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Position Overview

Role The Early Warning Systems / Disaster Tech Consultant will support the integration, operationalization and refinement of early warning systems, digital DRM platforms and technology-enabled emergency coordination mechanisms for Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027. The consultant will help ensure that warnings, alerts and field inputs flow effectively into operational decision-making

Key Responsibilities

- Support integration and operationalization of the Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS), Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) – State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) workflows and operational dashboards.
- Support integration of weather alerts, flood warnings, lightning alerts, field-level operational inputs and operational analytics into emergency coordination and decision-support mechanisms.
- Map the existing early warning, alert dissemination and data-sharing arrangements among agencies such as IMD, CWC/WRD, MRSAC, district administration and line departments, and identify integration gaps.
- Support design and refinement of alert thresholds, escalation protocols, information flows and dissemination workflows linked to the Incident Response System (IRS) and Emergency Support Functions (ESF).
- Support development and refinement of operational dashboards and decision-support tools for the ICCC, SEOC, District EOC and Mela-area control rooms.
- Coordinate with technology vendors, system integrators and technical institutions on integration, interoperability and operational readiness of DRM technology systems.
- Support orientation and training of control-room operators,



officials and frontline personnel on the use of early warning and digital coordination systems.
- Prepare SOPs, user guidance and workflow documentation for early warning and digital DRM coordination systems.
- Support real-time operational monitoring during the Kumbh period and provide technical inputs for alert-based decision-making.
- Document system performance, lessons learned and recommendations for post-event review and future use.

Qualification & Experience

- Postgraduate degree in Disaster Management, Technology, Planning or an equivalent discipline.
- Minimum 12 years of relevant qualified experience.
- Demonstrated experience in Early Warning Systems and/or disaster technology.
- Experience with EOC/ICCC operations, decision-support systems, dashboards, GIS or alert dissemination platforms is desirable.
- Experience working with government agencies on technology-enabled DRM systems is desirable.
- Proficiency in Marathi is desirable.

Key Deliverables

- Assessment of existing early warning and DRM technology systems, with integration gaps.
- Integrated alert and information-flow framework linking MHEWS, ICCC and SEOC workflows.
- Alert threshold, escalation and dissemination protocols.
- Operational dashboard and decision-support requirements and refinement inputs.
- SOPs and user guidance for early warning and digital coordination systems.
- System testing, validation and simulation exercise reports.
- Training and orientation reports for system users.
- Operational monitoring reports during the Kumbh period.




- Post-event system performance review and lessons-learned documentation.

Core Competencies

- Multi-hazard early warning systems
- Disaster technology and digital DRM platforms
- ICCC, SEOC and EOC operations
- Decision-support systems and operational dashboards
- Alert dissemination and information management
- Systems integration and interoperability
- Testing, validation and simulation exercises
- IRS and ESF-based coordination
- Stakeholder and vendor coordination
- Documentation and lessons learned

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

- Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding

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