Consultancy to Develop a Tourism Sector Disaster Contingency Plan

The Tourism sector is a major component of the national economy and a major national employer. The sector has developed extensive infrastructure and typically hosts between 2,000 and 4,000 tourists at any particular time.

As such an important and widespread sector, it is essential that all reasonable contingency measures are undertaken to ensure the safety of tourists and tourism workers alike in the case of disaster.
The objective of this work is the development of a National Tourism Disaster Contingency Plan that integrates Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at the systemic and institutional levels of the sector.

The advert for this work is reproduced below:
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CONSULTANCY

The Government of Seychelles in partnership with the World Bank and funding from the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR) is implementing the Seychelles National Disaster Preparedness and Response Project aimed at enhancing Seychelles’ disaster preparedness and response capacity.

Consultancy to Develop a Tourism Sector Disaster Contingency Plan

The Department of Risk and Disaster Management is seeking applications from consultant(s) to undertake the following works:

• Undertake a disaster preparedness assessment of for the Tourism sector at systemic and key institutional level.
• Prepare a Tourism Sector Disaster Contingency Plan that addresses the findings of the preparedness assessment.
• Develop Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) guidelines for large and small residential tourism operations respectively.

Skills/Experience/Qualifications. Candidates should have:

• At least five years of management experience in the Seychelles tourism industry.
• Good educational background e.g. a degree in Tourism, Management, Business, Strategic Planning or related fields.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
Previous experience of strategic planning and related consultancy work is advantageous.

Detailed Terms of Reference and further information is available from the address below.

Applications, including covering letter and full CV should be sent to:


The Project Management Unit
Department of Risk and Disaster Management
MS Complex, Revolution Avenue,
P.O. Box 55, Victoria, Seychelles.
Telephone: 322979
Email: jnevill@statehouse.gov.sc
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 24thof May.