Disaster Resilience Engineers (2)

NATIONAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FINANCE COMMITTEE
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

COUNTRY: MALAWI
NAME OF PROJECT: REGIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROGRAM FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA 2 (RCRP)
PROJECT ID #: P181308
Assignment Title: DISASTER RESILIENT ENGINEER (2)
Reference No.: MW-NLGFC-509375/76-CS-INDV
Date of Issue: 8th September, 2025

1. INTRODUCTION

The Government of Malawi with support from the World Bank is implementing the Regional Climate Resilience Programme 2 (RCRP-2). The programme development objective (PDO) is to strengthen the resilience to water-related climate shocks in Eastern and Southern African countries. The RCRP-2 is a 5-year programme (2024-2029) for rehabilitation of critical infrastructure and address the more chronic vulnerabilities in the by investing in critical infrastructure at national and district level; strengthening institutional frameworks and accountability; incorporating climate considerations into the planning, implementation, operation, and maintenance of new infrastructure; and strengthening community resilience and social protection system consistent with Series of Projects (SOP) approach. This will build a situation whereby people can live sustainably with the flood/drought risk, through a properly overseen and managed basin in terms of its competing uses.

The overarching Development Objective of the SOP will be achieved by:

1. Strengthening participating countries and regional organizations’ capacity to manage disasters risk, including via improved national and regional early warning systems (EWS)
2. Improving access to climate financing to finance climate adaptation investment,
3. Mainstream climate resilience in water infrastructure planning, and generally in water institutions,
4. Increase infrastructure resilience, including by improving Operation and Management (0&M) systems, with focus on large storage and flood risk management infrastructure.
5. Improve community-level awareness and response capacity, including by establishing/strengthening adaptive social protection system

The National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC) over-sees implementation of the sub-components 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2 of the programme. The NLGFC PIU reports to Project Coordination Unit domiciled at Department of Economic Planning and Development and will be responsible for the district-lead resilience building implemented through the local authorities. The NLGFC through sub-component 2.2, district-led resilience building, finances the execution and supervision functions at district level and selected key structural and non-structural interventions to manage flooding, improve land management, enhance emergency preparedness and response at district level. The sub-component mimics the Performance-Based Granting funding mechanism.

The local authorities will implement sub-projects with clear reference to eligibility menu of the programme, multi-hazard risk atlas and disaster risk management strategies.

The National Local Government Finance Committee therefore invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the positions of Disaster Resilience Engineers to be part of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) positioned at National Local Government Finance Committee.

2. POSITION DESCRIPTION

2.1 The project seeks to recruit two (2) Disaster Resilience Engineers.

Tasks and Responsibilities

2.2 The Engineers will work in the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) office under the Project engineer. They will review district interventions under the sub-component 2.2, ensuring that they respond to multi-hazard risk assessment of the relevant district. The Engineers will provide support to the Project Engineer, other specialists and local authorities to ensure implementation of works which will improve community resilience. In this regard the engineers will assist with design review, tender documentation and works supervision. Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Provide technical inputs, supporting screening of district led interventions including advisory for required analytics to ensure focus on resilience of proposed interventions;
• Provide technical inputs and assistance related to issues/activities/investments with clear focus on building resilience through mainstreaming of risk reduction in sectoral infrastructure investments;
• Support the Project Engineer in development of innovative solution to required reliance works : support the local authorities in validating risks profile for each respective intervention and facilitate identification of measures to significantly lower the possibility and severity of the risks so as to prevent effect of disasters to the communities through engineering technological practice;
• Support the local authorities with supervision of infrastructure rehabilitation and reconstruction implemented under district led resilience building sub component and other sub components under the PIU;
• Guide and work closely with district engineers in coordinating project rehabilitation and reconstruction works, ensuring compliance with social and environmental safeguards;
• Support stakeholder consultation (with communities and relevant departments) so that their inputs are incorporated in the infrastructure development to ensure acceptance and ownership of solutions to be developed;
• Monitoring changes to engineering construction works ensuring that any changes have no adverse effect on the sub-project and they are undertaken following sub-project works change protocols including documentation.
• Provide input into the compilation of sub-project progress reports (and other project reports) including review and approval of contractor’s reports;
• Coordinate training and mentoring of district staff on infrastructure management resilience screening tool developed for the subcomponent; and
• Support preparation of work plans and budgets for sectors with infrastructure rehabilitation activities to ensure relevance to outputs and outcomes of the programme.

3. QUALIFICATIONS

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering or any other related field
• 5 years relevant experience in flood risk management, flood protection infrastructure, hydro-engineering, catchment management or relevant resilient infrastructure development experience.
• Strong organizational, research, and oral presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work in a team and intercultural environment, with minimal supervision.
• Hands-on and action-oriented approach.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.
• Enthusiasm for, and commitment to development work
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Willing to travel within the country
• Must be registered with an approved professional body at a minimum of graduate level.

4. DELIVERABLES

The key deliverables shall include the following:

• 4.1 Annual Investment Plans with disaster risk responsive interventions;
• 4.2 Quarterly Disaster risk management reports of all implementation sites;
• 4.3 Annual Disaster risk screening tool with due consideration to Multi hazard risk atlas;
• 4.4 Technical supervision reports; and
• 4.5 Monthly progress report adherence of sub component intervention to disaster resilience engineering protocols and other reports timely compiled.

5. DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT

5.1 The Contract is for three-years with contract eligible for review and renewal annually depending on satisfactory performance appraisal results. There will be a 6 months’ probation period from the start of the contract.

6. LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT

6.1 The Disaster Resilience Engineers will be based at the PIU Office in Lilongwe, but would be required to travel regularly to local authorities where the RCRP2 is implementing its activities.

7. REPORTING

6.1 The Disaster Resilience Engineers will report to the Project Engineer at NGFC-PIU in all administrative, operational and technical issues related to their functions.

8. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 19th September, 2025.

The IPDC Chairperson
National Local Government Finance Committee
Box 31162
Lilongwe 3
MALAWI.