VAC-11768 Hydrogeologist

Need Statement:
UNICEF set up an ambitious target of 5 million people to be reached with safe drinking water and 2.2
million people with at least basic sanitation. For that the organization intends to scale up provision of safe
drinking water and access to basic sanitation to rural and urban communities through different
implementation modalities such as working with CSOs, private sector, contractors and vendors including
Community Development Councils (CDCs).
While UNICEF continues working tirelessly to raise funds for WASH to address the WASH challenges,
one of the milestones for scaling up the programme is to have designed/shelf projects which can be put into
implementation immediately, once funds are secured. These shelf projects can be implemented through
private companies, contractors, and CDCs. Additionally, in order to scale-up, UNICEF WASH Section
needs to further enhance technical capacity for the assessment, design, and preparation of technical
documents of water supply and sanitation projects to have prepared and ready-made designs for
implementation through private companies, contractors, and CDCs. Setting up a design team will also
provide a solid foundation for the implementation of projects when negotiating WASH priorities with
donors.
A Design and Engineering Team (DET) is established with diverse expertise including the ability to conduct
technical surveys, hydrogeological studies, prepare detailed designs and Bills of Quantities (BoQs) as may
be required to deliver water supply infrastructure. The team will develop low-cost small scale water supply
system designs for urban and rural communities based on identified priorities in line with Afghanistan
WASH sector regulations and policies. The team will cover a range of urban and rural water supply and
sanitation project assessments and designs and will provide guidance and advisory support during the
implementation phase. Also, the team will provide on the job and classroom-based trainings to other
technical staff members of sector government and non-government partners.
Hydrogeologist/Geophysicists are responsible to provide hydrogeological information for the projects
designed by the design team.
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The Hydrogeologist/Geophysicist will provide relevant technical support to the design team. He/she will
be reporting to UNICEF. 

1. Groundwater
preliminary and
technical survey
conducted.

2. Production of water from
wells supervised and
reports prepared.

3. Wells’ logging reports
prepared.

4. Pump and compressor
tests conducted, and
reports prepared.

5. Geological formations
analysed for water
source determination.

6. Geophysical studies and
investigations
conducted, and reports
prepared.

7. Groundwater surveys
conducted. 

8. Comprehensive reports
prepared on water
sources.

9. Hydrogeological maps
developed.

10. Conducted field visits to
the project’s sties.

11. Borewell designs
prepared

12. BoQs and technical
specifications prepared.

13. People trained on key
hydrogeological topics.

14. Implementing partners
supported.

15. UNICEF WASH
programme supported
and facilitated.

Required qualifications,
skills, and experience:

·A bachelor or higher-level degree in
geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, geophysics, and another relevant
field.

·A minimum of 7 years’ experiences in
hydrogeology and geophysical studies in well-known organizations.

·Ability to visualise geology and
conceptualise groundwater flow.

·Expert level skills and ability in
using geophysical and syscal pro IRIS instruments.

·Skills
in below software:

oAutoCAD
– expert level

oGIS
– at least basic

oAt
least knowledge of one hydrogeological software such as QGIS or any other.

oMicrosoft
office

·Good
English speaking and writing skills.

·Experience
in leading, managing and guiding of technical and engineering teams.

·Experience
of on-the-job trainings and mentoring in hydrogeology and geophysics.

·Basic
knowledge of water supply systems survey, design, and implementation.

·The
capacity to evaluate complex water data (groundwater and surface water).

·Basic
project and team management skills.

·Knowledge
of climate change impacts and resilience strategies. 

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