Job Description
Job Title Assistant Director, Drought Response (Two Positions)
Terms of
employment
Pensionable
Job Grade NDMA 4
Salary KES 94,920-126,600 per month
Allowances
(Dependent on
station of
deployment)
Housing, Commuter, Hardship
Other Benefits Leave Travelling allowance, Medical Cover, Insurance
Supervisor Director, Technical Services
Position
Summary/
Purpose
Drought Contingency Planning and Response function entail: -
coordinate the generation and publication of drought
contingency plans at county level; produce national drought
contingency plans; determine the criteria for disbursement of
contingency finance and produce relevant technical guidance
and procedures; maintain constant oversight of the drought
status in Kenya and determine the level of response required;
align applications for drought contingency finance with the
agreed criteria and guidelines; facilitate prompt transfer of funds
to the counties within the stipulated time period; develop
monitoring and control mechanisms; and develop and implement
a strategy for continuous capacity development of all those
involved in the Drought Contingency Planning
(a) Key Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will entail:
i) 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;
ii) coordinating the generation and publication of drought contingency plans at
county level, and the production of a national drought contingency plan;
iii) Ensure that the content of these plans is widely understood by relevant
stakeholders and accessible through a national database;
iv) collaborating with the National Drought and Disaster Contingency Fund;
v) determine the criteria for disbursement of contingency finance and produce
relevant technical guidance and procedures;
vi) collaborating with the Drought Information Assistant Director, maintain constant
oversight of the drought status in Kenya and determine the level of response
required; ensuring that applications for drought contingency finance are in line
with the agreed criteria and guidelines;
vii) Ensuring that funds are promptly transferred to the counties within the stipulated
time period;
viii) 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; and
ix) 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.
(b) Qualifications
For appointment to this grade an officer must have: -
(i) Served in the grade of Principal Response Officer or in a comparable and relevant
position in the Authority for a minimum period of three (3) years;
(ii) Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Range Science,
Agriculture, Livestock, Economics or Sociology from a recognized institution;
(iii) Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Range Science, Agriculture,
Livestock or its equivalent from a recognized institution
(iv) Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Course lasting not less than six
(6) weeks from a recognized institution;
(v) Certificate in Project Management from a recognized institution;
(vi) Computer Literacy; and
(vii) Demonstrated Assistant Directorial, administrative and professional Proficient in
work performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals,
policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of the
Drought Management Sector.