Flood modular Interns- Remote home based
Remote | Remote - Based
- Organization: IOM - International Organization for Migration
- Location: Remote | Remote - Based
- Grade: Senior Executive level - Assistant Director - General level - Internationally recruited position
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Occupational Groups:
- Disaster Management (Preparedness, Resilience, Response and Recovery)
- Closing Date:
Job Description
The Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities. Interns must be between 20 and 36 years old and should have less than two years of relevant working experience.
Background Information
The Enhancing Community Resilience and Local Governance Project Phase II (ECRP II) is funded by the World Bank and managed by the Ministry of Finance and Planning and the Local Government Board (LGB), with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the project's implementing disaster risk management (DRM) activities in five counties. The project seeks to improve access to services, strengthen flood resilience, and enhance institutional capacity for local service delivery and integrated disaster risk management at the national and local levels.
Rubkona county is among DRM activities that have been implemented and both Bentiu and Rubkona town are protected by complex dike infrastructure. Under ECRP-II project, more than 50 km of dikes are expected to be either constructed or rehabilitated to protect more than 120,000 vulnerable people in two connected small rural towns. Besides the protected community, the newly built dike helps to reclaim more than 47 sq.km of land that expected flood displaced community to return to their original land start livelihood activities to support their daily life.
Any future weakening of the dike may lead to small- or large-scale breaching. Small scale breaching can be fixed either by machines or casual laborers; but large-scale breaching is expected to cause catastrophic disaster, and it only needs to be prepared for rapid evacuation rather than waiting for fixing the dike. Evacuation strategy can be designed by understanding the risk level of various stretch of dike breaches.
Dike breach analysis is essential for effective flood risk management and mitigation. By understanding the mechanisms and potential consequences of dike failures, flood preparedness and response strategies can be significantly improved. This analysis helps prioritize the most critical dikes whose failure would have a high impact on community protection. Key benefits of dike breach analysis include:
- Estimation of Flood Hazards: - dike breaches can lead to extreme flooding, making it essential to accurately predict breach characteristics and flow dynamics. This analysis helps in estimating the flood hazard and determining safe evacuation routes and emergency responses.
- Risk Assessment and Management: - A comprehensive breach analysis allows for a detailed risk assessment by evaluating both the probability of dike failure and the potential consequences of flooding. This dual approach facilitates better planning and resource allocation for flood defense systems.
- Design Improvements: - Insights gained from breach analysis can inform the design and reinforcement of dikes. For instance, understanding how different dike types respond to various failure mechanisms enables engineers to create more resilient structures that can withstand extreme hydrological conditions.
The interns are expected to conduct
- Large scale dike break analysis benefiting from historic water level data and existing georeferenced dike infrastructure data for conducting dike breach analysis and generating scientific reports. IOM team will assist in providing the necessary information about the dike situation and related data. It is also important to note that much of the analysis will be conducted using the open-earth observation dataset.
- Large scale dike break analysis will also include estimation or mapping of hazard, vulnerability and risk
- Design evacuation strategy for large scale dike breach
Responsibilities
The interns are expected to conduct
- Large scale dike break analysis benefiting from historic water level data and existing georeferenced dike infrastructure data for conducting dike breach analysis and generating scientific reports. IOM team will assist in providing the necessary information about the dike situation and related data. It is also important to note that much of the analysis will be conducted using the open-earth observation dataset.
- Large scale dike break analysis will also include estimation or mapping of hazard, vulnerability and risk
- Design evacuation strategy for large scale dike breach
Purpose of the assignment
The intern is expected to conduct large scale dike breach analysis and the corresponding risk mapping that lead to designing anticipatory actions, such as evacuation strategies.
Objective of the assignment
- To conduct large scale dike breach analysis for various major stretches of dikes in Betniue
- To conduct the corresponding flood hazard map, develop risk curves
- To suggest various anticipatory actions, including evacuation strategy
- Identify impactful dikes for protecting communities and their assets among various stretches across Rubkona county
Expected Deliverables: -
- High quality scientific report that will be used as decision support tool
- High quality power point (not more than 20 slides) supported by texts, maps and photos
- Journal article (the format will be decided by IOM; ownership will be per IOM ECRP project context, and research and publication rules)
- Analyzed model and its complete data used for the analysis
Expected tools and inputs to be used: -
HEC-RAS, HEC-FDA, GIS and other spatial mapping tools, ECRP documents, and any statistical tools support to analyze and present the result.
Duration of the assignment
The internship will run for three months by working remotely. IOM DRM team will provide all necessary information to support the internship work.
Ethical Considerations
All review and analysis content will be produced in accordance with ECRP project context, and the IOM’s research and publication policy.
Qualifications
Two interns are required that able to work in coordinated manner by taking part of responsibilities. Candidates should be students or recent MSc or PhD graduates in hydraulics engineering, hydro informatics, civil engineering, hydrology, or a related discipline, with experience in dike or dam break analysis using hydrodynamic models.
IOM will explore the possibility of leasing part-time supervisors from universities, research centers, or industry experts to provide direct guidance in shaping the project work.
The working arrangement may be adjusted based on the evolving situation in South Sudan. If this attempt may not be successful, intern should be able to provide deliverables through independent work.
- Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
- Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
- Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
- Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
- Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
- Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
- Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.
- Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, verification of residency, visa, and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.
- Depending on experience and location, interns are granted a small monthly stipend to help offset costs. Interns benefiting from an internship allowance or scholarship granted by his/her university or other sponsoring body that includes financial remuneration or credits for coursework will not be eligible for the stipend.
- IOM covers Interns against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the assignment. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Interns are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.
- IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.
- IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.
- IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM online recruitment system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.
Required Skills
Job info
Contract Type: Internship (2-6 months)Initial Contract Duration: 3
Vacancy Type: Internship
Recruiting Type: Intern
Grade: UG
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.