County Drought Information Officer
Job
Grade NDMA 4
(3
positions)
Reporting
to the County Drought Coordinator, the County Drought Information Officer is
responsible for the proper management of the drought information function at
the county level.
Responsibilities
·
Ensuring quality control of data
collection and analysis;
·
Coordinating food security and
drought management data collection analysis;
·
Coordinating of county drought early
warning systems;
·
Ensuring timely production of drought
early warning bulletins and publications; supporting dissemination of drought
early information to relevant stakeholders with particular emphasis to drought
prone communities;
·
Supporting bi-annual national and
county food security assessments; supporting ad hoc national and county rapid
food security assessments and other surveys (nutritional surveys, market
surveys, urban vulnerability surveys, etc.);
·
Organizing skills training courses at
county levels to build the capacity of officers involved in the early warning
data collection and analysis;
·
Spearheading development of manuals
and guidelines for management of drought early warning system;
·
Promoting integration of GIS and
remote sensing tools into early warning systems; providing information to all
drought management divisions through the administration of contingency
planning, early warning system and contingency funds software; and spearheading
research activities aimed at enhancing effectiveness and performance of the
drought early warning system.
Qualifications
·
Served in the grade of Data Analyst
in the Authority or in a comparable and relevant position in the public sector
or large private sector organization for a minimum period of six (6) years with
demonstrated administrative and professional proficiency in work performance
·
Bachelor’s degree in any of the
following disciplines:- Rural Development Studies, Economics, Mathematics,
Statistics, computer Science, Environmental Management, Developmental Studies,
Agricultural Economics, Community Development, Information Science or Project
Planning and Management from a recognized institution;
·
Master’s degree in any of the
following disciplines:- Rural Development Studies, Economics, Mathematics,
Statistics, computer Science, Environmental Management, Developmental Studies,
Agricultural Economics, Community Development, Information Science or Project
Planning and Management from a recognized institution;
·
Certificate in Strategic Leadership
Development Programme lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized
institution OR Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than
four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
·
Certificate in Project Management
from a recognized institution; and
·
Computer Literate;
County Drought Coordinator
Job
Grade NDMA 3
The
job holder is responsible for establishment, management and implementation of
drought preparedness, mitigation and resilience projects; responsible for
leading and coordinating efforts to strengthen drought resilience and
adaptation to climate change under the Ending
Drought
Emergency strategy; responsible for coordinating efforts of state and non-state
actors to reduce drought vulnerability protect, livelihoods and ecosystems;
responsible for providing accurate and timely drought and food security
information to the key actors, particularly the County Governments, NGOs, CBOs
and communities.
An
officer at this level will report to the Director, Technical Services and will
be the Head of a County Drought Coordinating Unit.
Responsibilities
·
Promoting the implementation of
strategic development interventions that enhance resilience to drought and
climate change
·
Overseeing implementation of drought
resilience, preparedness, response and recovery programs and projects.
·
Coordinating the adoption of systems
and mechanisms developed at National level for efficient drought management.
·
Ensuring drought risk management is
mainstreamed in the county planning and budgeting processes.
·
Ensuring that drought response and
resilience activities are timely and appropriate,
·
Coordinating drought resilience
interventions by various governmental and nongovernmental actors such as UN
agencies, NGOs, CBOs and FBOs to facilitate efficiency and synergy.
·
Overseeing development and
improvement of the Drought Early Warning System (EWS) to take care of emerging
situations
·
Coordinating the implementation of
the cascaded Authority’s strategic plan
·
Coordinating development of the
County work plan and budget;
·
Mentoring and coaching county staff
·
Overseeing performance management in
the county
·
Ensuring the staff at the county
comply with the procedures and plans of the Authority.
·
Coordinating the preparation of
monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the county.
·
Responsibility for the operations and
performance of the county office
·
Responsibility for the adherence to
the financial standards and regulations
·
Responsibility for adherence to the
Public Procurement and Disposal laws
Qualifications
·
Minimum of ten (10) years’ work
experience and having served in the grade of Assistant Director or in a
comparable and relevant position in the Public sector or a large private Sector
organization for a minimum period of three (3) years;
·
Bachelor’s degree in either Range
Management, Agriculture, Livestock, Economics or Agricultural Engineering Rural
Development Studies, Mathematics, Statistics, computer Science, Environmental
Management, Developmental Studies, Agricultural Economics, Community Development,
Information Science or Project Planning and Management from a recognized
institution
·
Master’s degree in either Range
Management, Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering, Livestock, Disaster
Management, Rural Development Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics,
computer Science, Environmental Management, Developmental Studies, Agricultural
Economics, Community Development, Information Science or Project Planning and
Management from a recognized institution
·
Certificate in Leadership Development
lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
·
Computer Literacy
·
Demonstrated administrative and
professional proficiency in work performance and exhibited a thorough
understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate
them to proper management of the Drought Risk Management Sector
How to Apply
Interested
candidates should send a CV and motivation letter stating salary expectation
with the reference position clearly indicated in the email subject line
to hr@ndma.go.ke.
Applications
may also be dropped at the Authority’s offices located on the 17th floor of
Lonrho House, along Standard Street, Nairobi.
Deadline
for submission of applications is 10th June, 2019
Applicants
from within NDMA are required to send their applications through their
respective heads of departments.
Please
note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
NDMA
is an equal opportunity employer and does not require applicants to pay money
at any stage during the recruitment process.