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Operational ContextAfghanistan operation remains one of the most complex operational contexts globally, grappling with the needs of the returnees and internally displaced persons amid a highly volatile and challenging environment. The country is currently facing a severe humanitarian and protection crisis, further intensified by the forced deportation of Afghans from both the Pakistan and Iran borders.In total, 2.8 million Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan in in 2025, creating challenges for reintegration and sustainable returns in Afghanistan. Movements are also taking place amid a severe humanitarian crisis and human rights challenges in Afghanistan, particularly impacting women and girls. UNHCR Afghanistan and partners are prioritizing border and protection monitoring, strengthening communication with communities and provision of protection services alongside cash-based and core relief items interventions to returnees at the borders. UNHCR is coordinating with relevant stakeholders and other actors, including development partners, to support return and reintegration needs in the medium to long term to ensure that returns are sustainable. Nature of the positionUnder the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative (Protection), the incumbent provides strategic leadership and technical direction for the design, implementation, and monitoring of comprehensive reintegration initiatives for returnees and host communities in coordination with the Field Offices ensuring full coherence with UNHCR and UN policies on durable solutions, reintegration, peacebuilding, and joint programming. S/He oversees the overall functioning of the Reintegration/Durable Solutions and Shelter Units. S/he also works closely with Programme and Protection Units to ensure UNHCR's Afghanistan Multi Year Strategy reflects and aligns with reintegration solutions-oriented approach.A core function of the position is to ensure that self-reliance, shelter and economic and financial inclusionincluding microfinance, employment, and livelihood opportunities are fully integrated into reintegration programming. The incumbent provides strategic oversight of these components and leverages opportunities to expand access to financial services, microcredit, and enterprise support for returnees and host communities, thereby strengthening economic resilience and supporting sustainable, long-term integration.The role actively contributes to Inter-Agency planning processes including joint needs assessments, participatory assessments, FGDs, CCA/UNSFA exercises, and development planning to ensure that reintegration and local integration priorities are integrated into broader recovery and development frameworks. The role forges and sustains strategic partnerships with UN agencies, development actors, civil society, private sector and other stakeholders. The role also involves leading or contributing to Inter-Agency project proposals, and coordinating capacity-building initiatives for UNHCR staff, partners, and relevant stakeholders on reintegration and durable solutions.  Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative (Protection), the incumbent will:·       Provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for the design, implementation, coordination, and monitoring of reintegration programmes for returnees and host communities, in close collaboration with Field Offices.·       Ensure that reintegration interventions are fully aligned with UNHCR and UN policies, strategies, and frameworks on durable solutions, reintegration, peacebuilding, and joint programming.·       Oversee the effective functioning and coordination of the Reintegration/Durable Solutions and Shelter Units, ensuring quality, coherence, and timely delivery of programme objectives.·       Ensure the systematic integration of self-reliance, livelihoods, and economic and financial inclusionincluding microfinance, employment, and enterprise developmentacross reintegration programming.·       Provide strategic oversight of economic inclusion initiatives and proactively identify and leverage opportunities to expand access to financial services, microcredit, and enterprise support for returnees and host communities, strengthening economic resilience and sustainable integration.·       Actively contribute to inter-agency planning and coordination processes, including joint needs assessments, participatory assessments, FGDs, CCA/UNSFA exercises, and development planning, ensuring reintegration and local integration priorities are embedded in broader recovery and development frameworks.·       Establish, strengthen, and maintain strategic partnerships with UN agencies, development actors, civil society organizations, private sector actors, and other relevant stakeholders.·       Lead or contribute to the development of inter-agency and joint project proposals related to reintegration, durable solutions, shelter, and self-reliance.·       Coordinate and support capacity-building initiatives for UNHCR staff, partners, and relevant stakeholders on reintegration, durable solutions, and cross-sectoral programming to enhance coordination, effectiveness, and sustainability.·       Provide technical advice and policy guidance to senior management and field teams on reintegration and durable solutions, including emerging risks, opportunities, and lessons learned. ProfileA Senior Reintegration Coordinator plays a crucial role in overseeing, guiding, and optimizing reintegration programming often within humanitarian, development, or transitional contexts. Below is a comprehensive candidate profile outlining the skills, competencies, experience, and attributes that define an ideal hire.·       Substantial experience in reintegration, durable solutions programming.·       Proven experience working in complex, politically sensitive, or conflict-affected environments.·       Managerial experience, including supervising national and international staff, and overseeing multi-disciplinary teams.·       Experience representing UNHCR or other international organizations in high-level meetings and negotiations with government authorities, development partners, and civil society.·       Previous experience coordinating in inter-agency frameworks and multi-stakeholder platforms.·       Strong track record in integrating protection, livelihoods, and economic inclusion interventions into broader development and humanitarian programming. R & R Cycle: 4 weeksDuty station: Kabul, AfghanistanStarting date and durationASAP for 12 months (extendable) Swiss citizenship or a 'C' residence permit for Switzerland is mandatory. MiscellaneousFor reasons of duty of care (increased risks due to other privileges and immunities) and to avoid conflicts of interest and potential bias, employees and their accompanying persons who hold dual or multiple citizenships shall, as a matter of principle, not be assigned to countries of which they are nationals. Contact/Application: Please send your application by e-mail to: Mrs. Lotti Roth / lotti.roth@eda.admin.ch 

Purpose of the PositionIn the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS), at  WHO Sudan  the incumbent will provide leadership, technical support and guidance to the Ministry of Health and partners on strategic, organizational and operational aspects of a comprehensive Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) response and recovery activities to the public health effects of emergencies and disasters including disease outbreaks at the country level. S/he will manage IPC activities, provide technical guidance to ensure alignment with WHO IPC standard precautions and transmission-based precautions applicable to the current threat(s). The incumbent will provide monitoring and evaluation support for WHO IPC programme activities throughout the full cycle of incident management.  Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate Strategic ObjectiveThe mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, be operationally ready for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.  Organizational Context (Describe the individual role of incumbent within the team, focusing on work environment within and outside the organization)Supervised by the Incident Manager, and under the overall guidance of the Deputy WHO Country Representative and Head of the WHO Country office and working closely with counterparts at the respective regional office and HQ, the incumbent will act as the incident management's technical lead for IPC. S/he will manage the IPC component of the incident management system, assessment, support the revision and update of the IPC measures and practices, and provide technical guidance to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and partners. S/he will establish and maintain good collaboration with partners, provide supportive supervision and oversight of response activities for WHO deployed IPC specialist(s), liaise with other units/teams within the country office and across the organization as well as partners to facilitate the development of a detailed work plan and budget for WHO operations.The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of the approved activities and to ensure alignment of purpose between headquarters and the regional office on matters related to IPC. S/he will also be responsible for reporting, performance assessment and evaluation of the planned activities, for monitoring the availability and flow of financial resources and ensure proper communication with partners and as appropriate.  Summary of Assigned Duties (Describe what the incumbent has to do to achieve main objectives; include main achievements expected): 1)     Revitalize the IPC working group or task force led by national or sub-national MoH authorities with the involvement of implementing partners.                         i.         Ensure a consistent and evidence-based IPC strategy is adopted by all response personnel                        ii.         Follow up with FMOH to ensure consistency of the biweekly IPC TWG meetings 2)     Coordinate and/or perform healthcare facility and/or treatment unit assessments of IPC measures in the affected areas and advise on actions, systems, and associated material, infrastructure, and human resources needed to enable appropriate implementation of standard precautions and transmission-based precautions                         i.         Continue coordination of data collection in close collaboration with FMOH and SMOHs.                        ii.         Perform data cleaning and data analysis in close collaboration with information management colleagues, FMOH.                       iii.         Contributed to writing a report for the national IPCAF assessment                  iv.         Disseminate findings of the IPCAF/IPC RAT assessment through workshops and other forums together with FMOH and SMOHs and partners in order to reach different stakeholders of different categories. 3)     Reinforce training  efforts , revie training strategy and using available training materials, compliance assessments, and evaluations, and conduct IPC training and supportive supervision for staff and surge personnel at district hospitals and health facilities with priority to implementing standard precautions and transmission-based precautions applicable to the cholera and other infectious diseases                         i.         Follow up with FMOH and SMOH on the cascade of training by the trainers                        ii.         Conduct the supervision of training cascades in different states                       iii.         Colead the training for MOH staff and WHO partners to build up local competences and ease the implementation the water, hygiene, sanitation and waste management standards for all health activities. 4)     In coordination with national level IPC emergency response representative or national IPC focal point, develop and support implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) standard operating procedures and an action plan contextual to the situation of the incident and known or anticipated infectious risks to health workers, patients, and visitors.                         i.         Follow up with FMOH on the cascade of trainings on IPC checklist and scorecard                        ii.         Follow-up on the implementation of the IPC checklist and scorecard with FMOH and partners                       iii.         Resource mapping of supplies and PPEs for CTC's/CTU's in collaboration with partners and FMOH 5)     Advise, and when required provide onsite support to the health partners on IPC, proactively co-design and coordinate the implementation of plans to build up or rehabilitate cholera CTCs and other infectious disease management facilities. 6)     Represent IPC in different meetings and forums including; WHO 3-level call, IMS meetings, Cholera cell meeting, health cluster meeting, zonal hub meeting, etc 7)     Contributed to various information products and resource mobilization efforts including evaluation or situation reports and donor proposals 8)     Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisorCompetencies·       Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences·       Moving forward in a changing environment·       Ensuring the effective use of resources·       Teamwork·       Communication Functional Knowledge and SkillsDemonstrated knowledge of WHO's core competencies for infection prevention and control professionals at senior level.Proven knowledge and skills in infection prevention and control during public health emergencies, with experience performing IPC risk assessments and outbreak investigations in health-care settings during acute and protracted emergencies.Familiarity with WHO Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness, and response and WHO minimum requirements and core components of infection prevention and control programmes at national and health care facility levels.Ability to perform, explain, train, and supervise practical infection prevention and control procedures relevant to standard and transmission-based precautions according to WHO standards (e.g. 5 moments for hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfection, medical device reprocessing, patient placement and bed flow, use of personal protective equipment).Strong organizational and communication skills including ability to negotiate with national and international authorities and partners.Demonstrated ability to work effectively with colleagues at national and international levels.Strong ability to execute and manage national health programme.  Education QualificationsAdvanced University degree (Master's level or above) in nursing, medicine, microbiology, epidemiology, or public health from an accredited/recognized institute, with specialty training (certificate or diploma) in the area of IPC. Master's of Public Health or related field. ExperienceAt least seven years of related experience in the field of IPC, at the national and international levels, in managing programmes to improve quality and safety of health services. Some experience with outbreaks and health emergencies in developing countries. Experience working with multiple partners in implementing IPC measures in low resource settings.Experience and expertise performing infection prevention and control in the context of the disease/threat of the current incident is strongly desirable.           Experience in WHO with an understanding of its mandate, goals and procedures an advantage, or experience in the UN system, health cluster partners or recognized humanitarian organizations.Experience with evaluation of national IPC programmes in developing countries. Language SkillsExcellent knowledge of English or French (depending on the country of assignment). Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset. Other Skills (e.g. IT)Good computer skills in Microsoft Office, SPSS etc. Swiss citizenship or a 'C' residence permit for Switzerland is mandatory. MiscellaneousFor reasons of duty of care (increased risks due to other privileges and immunities) and to avoid conflicts of interest and potential bias, employees and their accompanying persons who hold dual or multiple citizenships shall, as a matter of principle, not be assigned to countries of which they are nationals. Duty stationPort Sudan, Sudan Starting date and durationAsap (or after mutual agreement) for 6 months Contract: SHA-contract P-Level / Salary scale: P4 / LK24 (tbc) Thank you for sending your application by email to Lotti Roth (lotti.roth@eda.admin.ch)

ContextIn the aftermath of the October 2025 ceasefire in Gaza, humanitarian access has improved, enabling the movement of people and the delivery of critical supplies. However, sanitation access remains severely compromised due to prolonged conflict, displacement, and supply chain disruptions. As a result, 57% of the population is exposed to sewage or fecal matter within 10 meters of their homes, posing serious health and environmental risks. Only about half of all households have access to basic sanitation, meaning they have private, improved facilities that safely separate human waste from contact. The rest rely on shared, inadequate, or unsafe options, increasing health risks and undermining dignity.The risk of waterborne disease outbreaks, particularly cholera, is high, as confirmed by a joint WHO-MOH assessment, led in October 2025.The WASH Cluster partners must urgently scale up the sanitation and public health emergency (PHE) response based upon common, strategic and realistic cluster response plans. This surge position will provide strategic leadership and technical coordination to address immediate needs and support planning in collaboration with national authorities and WASH and Health humanitarian partners for relevant cluster response plans. Surge need justificationThe current situation in Gaza necessitates urgent reinforcement of WASH capacity due to rapidly evolving conditions following the recent ceasefire. The movement of people and the entry of humanitarian supplies have resumed, creating both opportunities and challenges for public health and sanitation.Sanitation systems have been severely undermined due to prolonged shortages of essential supplies, including sanitation units and sewage items.The resumption of movement has increased pressure on already fragile infrastructure, particularly in displacement sites and host communities.A recent cholera risk assessment conducted jointly by WHO and the Ministry of Health has highlighted a significant threat of outbreak. The findings underscore the urgent need for enhanced WASH interventions to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases, particularly in high-risk areas.Given the scale and urgency of the response required, current WASH Cluster staffing and resources are insufficient to meet the operational demands. A surge position is therefore critical to:•      Coordinate WASH Partners to scale up sanitation activities•      Coordinate interagency efforts and ensure alignment with health sector responses.•      Support the distribution and monitoring of incoming supplies.•      Strengthen disease surveillance and community engagement around hygiene promotion.This surge support will be instrumental in mitigating public health risks and ensuring a timely, coordinated response in the post-ceasefire phase. Strategic Objectives of the Deployment·       Strengthen strategic planning and coordination for sanitation and outbreak preparedness and response in Gaza strip, ensuring alignment with public health priorities and national systems.·       Lead the development of a contextualized sanitation strategy for households, including decentralized solutions and procurement planning.·       Enhance outbreak preparedness and response capacity through integrated WASH-Health coordination mechanisms.·       Facilitate evidence-based decision-making through assessments, partner mapping, and gap analysis.·       Support localization and sustainability by working closely with the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) and other national stakeholders. Key Deliverables1.   Household Sanitation Strategy: Develop with working group members relevant sanitation designs and procurement plans tailored to displaced and host populations.2.   Decentralized Sanitation Roadmap: Co-develop a strategic roadmap with PWA for decentralized sanitation systems.3.   Sanitation Working Group Leadership: Co-lead the working group with Oxfam and UNICEF; convene bi-monthly coordination meetings.4.   Public Health Emergency Coordination Strengthen WASH-Health Cluster collaboration for outbreak preparedness and response and ensure readiness and deployment of WASH teams in case of disease outbreaks.5.   IPC and WASH in Public Health Emergency Leadership: Co-lead the working group with Health cluster, UNICEF and WHO; convene bi-monthly coordination meetings.6.   Joint Assessments and Strategic Inputs: Conduct and Participate in interagency assessments and contribute to strategic planning and reporting on sanitation and public health matters. Application of the Six Core Functions of Cluster Coordination1.   Supporting Service Delivery•      Facilitate partner collaboration in developing strategic plans, update the Gaza Cluster partners during the preparation processes. Ensure the promotion of the strategies and capacity development of partners as required.•      Facilitate partner coordination and ensure timely delivery of sanitation services and supplies.•      Lead operational planning for sanitation scale-up in accessible areas.2.   Informing Strategic Decision-Making•      Use assessment data and partner inputs to guide prioritization and resource allocation.•      Provide technical advice on sanitation risks and mitigation strategies.3.   Planning and Strategy Development•      Lead the development of sanitation strategies and roadmaps in coordination with national authorities.•      Align WASH interventions with health sector outbreak preparedness plans.4.   Advocacy•      Advocate for sanitation needs in inter-cluster forums and donor briefings.•      Highlight gaps and risks to mobilize resources and policy support.5.   Monitoring and Reporting•      Support the update of 4Ws, SitReps, and dashboards to reflect sanitation activities and gaps.•      Track progress against strategic objectives and report on key indicators.6.   Preparedness and Contingency Planning•      Develop contingency plans for cholera and other disease outbreaks.•      Ensure coordination mechanisms are in place for rapid response. Ways of WorkingThe coordinator will be embedded within the WASH Cluster team, which includes:•      Two WASH Cluster Coordinators (national and international)•      One Information Management Officer•      Assessment and Monitoring Staff The role will work collaboratively with WHO, MOH, PWA, CMWU and other WASH partners. Field travel across Gaza will be required to support assessments, partner coordination, and monitoring.Regular documentation, reporting, and handover planning will ensure continuity and integration with the existing team post-deployment. Duty station: UNICEF GAZA Office P-Level / Salary scale: P3 / LK23 Starting date and duration: Asap for 6 months Swiss citizenship or a 'C' residence permit for Switzerland is mandatory. Please note that the COVID-19 vaccine is mandatory for SHA-Secondments UNICEF! MiscellaneousFor reasons of duty of care (increased risks due to other privileges and immunities) and to avoid conflicts of interest and potential bias, employees and their accompanying persons who hold dual or multiple citizenships shall, as a matter of principle, not be assigned to countries of which they are nationals.  Contact/Application: Please send your application by e-mail to: odette.mauron@eda.admin.ch 

 The Head of Finance, Personnel and Administration (CFPA) ensures that managers and their teams can carry out their tasks efficiently and effectively. She/He oversees the smooth functioning of the representation and leads all human resources processes. She/He supports the Head of Cooperation / Head of the Humanitarian Office in ensuring that resources are used transparently, economically and in line with organisational requirements. The CFPA is responsible for key services such as project cycle management (PCM), the internal control system (ICS), and the management of the office's assets. She/He implements the defined strategy and takes on essential operational duties. The CFPA is normally a member of both the senior management team and the Security Management Team (SMT). Tasks  Deployed within a Swiss Cooperation Office/Humanitarian Office, your main responsibilities may consist in:·       (Management) Leading the team in line with strategic priorities and ensuring effective use of resources. Defining roles, supporting staff development, and fostering strong communication and teamwork. Maintaining productive relations with authorities and partners.·       (Financial Management) Overseeing budgeting, cash and financial planning, and ensuring accurate SAP/Esprit data and timely financial closure. Supporting audits and strengthening control tools. Integrating financial insights into reporting and managing constraints linked to financial sanctions.·       (Administration and Logistics) Ensuring robust internal controls and improving administrative tools and processes. Overseeing archiving, assets, inventories, and building management with IT and logistics partners. Maintaining emergency preparedness and coordinating compound and infrastructure needs.·       (Project Cycle Management) Reviewing and approving budgets and accounts, ensuring compliance with SDC standards. Assessing financial and operational risks, analysing reports, and monitoring projects. Supporting procurement, contract management, institutional assessments, proposal development, and final reporting.·       (HR Management) Acting as HR focal point and ensuring smooth HR workflows. Coordinating staff training, supporting recruitment and employment conditions, and maintaining local staff management frameworks. Advising supervisors and coordinating the MbO process.·       (Support to Partners) Providing partners with training and guidance in finance, HR, administration, ICS, and PCM. Supporting audit processes and monitoring implementation of recommendations. Strengthening partners' systems for compliance and effective delivery. Examples of recent assignmentsCFPA deployed to the Swiss Cooperation Office in Juba, South SudanAdministrator deployed to the Humanitarian Bureau in Bangui, Central African Republic Skills and requirements5 years of professional experience, at least two of which must have ideally been abroad in the humanitarian context.Ideally, knowledge and experience in using SDC operational instrument, in particular PCM, financial, administrative and logistical management, budget management tools.Proven ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team in complex and dynamic environments.Political and diplomatic flair in relations with different parties and interest groups and ideally experience in collaborating with multilateral organisations, civil society and authorities. QualificationsUniversity degree or equivalent professional training in finance, business administration or any related field. If you are interested in taking part in SHA field missions, please consult the SHA page and send this  curriculum vitae (SHV CV (DOCX, 4 Pages, 59.8 kB, English)) along with a motivation letter stating the competences you bring to the SHA specialist group(s) of your interest to: rekrutierungskh@eda.admin.chSDC – Humanitarian Aid Department and SHASHA Personnel DivisionMrs Selina Lüthi

This present position is particularly for young professionals in Disaster Risk Reduction with little or no experience abroad, who meet the below mentioned requirements for this position and are interested in joining the SHA. He or she will have the opportunity to acquire international experience in the field of humanitarian aid and development cooperation during a first deployment under the supervision of an experienced SHA member in the SDC office in New Delhi, India. BackgroundSouth Asia is one of the most affected regions by climate change and natural disasters: India, Bangladesh and Nepal are highly exposed to climate risks. After South East Asia, South Asia bears the highest number of deaths due to natural hazards. The effects of climate change led to more intense and frequent disasters and new hazards (e.g., glacial lake outburst floods).Switzerland is committed to take action, particularly through SDC's engagement in climate change (CC) and disaster risk reduction (DRR). The Swiss International Cooperation Strategy 2025-28 cites climate change (including DRR) as one of the four thematic priorities. Furthermore, in the case of a disaster event beyond countries' capacities, Switzerland may provide humanitarian assistance (under the humanitarian aid operations of the SDC), named 'rapid response' (RR).SDC has four regional advisors on DRR and (humanitarian) rapid response located in South East Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Central Asia and South Asia. New Delhi was chosen as regional reference for CDE aspects since SDC India is one of SDC's champions regarding investments in climate change projects through technical assistance for piloting and institutionalization of climate change adaptation, mitigation, environment and DRR in urban and rural contexts. India is a reference country in the region when it comes to policy dialogue, pioneering and upscaling of results e.g., through international initiatives (e.g., CDRI, ISA). Since SDC's restructuration process (F4P) in 2022, the topics of climate change, DRR and environment (CDE) have been merged under the 'Section CDE' (Thematic Cooperation Division).The position of junior regional programme officer focuses on the topics of DRR, climate change adaptation (CCA) and RR. DRR aspects are either an integrated part of other Swiss engagements (Swiss Embassies, SDC's thematic or bilateral programmes) often in combination with considerations of climate change and environment (CDE mainstreaming) as well as for specific DRR (risk management, prevention, risk transfer, preparedness etc.) and adaptation projects. With a thematic focus on DRR/CCA and RR, the regional programme officer shall enhance thematic knowledge, foster exchanges and support SDC and Swiss Embassy teams in the region.Furthermore, the regional regional programme officer shall support the Swiss teams in the region and head office in case of a disaster or crisis event, through liaison with key stakeholders in the concerned country for a swift assessment of the situation and the evaluation of a potential Swiss rapid response.The countries within the geographic coverage are: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. In India, many SDC projects focus on the topics of CDE and are part of the engagement of the Thematic Cooperation; they work in urban as well as rural areas. Bangladesh and Nepal have integrated aspects of CDE as important crosscutting topics in their country cooperation programmes and defined specific CDE indicators (including DRR and CCA aspects). While the SDC will phase out its bilateral cooperation in Bangladesh until 2028, the topic of DRR and CCA will remain relevant for the region. The regional scope also includes Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, where Switzerland, despite the absence of bilateral programmes, maintains a diplomatic presence and engages in disaster risk reduction dialogue.The SDC Regional Hub in Bangkok currently provides thematic support to Bangladesh and Nepal on the topics of climate change mitigation and environment as well as thematic advice on water and food systems. Depending on the thematic needs of the representations named above, it will be necessary to ensure alignment and coordination with the SDC Regional Hub in Bangkok to ensure effective and efficient thematic support.   Scope of AssignmentThe overall goal of the position is to enhance Switzerland's capability to respond to the regional strategic, thematic and institutional needs with regards to DRR, CCA and RR. SDC India programme (50%): Assume responsibilities within existing and new initiatives. Contribute to DRR-related policy dialogue in India. Support the SDC and Embassy with DRR and security matters.Support Swiss Embassy teams for mainstreaming CDE aspects and targeted DRR/CCA projects (30%): Provide thematic support on a needs-basis to the Swiss cooperation programmes in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to set-up and implement projects that mainstream CDE as well as targeted DRR or CCA interventions.Regional exchange (10%): Foster thematic exchange with SDC's regional advisors on DRR and CC, SDC country programmes in Asia and SDC's thematic networks.Rapid Response/humanitarian aid (10%): Ensure a stand-by capacity for rapid response in the region to provide Swiss Humanitarian Aid/rapid response in case of a major disaster event. Monitor disaster related events (e.g., sharing of alerts, reports). RequirementsUniversity degree or comparable education with a master's degree in climate change, hazard, disaster risk management or related field with approximately 5 years of relevant professional experience. Prior experience in project cycle management is an advantage.Experience in analysing political, social, economic and cultural conditions in developing or transition countries and their use in development programmes or humanitarian aid is an asset.Good knowledge of two official languages and English (proficient in both written and spoken English, including the ability to write reports in English), as well as any other language skills relevant to the country of assignment or a willingness to learn these languages. Professional skills, in particularThe candidate should have a deep understanding on multi hazard risk assessment and its application with work experience in at least one of the climate-induced hazards.The candidate should have experience and understanding of disaster risk reduction, disaster risk financing and risk management approaches, ideally also in Switzerland. Personal skills, in particularPersonal responsibility and independence, decision-making and implementation skills.Creativity and innovation.Flexibility.Goal and results orientation. Social skills, in particularIntercultural management.Communication and interpersonal skills, networking skills, ability to handle criticism and conflict. Duty station: New Delhi, India BoM and duration: 1.7.2026 or upon agreement, for 12 months Salary grade Federal Government: 21 Swiss citizenship or a "C" residence permit for Switzerland is mandatory. For reasons of duty of care (increased risks due to other privileges and immunities) and to avoid conflicts of interest and potential bias, employees and their accompanying persons who hold dual or multiple citizenships shall, as a matter of principle, not be assigned to countries of which they are nationals. For further information please contact: Melanie Röthlisberger, Programme Manager India, melanie.roethlisberger@eda.admin.ch Deadline for application: 26.2.2026 Please send your application to: Lotti Roth, Field Resources, lotti.roth@eda.admin.ch