Early Warning Systems Communications Specialist

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) SELECTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT (ADVERTISEMENT) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES) Country: Republic of the Philippines Name of Project: Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP): Technology-driven, Human-Centered Climate and Disaster Resilience through Innovation for Vulnerable Empowerment (THRIVE) Project Grant No: TF0C9968 Assignment Title: Early Warning Systems Communications Specialist Reference No .: PH-DOST-537857-CS-INDV The Department of Science and Technology-Central Office (DOST-CO) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP) for the “Technology-driven, Human-Centered Climate and Disaster Resilience through Innovation for Vulnerable Empowerment (THRIVE) Project” and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.  The consulting services (“the Services”) include the provision of specialized expertise in early warning systems communications to support the preparation of the THRIVE Project Proposal and its associated technical documentation. The Consultant will assess existing early warning communication and dissemination systems, identify investment priorities and institutional arrangements, develop recommendations to strengthen multi-hazard early warning communications, and provide technical inputs for the preparation and finalization of the THRIVE Project Proposal for submission to the DEPDev-ICC and the World Bank Board. The THRIVE Project’s objectives is to strengthen the country’s capacity for monitoring of natural hazards and improve risk information and early warning systems to better prepare for disaster and climate risks with the following expected key results and PDO indicators: Improved timeliness and accuracy of multi-hazard early warning system; Increase in the population covered by the operational multi-hazard monitoring stations;...