Water Management Specialist

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• Lead and supervise the OFWM team to achieve regional set targets.
• Supervise and guide the regional team on the selection and assessment of OFWM sites, and if required provide technical guidance on the selection of different interventions of OFWMP sites.
• Review the sub-project proposal of the OFWM scheme including hydraulic calculations design drawings, technical specifications, and cost estimations along with required equipment and implementation work plan, ensure standards/norms of quality design and comply with OFWM.
• Coordinate with regional WRI design, survey, and supervision units for the modification of the designs as per the site requirements.
• Prepare and review the Irrigation scheme and hydraulic structure design sheets based on the FAO standards.
• Review extra work or variations order requests and provide recommendations to the line supervisor for further processing.
• Produce final OFWM design documents along with required bidding document annexures such as a list of required equipment, tools, and work plan for implementation.
• Maximize team performance using standard processes and tracking time-to-time regional OFWM activities.
• Coordinate, guide, and provide technical instructions to the regional WRI design team/OFWM team for conducting diagnostic surveys and design of the selected large and small OFWM infrastructures.
• Organize systematically and contribute effectively to the improvement or modification of the existing designed packages.
• Coordinate with the regional WRI team, assigning short and long-term goals for the achievement of the OFWM sub-component’s targets.
• Coordinate with other stakeholders including academic institutions, NGOs, and the private sector in providing sustainability and disseminating the results, in a comprehensive manner.
• Manage the OFWM team and provide the necessary training for existing and new regional WRI staff to be capable of both designing new OFWM schemes or revision/modification of current designed packages.
• Provide necessary progress reports to the Project Manager on a need basis.
• Participate in bid opening and member of the evaluation committee as necessary.
• Perform any other project-relevant activities and tasks assigned by the head of the WRI team and FAOR.

• Advanced degree (Master’s) or university degree (Bachelor’s) in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Irrigation Engineering or Agriculture Engineering, or other related areas.
• For an advanced degree at least five (5) years of professional experience in water resource and irrigation engineering with UN and I/NGOs. 
• For a university degree at least seven (7) years of experience in water resource and irrigation engineering with UN and I/NGOs. 
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and the local languages (Pashto and/or Dari).  
• National of Afghanistan. 

• Sound extensive knowledge of Technical, Agriculture, and social data collection for On-farm Water Management. 
• Preparing the Irrigation scheme and hydraulic structure design sheets based on the FAO standards.
• Having the skill to initially review the sub-project proposal of the OFWM scheme including hydraulic calculations design drawings, technical specifications, and cost estimations along with required equipment and implementation work plan and ensure standards/norms of quality design comply with OFWM.
• Having the experience of coordinating with regional WRI design, survey, and supervision units for the modification of the designs as per the site requirements.
• Producing the final OFWM design documents along with required bidding document annexures such as a list of required equipment, tools, and work plan for implementation.
• Having the skill of using standard processes and tracking time-to-time regional OFWM activities.
• Sound extensive skills in communication and coordination, guidance, and providing technical instructions to the regional WRI design team/OFWM team for conducting diagnostic surveys and design of the selected large and small OFWM infrastructures.
• Having the skill of crop water requirement calculation and analyses.
• A competent team player who can create and lead the Regional On-farm Water Management Assistant. 
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills and apply them in the working environment. 
• Must have worked in hardship areas. 
• Experience with the UN will be an added advantage. 
• Proficient in the use of standard office applications (e.g., Microsoft Office) and other productivity engineering tools.

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