Amentum RDAP contract in Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis • Assess hazards, risks, vulnerabilities, exposures, existing capacities, and required capabilities in each country • Undertake country-level strategic planning to reduce risk and address capability gaps • Develop and execute emergency management, disaster preparedness, disaster response, and disaster risk reduction training and technical assistance programs • Provide assistance to public, private, and regional disaster agencies and organizations • Develop relationships and liaise with humanitarian, host-nation, UN, and U.S. Government organizations • Facilitate course hand-off workshops and design, develop, and oversee national and regional training courses • Provide technical advice to the USG and coordinate with MDROs and U.S. Missions • Participate in preparation, execution, monitoring, and evaluation of annual and country work plans • Develop and maintain surge consultant rosters, activate consultants, and ensure training completion • Identify and facilitate procurement of relief items with the USG • Provide recurring written activity reports • Participate fully in response operations and provide disaster response support • Coordinate with local stakeholders on country-specific strategic and operating plans • Respond to RDAP leadership team requests

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, International Development, Emergency Management or related discipline • Experience in providing/supporting emergency management or disaster preparedness training and technical assistance programs • Excellent knowledge of capacity building best practices and ability to identify significant capacity building opportunities • Good understanding of capacity assessment methodologies • Effective project management skills • Ability to support strategic planning, results-based activity implementation, and reporting • Previous experience supporting disaster relief programs strongly preferred • Expertise in food security, nutrition, health, WASH, environmental health, shelter, gender, protection and inclusion, logistics, and/or ability to analyze cross-cutting issues preferred • Proven organizational skills and ability to work on multiple activities, plan effectively, and communicate plans clearly • Level 5/native speaker required for the country-specific local language • Excellent writing skills in the native language and adequate writing skills in English • General social, political, and geographic knowledge of LAC • Solid knowledge of procurement, information management, and communication technology • Ability to deploy on short notice for extended periods, up to 45 days, anywhere in LAC and possibly under austere living conditions • Specialist knowledge of donor-funded projects • Excellent management, organization, and coordination skills • Strong communication and engagement skills • Ability to share local network of vendors, suppliers, and authorities to support startup • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Command of Microsoft Office • Multitasking capabilities and delivery of tasks/deliverables in short time frames • Ability to work in a team and independently/remotely • Ability to manage client expectations and requirements in a culturally diverse team • Knowledge of USG rules and regulations preferred