Disaster Prevention And Response Officer

Job responsibilities

• Implementation of the City of Kigali strategy on disaster management in the district and produce consolidated reports thereof;

• Supervise the day-to-day operational management of disaster management activities across the district;

• Monitor the functioning of the National Early Warning and the Disaster Monitoring Information Systems across the District and timely report any unusual issue detected;

• Map all disaster-prone and high-risk zones in the District and regularly keep the map updated;

• Organized campaigns meant to raise local population awareness on preparedness for disaster and its management;

• Serve as the Secretary to the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC).

• Conduct regularly follow up on functioning Sector Disaster Management Committee(SDMC)

• Performing any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geomatics Engineering

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrology

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Water Resources Engineering

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Management

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Rural Engineering

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography,

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Geology

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources Management

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Land Management

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s in Physical planning

  0 Year of relevant experience

• bachelor's degree in Disaster Management

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Land Administration and Management

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor's degree in Climatology

  0 Year of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Decision making skills

• Time management skills

• Risk management skills

• Results oriented

• Digital literacy skills

• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

• Knowledge of government policy-making processes

• Risk Resource management skills

• Organizational Skills

• Analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills

• Team working Skills

• Extensive knowledge and skills in Disaster Management