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OECS - Procurement Manager

Reporting to the Head- Procurement Unit, the Procurement Manager will be responsible for assisting the Head- Procurement in the management and coordination of the unit’s procurement activities. The Procurement Manager will apply sound technical expertise and experience to support and execute the strategic vision of the Head-Procurement. The Procurement Manager will seek to accomplish results by providing procurement services, procurement training, support policy, and programme development, to implement procurement initiatives aligned to the business strategy. The Procurement Manager is also charged with developing and maintaining key relationships with managers and employees.

OECS - Project Manager -Health

Under the leadership of the Programme Director - Health and in collaboration with the Head of Portfolio Management Office, the Project Manager/ Technical Specialist will apply their project management and technical expertise to the plan, implement, control, and complete the HIV TB Elimination project, identify project risks while remaining aligned with project and Health Unit objectives. The Project Manager plays a critical role in driving international development projects, and ensure that projects are delivered to the highest standards. The role will be responsible for creating an environment of trust, open communication and innovative thinking in which teams can be developed and engaged.

OECS - Head-Regional Integration Unit

The Head of the Regional Integration Unit is to be the lead technical officer responsible for promoting and supporting the implementation of actions that advance Article 3.c. of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre viz “the abolition as between protocol member states of the obstacles to free movement of persons, services and capital”.

In executing this role, a modality that builds upon and integrates Migration, free movement and regional integration within the social and economic development initiatives of the Commission and OECS member states is imperative, thereby requiring close collaboration with stakeholders and the use of innovative information technology-based solutions.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CONFERENCE COORDINATOR– 12TH COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT (CDM) CONFERENCE

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) received financing from the European Union toward the cost of implementation of a project “11th EDF Natural Disaster Facility in the CARIFORUM “Caribbean Regional Indicative Programme”. CDEMA intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) intends to apply a portion of the funds to the Consultant (Conference Coordinator) for the Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) which is the region’s premier event on disaster risk management. The CDM Conference is organized by the Coordinating Unit of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in association with its partners. Since the hosting of the first Conference in 2006, the event has established a reputation as the Caribbean region’s largest gathering of professionals and academics in the field of disaster management. It has also attracted a following of professionals from sectoral and thematic fields who have specific responsibilities or interests in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

SITUATION REPORT #3 - SURINAME FLOODING

SITUATION OVERVIEW:

A number of communities were declared disaster areas by the Government of Suriname on 25th May after experiencing widespread flooding which began in March 2022
The districts affected were Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie, which are all located in the interior and Southern sections of the country.
Following the government’s declaration on May 25th, an Inter-Ministerial Crisis Team was set up to deal with the crisis and provide assistance to the affected families. The team comprises six working groups: Shelter, Security, Health, Finance, Media and Agriculture.
The outlook by MET officials is for above-normal rainfall between the months of June to August 2022 and this has created major concern about continued flooding, particularly in the already affected communities.
Rising water due to heavy rainfall in Upper Suriname (on the southern side of the Afobaka Lake) has resulted in a number of villages in the area starting to flood.

SITUATION REPORT #2 - SURINAME FLOODING

SITUATION OVERVIEW
As a result of heavy rain showers in the interior and southern sections of Suriname, various areas, in particular the Districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramanna, Coronie and Nickerie
have been severely impacted by flooding, and some are still under water. The Government of Suriname has therefore, via the OFFICIAL GAZETTE No. 55 OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME,
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE of 25 May 2022 P.B. no. 12/2022, declared the affected areas in the districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie to be disaster
areas.

SITUATION REPORT #1 - SURINAME FLOODING

HIGHLIGHTS:
● Due to heavy rainfall in the interior and southern sections of Suriname, the President declared the districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie disaster
areas on Wednesday 25 May, 2022.
● The weather forecast indicates there is a high risk of further flooding due to continuing moderate to intense rainfall from ITCZ activity, that may be enhanced by a stationary upper level trough in the
Atlantic Ocean.
● The National Coordination Centre for Disaster Management (NCCR), Suriname has mounted a national response to the emergency and updated CDEMA and the CDPG on the situation.

CDEMA team heads to Suriname to assess the impact of heavy flooding

Bridgetown, Barbados May 30, 2022– The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), is deploying a two-man team to travel to Suriname to assess the impact of heavy flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall.

This follows a Declaration on Wednesday, May 25th from President of Suriname, Chandrikaperdad Santokhi, that the districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie, in the Interior and southern sections, have been severely impacted due to continuous rainfall which started as early as March affecting agricultural crops, roads, electricity, housing and schools.

The CDEMA Response Support Mission is being led by Programme Manager, Preparedness and Response, Joanne Persad who is supported by Navindra Persad from the Disaster Preparedness Office in Trinidad and Tobago. The one-week mission will assess the situation on the ground and help with determining the response and humanitarian needs of the country.

Following the Declaration from President Santokhi, CDEMA activated a high-level meeting attended by its international partner donors operating in the region, where more than a dozen pledged humanitarian assistance to the Suriname people.

CDEMA hosts Exercise SYNERGY 2022

Bridgetown, Barbados May 25, 2022– As the 2022 Hurricane Season approaches, the CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) hosted its fourth annual Exercise SYNERGY virtually on May 22, 2022, to build preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region. Over 50 regional and international stakeholders attended SYNERGY, a flagship regional exercise to test the coordination within the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM).

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