Position Summary/ Purpose
The job of Drought Management Coordination entails;
coordination of drought management through development and operation of an
efficient drought early warning system, drought contingency and response plans,
designing and implementation of strategies on drought preparedness and
resilience building, response, recovery, climate change and shock responsive
safety nets.
Job Specification
An officer at this level will be assigned duties and
responsibilities in any of the following functional areas:
Drought Information
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: –
- Ensuring quality control of data collection and analysis;
- Coordinating food security and drought management data
collection analysis and responsible for compilation and distribution of
county drought early warning bulletins including the feedback of county
drought warning messages to recipient communities;
- Coordinating of county drought early warning systems and
ensuring production of drought early warning bulletins and publications;
- Supporting dissemination of drought early warning information
to relevant stakeholders with particular emphasis to drought prone
communities;
- Supporting national and county food security assessments and
ad hoc national and county rapid food security assessments and other
surveys (nutritional surveys, market surveys, urban vulnerability surveys,
etc.);
- Organizing skills training courses 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.
- Capacity building of stakeholders on GIS and remote sensing
products including dissemination.
- Development of GIS and remote sensing products including
remote sensing databases for drought early warning system.
Drought Contingency Planning and Response
Duties and responsibilities at this level will
entail:
- Ensuring that the design of the drought contingency planning
and financing system in Kenya is consistent with international best
practice and subject to ongoing review and improvement, including through
the integration of appropriate technologies;
- Coordinating the generation and publication of drought
contingency plans at county level, and the production of a national
drought contingency plan;
- Ensuring that the content of these plans is widely understood
by relevant stakeholders and accessible through a national database;
- Determining the criteria for disbursement of contingency
finance and production of relevant technical guidance and procedures in
collaboration with the National Drought Emergency Fund,
- Determining the level of response required and ensuring that
applications for drought contingency finance are in line with the agreed
criteria and guidelines, and that funds are promptly transferred to the
counties within the stipulated time period;
- Developing monitoring and control mechanisms to ensure that
drought contingency activities are timely and appropriate, and that all
accountability requirements for drought contingency finance are met;
- Developing and implementing a strategy for continuous capacity
development of all those involved in the drought contingency planning and
financing system, through the provision of training, development of
manuals and guidelines, or other measures
Drought Resilience
Duties and responsibilities at this level will
entail:
- Monitoring implementation of the Ending Drought Emergencies
strategy in collaboration and in partnership with other institutions;
- Promoting the implementation of strategic interventions that
enhance resilience to drought and climate change;
- Developing and implementing strategies to ensure that drought
risk management and climate change adaptation are mainstreamed into
development planning and resource allocation at both national and county
levels;
- Developing and implementing strategies for continuous capacity
development of county and national planners in mainstreaming drought risk
management and climate change adaptation, through the provision of
training, the development of manuals and guidelines, or other measures;
and
- Supporting the design and delivery of the Authority’s
knowledge management function by building evidence base to justify
investments in drought resilience.
County Drought Coordination Office
Duties and responsibilities at this level will
entail:
- 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 to facilitate efficiency and
synergy.
- Overseeing development and operationalization of the Drought
Early Warning System (DEWS)
- 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 by the county.
- Responsibility for the operations and performance of the
county office
- Responsible for the adherence to the financial standards and
regulations
- Responsible for adherence to the Public Procurement and
Disposal laws.
Person Specification
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- A minimum period of twelve (12) years relevant work
experience, five (5) years of which should be in a supervisory position
three (3) of which should have been served at the grade of Assistant
Director level or equivalent position.
- 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,
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
- Professional qualification & membership to a professional
body where applicable
- Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks
- Proficiency in computer applications
- Fulfilling the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution
Key competencies and skills
- Broad knowledge of corporate governance, public finance
management Procurement, Labour laws, and current drought management and
climate change related issues.
- Strategic and innovative thinking.
- Ability to mobilize resources
- Problem solving and negotiation skills,
- Team building and evidence of being a strong team player
- Organizational skills; and
- Thorough understanding of national goals & policies and
ability to develop objectives and translate them into national drought
mitigation policies, programmes and projects.
How To Apply