Director Climate Change at Turkana County Government

REF: TUR/CPSB/005/2022/2023:

Requirements and competencies for appointment:

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Climate Change, Environmental studies, Natural Resource Sciences, Meteorology or related field;
• Master’s Degree in Climate Change; Meteorology, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences or related fields will be added advantage;
• Served for at least five (5) years in a field related to environment and Climate Change or equivalent in the public service three (3) years of which must have been at a senior
• management level, Job Group ‘Q’ and at least two (2) years specific experience on climate change issues;
• A track record of a team work, leadership, good knowledge of international, government policies and regulations relating to climate change;
• Understands national, regional and international climate change and related environmental issues.

Duties and responsibilities:-

• Advising the County Executive Committee on policy and strategic planning and all matters related to climate change in the County;
• Providing secretarial services to the Steering Committee;
• Implementing policies adopted by the Steering Committee;
• Coordinating, mainstreaming and integrating climate change programs into the sectoral strategic plans;
• Establishing and maintaining a relationship with County, Regional and International organizations, institutions and agencies as may be appropriate for the implementation of the climate change policy and recommendations of the Steering Committee;
• Promoting and cooperating in the development, application and diffusion including transfer of technologies, practices and processes that control, reduce or prevent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases in all relevant sectors including energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management;