UNDP Kenya seeks to recruit a senior project officer on behalf
of UNISDR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) Regional Office
for Africa.
Position Information
Post Title: Senior
Project Officer
Contract Type: Service
Contract
Duty station: Nairobi,
Kenya
Date of Issue: 14
August 2012
Closing Date: 24
August 2012
Duration: 1 year
Background and Context
Background and Context
Created in December 1999, the United Nations International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the
United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure
synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and
regional organizations and activities in socio-economic and humanitarian
fields.
UNISDR Regional Office for Africa will be implementing an ECHO funded project entitled “Integrated Drought/Disaster Risk Reduction in the Horn of Africa (GHA)”.
The project is designed to target government institutions in
charge of drought risk reduction as well as practitioners and community members
in drought prone areas in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia as well as the IGAD and
EAC Secretariats.
Building on existing initiatives, UNISDR supports state and
non-state actors to integrate disaster risk reduction in development and relief
efforts.
Functions and responsibilities
The project officer will support the overall management of the project and follow up on the implementation of the project in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and the Regional Economic Commissions (IGAD and EAC) through field missions, interventions where necessary and reporting in close liaison with the national and regional DRR Advisors working under this project as well as UNISDR Staff in Nairobi.
Qualifications
Education
- Advanced
university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in development studies,
social sciences, environmental sciences or other related field.
- A
bachelor’s degree in the required fields with 5 years of relevant work
experience will be considered in lieu of the Masters degree.
Experience
- Minimum
3 years of work experience in disaster risk reduction, project management
and early warning systems.
- Experience
in community-based disaster risk management and multi-stakeholder
coordination.
- Good
knowledge of International Development Issues and/or Disaster Management.
Application Procedure
Interested and qualified persons should apply on the UNDP Kenya
e-Recruitment portal located on the UNDP Kenya website -http://www.ke.undp.org on or before 24 August 2012. Select “e-Recruitment Portal” under
“Operations/Human Resources”.
Applicants are required to fill and sign a Personal History Form
(P11) Form and submit it together with their online application
Applications received via other means will not be accepted.
Additional considerations
1. Applications received after the deadline will not be
considered.
2. UNDP will only be able to respond to those applications in
which there is further interest.
3. UNDP as a matter of practice does not charge any application,
processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment.
If you have any questions as to vacancy announcements you have
received please refer to the UNDP website.
“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve
overall balance in its staffing patterns”.