Certification and Knowledge:

• At least Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Hydrology, Engineering, Disaster Risk Management or related fields
• Knowledge of modelling of weather/climate events/parameters and their impacts in the transport sector
• Knowledge of climate risk management/reduction concerns in the transport sector in Nepal, including vulnerabilities and coping mechanisms vis-à-vis climate hazards/disasters, climate-resilient policies, risk-informed asset management, impact-based forecasting and early warning for transport, and others relevant
• Knowledge on decision support system development
• Knowledge on transport sector.

Experience:

• At least 10 years of experience in research on weather/climate impacts, with particular focus on transport sector; experience in modelling of weather/climate impacts on transport systems, including modeling of impacts on transport systems of hazards like landslide, flood, and others, is an advantage
• Preferably with at least 3 years of experience in working with government and/or development institutions in Nepal in providing operational/development planning guidance in weather/climate-informed planning and decision-making in the transport sector
• Publications on weather/climate impacts on transport systems research is an advantage.

Skills and abilities:

• Demonstrable ability to digest complex technical information and convey them in easy-to- understand forms to a variety of stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal command of Nepali and English languages.

Personal qualities:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; 
• Demonstrable ability to plan and organize work independently; 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; 
• High commitment to responsibility and work quality; 
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently independently and/or within a multi-cultural team;
• Openness/receptiveness to critique for enhancing work and outputs.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the individual consultants method set out in the Procurement Regulations and to be specifically set out in the Request for Expressions of Interest (REoI).

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