Job ID: 1940

Job Title:

Programme Officer/ Programme Officer- Mitigation and Technical Planning

Salary Scale:

E91-98, (starting at $92,448)

Item:

Date of Vacancy

2/1/25

No. of Vacancies:

Department:

Disaster Management

Job Type:

Full Time

Suggested Posting:

10/6/25

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Programme Officer DDM 2007 (revised Oct 2015).docx

The Programme Officer, is responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of Anguilla's Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy, addressing mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for natural and human-made disasters. Duties include designing and implementing risk reduction activities, contributing to the annual work programme and budget, liaising with assigned NDMC subcommittees, and representing the Department at local and international forums.

Question 1:

Can you describe your experience using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) in disaster management contexts? Please provide examples of projects where you utilized GIS to support mitigation strategies or emergency response efforts. If you have not used GIS in a disaster context, give an example of how you think it may be used?

Question 2:

Effective disaster management often requires collaboration across various stakeholders. How have you successfully engaged with different stakeholders (government agencies, NGOs, community groups) to implement mitigation initiatives? Please highlight a specific project where collaboration was crucial to achieving project goals.

Question 3:

Mitigating disaster risks requires innovative thinking. Your role will include overseeing the hazard inspection programme, could you share a scenario where you identified a novel approach to mitigate a specific hazard? What were the outcomes of implementing this approach?

Question 4:

Disaster management environments are dynamic and require quick adaptation to changing conditions. Can you discuss a challenging situation you encountered in a previous role related to mitigation planning or GIS implementation? How did you approach and resolve this challenge, and what did you learn from the experience?