Call for Applications Short Course on Disaster Resilience Leadership GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM About the Program The Global Disaster Resilience& Leadership (GDRL) Fellowship Programis a core component of the Strengthening Leadership in Disaster Resilience Program (SLDRP),which aims to reduce disaster risk in vulnerable communities bysystematically strengtheningthe existing capacity of disaster risk reduction (DRR) practitioners, supporting the development of future leaders, and working towards sustainability through a global network of academic, public and private stakeholders. This 3-year project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank, is led by Tulane University s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy of USA in partnershipwith universities and disaster risk reduction and resilience building regional entities in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. In Sri Lanka, the program is being implemented by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in partnership with the Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya with the guidance of the Ministry of Disaster Management and the Disaster Management Center, Sri Lanka. The Disaster Resilience Leadership Fellowship GDRL Fellowshipis dedicated to strengthening and enhancing the skills of existing DRR practitioners by providing GDRL Fellows with training and education using Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) s Disaster Resilience Training Framework, which is organized around four primary pillars of study: (1) Disaster Operations Leadership with an emphasis on disaster risk management (DRM); (2) Human Factor covering Psychosocial and Behavioral Leadership Sciences; (3) Leadership Analytics; and (4) Leadership with Changing Environment& Climate. GDRL Fellows will additionally become part of the SLDRP Global Disaster Resilience Leadership Network, an expansive network of global leaders in DRM,which will enable them the long-term exchange of peer-to-peer learning and best practices. By targeting existing practitioners - in both the private and public spheres -the GDRL Fellowship Program aims to build surge capacity to address increasing disaster risk and to strengthen disaster resilience in vulnerable communities. GDRL Fellows will receive financial support to cover logistical (travel, hotel, per diem, etc.) and workshop related costs to attend two regional training workshops on Disaster Resilient Leadership in Kandy, Sri Lanka and Bangkok, Thailand. The GDRL Fellows shall be committed to attend the first workshop between17 th - 21 st March, 2014 and the second workshop in July 2014 (exact dates to be confirmed) and contribute to the global network of disaster resilience leaders. Eligibility& Nomination The GDRL Fellowship Program seeks the participation of individualswith great potential for leadership, previous demonstrable contribution to the DRM and Resilience arenas, anda vested interest in positively contributing to, and advancing, the emerging field of Disaster Resilience Leadership. Through a far-reaching network based in four continents- North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa -the GDRLFellowship Programoffers valuable opportunities for leadership development and professional engagement with current and future leaders in the fields of disaster risk management and resilience building. GDRL Fellows will be nominated by organizationswhich implements DRM programs, based on the aforementioned description. They should be at executive leadership levels representing: 1
National, provincial and district administrative and technical service staff who have prior experience / engagement with disaster risk management and or disaster response Private Sector Agencies Non-Governmental Organizations Academia such as Universities and Training Institutes Media Agencies both private and public Local Government bodies Each nominated candidate should submit the following to be entitled for application screening: 1) Course Application Form (a sample application form is given below) 2) An English language essay on his/her past involvement and future potential contribution in DRM (Maximum of 3500 characterswith Times New Roman Font, single spaced) 3) Letter of Nomination from his/her respective organization All nominations and applications shall be submitted to bsbkaru@yahoo.co.uk with a copy to vijitha.v@adpc.net to reach the Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya and ADPC, by March 3 rd 2014. IMPORTANT: PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AND ALL OF ITS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY TO THE ABOVE E-MAIL ACCOUNTS. NO HARD COPIES ARE ACCEPTED. 2
Application Form Course Title: Venue: Application Date: Disaster Resilience Leadership Workshop 1 Kandy, Sri Lanka Workshop 2 - Bangkok, Thailand Please return the completed form to the Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya. Softcopy of the application can be obtained from vijitha.v@adpc.net DD MM YYYY 1. FULL NAME (to be used in the course certificate) First Name Middle Name (full as to appear on the course certificate) Last Name 2. TITLE [ ] MR [ ] MS [ ] MRS [ ] Others, specify 3. NATIONALITY 4. PASSPORT Passport Number: Passport Expiry: 5. GENDER 6. DATE OF BIRTH [ ] female [ dd.mm.yy ] [ ] male 7. AGE 8. ORGANIZATION INFORMATIONN Position/Title: Organization Name: Organization Address: 9. CONTACT INFO (Work) Tel: Fax: Mobile: Email: Country: 10. HOME ADDRESS 11. CONTACT INFO (Personal) Tel: Email: 3
12. EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION (name and address of person to contact in case of emergency) Relationship: 13. FOOD PREFERENCE [ ] Vegetarian [ ] Non-vegetarian [ ] Others, specify Tel: 14. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Note: proficiency in English is essential E Excellent; G Good; F Fair 15. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTER? READ E G F [ ] [ ] [ ] WRITE E G F [ ] [ ] [ ] SPEAK E G F [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Yes [ ] No 16. EDUCATION Start with the most recent institution attended. Please use additional sheet when necessary Institution Years attended Major field of study Degree 17. EMPLOYMENT Start with the most recent institution employed. Please use additional sheet when necessary Position/Title Organization Period (from- to) Responsibilities 18. MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES* 4
19. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PAST AND PRESENT INVOLVEMENT IN DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES* 20. SPECIAL INTERESTS IN THE FIELD OF DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT* 21. PREVIOUS COURSE(s) ON DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SUBJECTS ATTENDED* International (give name of course(s) ), duration and dates) In your country (give name of course(s), duration and dates) 5
22. PREVIOUS ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING COURSES* 23. DESCRIBE THE PRACTICAL USE YOU WILL MAKE OF THIS COURSE ON YOUR RETURN HOME IN RELATION TO THE RESPONSIBILITY YOU EXPECT TO ASSUME* 6