Director Climate Change At Busia County

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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