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Senior Planner / Civil Engineer

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Senior Planner / Civil Engineer
Tajikistan
Aga Khan Development Network
General Development
Generic Position AKDN
The AKDN Disaster Risk Management Initiative, which is part of a broader effort in creating a safer built environment, requires a Senior Planner / Civil Engineer with expertise in community-based, disaster-resilient development planning. Strong project management skills, as well as a keen interest in the built environment of mountain, rural and urban settlements, are desired.

The Disaster Risk Management Initiative was established to strengthen the disaster management capabilities of the AKDN in Central and South Asia. The DRMI has the following goals:

  • To uniformly assess the natural hazard risk of populations and infrastructure in the region.

  • To integrate safety consciousness throughout AKDN programming, and to implement preparedness and mitigation strategies such as earthquake drills and non-structural hazard reduction.

  • To identify and implement strategies that promote risk mitigation through effective construction, retrofit, and relocation programmes.

  • To raise emergency response capacity in the region.


    • The DRMI is evolving into the AKDN Built Environment Initiative, which will promote long-term risk reduction in urban and rural settlements, as well as multi-input area planning and development.

    The Senior Planner/Civil Engineer will oversee a portfolio of natural hazard risk reduction projects across Afghanistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. These projects will involve re-planning of vulnerable settlements in the Tien Shan, Pamir, Hindu Kush and Karakorum mountain ranges, as defined by the AKDN's Built Environment Initiative.

  • The Senior Planner/Civil Engineer will provide technical and managerial leadership relevant to the reduction of natural hazard risk of populations, habitat and civic infrastructure in the DRMI region.

  • S/he will work with local and national stakeholders to develop vulnerability reduction strategies that are respectful of prevailing laws, effective building codes, local cultures and community needs.

  • S/he will assist with the preparation of proposals, reports and concept papers including semi-annual BE project reviews.

  • S/he will manage donor mobilization and project implementation for all externally-funded DRMI projects.


    • This position is based in Dushanbe, and will require travel throughout the South and Central Asia.
    The desired candidate should ideally have the following profile:
  • A graduate degree in planning and/or civil engineering, ideally with a specialization relevant to disaster risk management.

  • Strong technical expertise in both theoretical and practical aspects of area planning and engineering, and associated software applications.

  • At least 15 years of related, post-graduate experience, especially in working with communities.

  • Proven project management skills and an ability to collaborate effectively with regional and international subject-matter experts.

  • Fluency in English and exceptional writing skills. Other regional language skills desired.
    • 27-Sep-2013
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