Emergency Operation Centre Officer
Kenya Red Cross
Society is one of the largest humanitarian organizations in Kenya. Its mission
is to be the leading humanitarian organization in Kenya delivering excellent
quality service of preventing and Alleviating Human Suffering.
Currently, KRCS aims to strengthen disaster
preparedness capacity, by investing in stocks for small scale disasters which
are hard to resource, strengthening systems and procedures, building experience
and improving practice in cash transfer programming, developing human capacity
and enhancing the use of learning to inform future responses.
The Society is looking for qualified persons to
fill the following positions:
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Position Title: Emergency Operation Centre
Officer
Reporting to: Search & Rescue Manager
Job
location: Headquarters
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Overall
Purpose
As part of the Disaster Operations Team, the Emergency
Operations Officer will have overall responsibility for the functioning of the
Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) during normal times and with the support the
Operations Duty Manager during Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs). Reporting to the Search and Rescue (SAR)
Manager, the EOC officer will support the effective coordination of disaster
response operations in liaison with other KRCS teams (at Headquarters and in
the counties) and external emergency providers including Emergency Medical
Services (EMS), the police, hospitals and others.
Main duties and responsibilities
Emergency
operations centre
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Ensure the effective functioning of the EOC call
centre within agreed standard operating procedures and relevant policies
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Manage the flow information to and from the EOC to
enable timely decision making by the Disaster Operations team during disasters.
·
With support from Information Technology (IT), ensure
that radio and communication systems managed by the EOC are effectively
maintained.
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Monitor adherence to agreed protocols regarding the
use of VHF/HF radios and other communication systems for disaster reporting and
management
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Supervise volunteers working with the EOC, ensuring
they have clear roles and work within the framework of agreed policies
Preparedness
and response
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Contribute information and analysis to support the
preparation of KRCS contingency plans
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Responsible for maintaining the standby team roster,
ensuring contact details, availability and other key data is accurately
maintained and available at all times
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Support the Duty Manager to activate response teams to
respond to disasters
Information and systems management and reporting
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Maintain an up to date and effective database to
support disaster preparedness and response activities
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Liaise with Counties to keep track of emerging and
on-going events
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Monitor agreed indicators,
identify trends and share information through agreed channels regarding events
which may require action
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Monitor, collate, analyse and share information
through agreed channels about on-going disasters
·
Ensure that protocols regarding the sharing of
disaster information (internally and externally) are adhered to
Administration
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Maintain a complete and updated inventory list of
resources managed by the EOC
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Ensure that all volunteer on-duty time is recorded,
authorised, payments made and correctly charged
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Ensure that any working advances are processed within
agreed deadlines
·
Ensure that filing maintained effectively
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree in disaster
management or related subject
- Relevant
training in disaster management
Key
Competencies
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At least 3 years
professional experience in disaster management
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Experience of preparing
high quality reports
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Experience of GIS and other
technologies which could be used in disaster management
·
Experience of the Red Cross
Red Crescent
Applications should be sent to the following address
to be received on or before Friday, 16th January 2015.
Secretary
General
Kenya Red Cross
Society
P.O. Box
40712-00100,
Nairobi
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