Technical Coordinator (Thailand based)

**Purpose and Objectives:** ADPC is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1986 as a technical capacity building center, ADPC has grown and expanded its role to be for scientific, educational, developmental and humanitarian purposes. ADPC employs a wide range of professional expertise typically required for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Resilience (CR) in an effective manner. ADPC develops and implements cross-sectoral projects/programs on the strategic themes of risk governance, urban resilience, climate resilience, health risk management, preparedness for response and resilient recovery.

Our strategic themes are complemented and underpinned by the cross-cutting themes of gender and diversity, regional and transboundary cooperation as well as poverty and livelihoods.

Through its work, ADPC supports the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the New Urban Agenda, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the agenda defined at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, and other relevant international frameworks.

For details, please refer to ADPC website at http://www.adpc.net/.

**Department Introduction**

The Risk Analytics and Climate Services Department is a multi-disciplinary team of experts committed to providing innovative, science-based solutions for actions to adapt to climate change and mitigate the impacts of disasters. The innovations include uses of geospatial technology, satellite data, numerical models, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence for assessing vulnerability and risk, generating climate data, developing early warning systems, forecasting possible climate impact, and informing anticipatory actions. These lead to risk-informed developments in the sectors such as agriculture, transportation, water resources, energy, communications and health.

The department also applies advanced geoinformatics and climate analytics to address water and food security issues by assessing water availability and water-use efficiency, groundwater monitoring, assessing drought risks, and optimizing agricultural productivity, hence ensuring sustainable water and food systems in vulnerable regions. The department promotes Nature-Based Solutions by leveraging ecosystem services such as wetland restoration, agroforestry, and green-gray infrastructure to reduce disaster risks and build climate resilience. Lastly, the department produces risk analytics and integrates them into urban plans and engineering designs of critical infrastructures, hence improving their resilience to disasters and climate change. With a commitment to science-based approach, the department envisions empowering stakeholders to reduce risks, adapt to climate change, and build more resilient communities and ecosystems.

Under the projects SERVIR Southeast Asia and SCOPE Digital, ADPC is collaborating with various entities in Thailand. These entities include Government offices such as Department of Mineral Resources, Department of Disease Control, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, and the Royal Forest Department, to name a few, as well as universities and NGO/CSO operating in Thailand. These organizations collaborate with ADPC in the co-development of data, information, and decision support tools.

To support these collaborations, ADPC seeks a full-time Technical Coordinator consultant to maintain professional relationships, coordinate data sharing, and communicate regularly and technically with those entities in Thailand. This position requires fluency in Thai speaking, reading, and writing.

**Expected Outputs:** The consultant is expected to deliver the following outputs:

1. Monthly progress reports, highlighting key activities taken and challenges faced
2. Other project-level reports and meeting notes as requested by the supervisor.

**Responsibilities and Tasks:**

The consultant will undertake the following technical tasks:

- Coordinate with external collaborators to request, collect, and follow up on required datasets and technical information agreed between ADPC and the collaborators.
- Support preparation of official communications, data request letters, and follow-ups.
- Track data availability, formats, gaps, and updates, and regularly update the supervisor on the status.
- Organize and maintain a data inventory, including metadata, sources, and access conditions.
- Coordinate meetings, workshops, and technical discussions, including preparation of agendas, minutes, and action tracking.
- Assist the supervisor in project management, including human resource allocation, activity scheduling, and task tracking.