Requirements
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Sciences; or Geography; or Agriculture; or Economics; or Environmental Studies; or any other related discipline plus a Masters Degree in Social Sciences; or Humanitarian and Disaster Resilience and Disaster Risk Management obtained from a recognized University or Institution.
Working Experience
Applicants should have a minimum of
nine (9) years relevant working experience in the practice of Disaster Preparedness, three of which should have been at the level of Principal Disaster Preparedness Officer in Government.
- Coordinating and updating development of vulnerability and risk maps and various collaborations with other sectors of Government;
- Coordinating preparation and updating of the annual national and district level disaster risk profiles, emergence preparedness and response plan;
- Initiating preparation of programmes/projects to address disaster risks;
- Offering technical advice to the Commissioner and the platform on hazards, risks, vulnerabilities and early warning issues;
- Maintaining a repository of information relating to disaster risk, a data bank of contacts of relevant officials of Government, Consultants and key partners;
- Supervising and appraising all staff under his/her supervision;
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
