Andaman DDM District Consultant Recruitment 2026

Andaman DDM District Consultant Recruitment 2026: Overview

The Directorate of Disaster Management, Andaman and Nicobar Administration is hiring District Consultants (Disaster Management), one for each district of the Union Territory. Each consultant supports the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and runs disaster management work on the ground for the district administration.

The islands sit in Seismic Zone V, one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world, and face cyclones, heavy rain, an active volcano and mud volcanoes through the year. The Administration set up a separate disaster management department after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, and these consultants strengthen its mock drills, awareness drives and capacity building at district level. This is a one-year contract role, best suited to someone with a Master's in Disaster Management and real field experience.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract tenure: You are engaged for one year from the date you join. An extension each year depends on satisfactory performance and the continued need for the post.
• Posting: Once selected, you can be asked to serve in any part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands under the Directorate's jurisdiction.
• Pay linked to performance: Your monthly pay is released only after your work performance report is countersigned by the Deputy Commissioner of your district, and the Director (DM) monitors your work.
• Official tours: You may need to travel on duty with prior approval. Tours are by economy air or first-class ship, with capped reimbursement for hotel, local taxi and food bills.
• Reporting line: You report to the appropriate district authority and keep close coordination with the UT Disaster Management Authority (UTDMA).
• Rejection rules: Late, unsigned or incomplete applications, and those with the post number missing or wrong, are not considered. Canvassing in any form disqualifies you.
• Interview notice: No individual call letters are sent. The interview date and venue are announced on ddm.and.nic.in, in The Daily Telegrams and on All India Radio, Port Blair, and no TA/DA is paid for attending.

Application Submission Notes

Prepare your CV in the prescribed resume format attached to the notice, typed neatly on A4 paper, with a recent passport-size photograph and self-attested proof of the details you give. You can email it to ddm.and@nic.in.

You can also send or hand it in at The Director (Disaster Management), Directorate of Disaster Management, Aapda Prabandhan Bhawan, Link Road, Goalghar, Port Blair, A&N Islands - 744101 between 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM on any working day. Bring your original certificates for verification on the interview day.

• Report to the district authority and coordinate closely with the UT Disaster Management Authority (UTDMA)
• Align district disaster management plans with the Disaster Management Act, the Sendai Framework and the State Plan
• Coordinate mock exercises at different locations in the district
• Train officials to build capacity for better preparedness and effective response
• Spread awareness about disaster risk management among the community
• Compile and send disaster data and Sendai Framework monitoring indicators to UTDMA on time
• Link the district administration with circle and panchayat levels for preparedness, response and mitigation
• Help set up the district disaster database and identify ways to mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction in development programmes