Deputy Director Climate Change at Turkana County Government

REF: TUR/CPSB/008/2022/2023

Requirements and competencies for appointment:

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following discipline: Climate Change, Environmental studies, Natural Resource Sciences, Meteorology or any related field;
• Served in the grade of Senior Assistant Director of Climate Change Officer (JG,P) for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Master’s Degree in Climate Change; Meteorology, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences or related fields will be added advantage;
• Must have Attended a Senior Management Course in a recognized institution;
• Knowledge of international and government policies and regulations relating to climate change; and
• Understands national, regional and international climate change and emerging mitigation issues, challenges and other related environmental issues

Duties and responsibilities:-

• Planning and implementing mitigation and adaptation projects, programmes and activities across various sectors;
• preparing guidelines, County mitigation and adaptation , planning and implementation;
• Coordinating technology development and transfer, and research required for mitigation and mitigation across the different sectors;
• Spearheading development of bankable County Appropriate Mitigation Actions (CAMAs) and adaptation projects for domestic and international support;
• Liaising with the Designated National Authority (DNA) and other relevant institutions including the REDD+ focal point, the National Treasury on matters pertaining to carbon markets and emissions trading schemes;
• Monitoring and evaluation of mitigation and adaptation programmes and actions;