Job Description
Ref No. CPSB/TTC/071/2022
POSITION: DIRECTOR SPECIAL PROGRAMMES JOB GROUP CPSB 03
Number of Posts: One (1) Post
Terms of Service: Four (4) Years Contract
Basic Salary Scale: As provided for by the Salaries and Remunerations Commission
Duties and responsibilities
1. Coordinating the formulation of disaster management policies, strategies, guidelines
standards, statutes and institutional framework;
2. Initiating and coordinating research in disaster management and dissemination of
findings to the stakeholders in the county;
3. Providing advice on the development of operational standards and guidelines in disaster
risk reduction and preparedness; overseeing the management and distribution of relief
food, nonfood items and acting on tax exemption applications for disaster response
goods and services; coordinating psychosocial support, conflict resolution and peace
building;
4. Spearheading resettlement, construction and rehabilitation of destroyed homes and
social amenities; initiating and overseeing the provision of non-food items and start-up
capital;
5. Coordinating resource mobilization for relief and recovery, relief operations, disaster
recovery and rehabilitation programmes; overseeing disaster early recovery operations for
response, relief and recovery;
6. Monitoring, evaluating and approving reports on all disaster occurrences; facilitating
training, advocacy and education in disaster management; overseeing the development
of sustainable solutions and recovery programmes for IDPs;
7. Coordinating the development and implementation of the departmental strategic plan;
8. Ensuring the development and review of departmental annual work plans and budgets;
managing departmental performance;
9. Ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance, transparency,
accountability, ethics and integrity;
10. Overseeing management of departmental assets and finances;
11. Managing and developing departmental staff; and,
12. Performing any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements for Appointment:
1. Must be a Kenyan Citizen;
2. Served in the grade of Deputy Director, Disaster Management for a minimum period of
three(3) years; or its approved equivalent
3. Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines:- Disaster Management, Disaster
Management and Sustainable Development, Disaster Management and Humanitarian
Assistance, Peace Building and Conflict Management, Geography, Counselling,
Psychology, Sociology, Political Science/Government, Physical Science, Natural Resource
Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
4. Master's degree in any of the following disciplines: Disaster Management, Disaster
management and Sustainable Development, Disaster Management and Humanitarian
Assistance, Peace Building and Conflict Management, Geography, Counselling,
Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Natural Resource Management or equivalent
qualification from a recognized institution;
5. Registration to a professional body;
6. Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6)
weeks from a recognized institution;
7. Certificate in computer application skills.