Director Climate Change at County Government of Busia

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Reporting to County Chief Officer - Environment and Natural Resources

Duties and responsibilities

• Developing and implementing Climate Change adaptation policy, legislation, strategies and action plans
• Capture activity data and coordinate its analysis, documentation and dissemination
• Identify research and training needs and method of disseminating information relating to climate change to stakeholders
• Establish and manage Climate change registry of actions by sectors, Climate Support Organizations and private sector
• Prepare quarterly functional and annual reports for approvals by steering and planning committee, Climate Change Coordination Unit before presentation to county Assembly
• Mainstream Disaster risk reduction in development projects and spartial plans County wide
• Mainstreams of Climate change in CIDPs and regularly update them
• Strengthen current Monitoring and Evaluation system to allow assessment and report on resilience building
• Development of concept notes for resource mobilization to allow Financial support from National Treasury Climate Finance Fund and other Development partner involved in climate change funding
• Establish knowledge management centers on Climate change at Sub County level
• Any other duties* as assigned.

Qualifications

The Officer must have:

• Served in a management Position in Climate Change matters or comparable Management position or relevant position in civil service or equivalent for a period of three (3) years
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines Climate change and development; Geo information sciences; Environmental management and conservation; water resources and environment; Geography; Climate change adaptation, meteorology Environmental law from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in any of the following discipline: Climate change adaptation; Environmental Chemistry; Geo information sciences; limnology and hydrology or any other equivalent discipline
• Certificate in strategic leadership development programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution or other equivalent Management Training.
• Certificate in computer application from a recognized institution
• Demonstrated administrative and professional competence in work performance and results
• Be registered with relevant professional body with good standing