Thursday, November 15, 2012

NDMA county Drought Response Officer and Resilience Officer Vacancies

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) is a State Corporation, created by Legal Notice No. 171 of 24th November 2011, under the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands, with the mandate of providing leadership and coordination on all matters relating to drought management. 

The Authority’s Board of Directors intends to fill the following positions.

County Drought Response Officer 

(REF: NDMA 26) (23 Positions)

Reporting to the Drought Management Coordinator, the County Drought Response Officer is responsible for coordination of the preparation and implementation of the County drought contingency plans

Core duties and responsibilities:
  •  Coordinate Rapid Food Security Assessment to determine the drought situation and assess the level of response required
  • Consolidate all information required to trigger requests for disbursement of Drought Contingency Funds and coordinate with County and community stakeholders involved in drought response through the activation of contingency plans
  • Monitor implementation of County drought response interventions
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
  • Degree in Range Science, Agriculture, Livestock, Economics, Sociology.
  • Preference will be given to individuals with additional academic qualifications related to Disaster Risk Management. Applicants with a Master’s degree these specified areas will have an added advantage
  • Strong ICT skills
  • Relevant working experience of at least 3 years
County Resilience Officer 

(REF: NDMA 27) (23 Positions)

Reporting to the County Drought Management Coordinator, the County Resilience Officer will be responsible for coordination of development initiatives aimed at enhancing communities’ resilience to drought in the County

Core duties and responsibilities:
  • Provide advice to County institutions on all technical issues related to drought risk reduction strategies and promote capacity building of community level planning structures
  • Facilitate mainstreaming of Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and climate change adaptation into community and County level development plans Coordinate the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of drought risk reduction initiatives undertaken by various actors in the County
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
  • Degree in Range Science, Agriculture, Livestock, Economics, Sociology.
  • Preference will be given to individuals with additional academic qualifications related to Disaster Risk Management, Community Development, Livelihoods Studies, and Food Security. Applicants with a Master’s degree these specified areas will have an added advantage
  • Experience in Community Driven Development
  • Relevant working experience of at least 3 years
All applications with positions and reference numbers clearly indicated on the envelope should be sent to the address below by registered mail, hand delivery or by courier on or before 27th November 2012.

The Chairman
Board of Directors
National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)
P O Box 53547-00200
Kenyatta International Conference Centre, 17th floor, Door No 1710
Harambee Avenue
Nairobi

The National Drought Management Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.