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Kenya Disaster Management Capacity Building Program Coordinator
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Job Description
Management and Engineering Technologies International, Inc. (METI), in support of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Office of International Programs (IP), is recruiting a Kenya Disaster Management Program Coordinator to oversee and support implementing efforts in close partnership with Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) East and Central Africa (ECA) Team in Nairobi.
Background
Kenya has a long history of emergencies. Various shocks such as natural and man-made disasters (drought, flood, wildfire), civil unrest and conflict, depletion of natural resources, livestock and human disease, and invasive species affects millions of Kenyans every year. Kenya’s vulnerability to, and frequency of, disasters puts a strain on the country to respond. A large international humanitarian community requires significant