Assistant Director, Climate Change – Greenhouse Gas Inventories at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Providing guidance on Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Inventory policy implemented by both state and non-state actors.
• Preparing National G greenhouse Gas Inventory report to facilitate National Communication of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
• Planning and implementing mitigation projects, programmes and activities across various sectors;
• Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with the provisions of the Climate Change Act ,National Climate Change Action Plans and Nationally Determined Contributions;
• Monitoring, evaluating and preparing reports on the status of implementation of mitigation actions,  plans, projects and programmes;
• Coordinating the preparation and management of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory;
• Coordinating technology development ,transfer and research required for mitigation across the different sectors;
• Mainstreaming climate change mitigation into national development planning processes; and
• Implementing relevant joint work programmes pertaining to climate change in other Conventions relevant to mitigation.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Principal Climate Change Officer CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Environmental Studies, Engineering, Meteorology, Climatology, Law, Economics, Statistics, Natural Resource Sciences or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.