Water Management Support

Under the overall supervision and guidance of FAO Representative in Pakistan and direct supervision of Technical Advisor, technical guidance of the Lead Technical Officers of the project, International Water Expert and Senior Water Management Expert, and in close coordination and consultation with project staff, governmental counterparts, and implementation partners, the incumbent will undertake the following activities.

Hydrology, weather, climate, data management, agricultural water management, Information Technology, Coordination. 

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with provincial agriculture and water stakeholders in Punjab Province for installation and maintenance of weather stations, flow sensors, flux towers and other water-related instruments. Ensure necessary agreements are in place between FAO, landowner and recipient organization of the sensors.
• Monitor the telemetry data from the instruments. Conduct site visits during installation for inspection and when any issues arise with the instruments and diagnose the issue.
• Ensure service provider(s) of the instruments to submit proper documentations required as per FAO’s rules.
• Conduct inspection for delivered instruments and participate in mission to supervise installation of the instrumentsSensors.
• Organize training events and workshops related to the sensors and various software/tools for agriculture and water sectors.
• Coordinate with provincial stakeholders on data sharing through Agriculture, Climate, and Water Portal.
• Participate in technical evaluations in case any procurement need arises for weather station, evapotranspiration, water accounting, etc.
• Support update and maintenance of the project database for good practices and successful stories.
• Provide support in the compilation and analysis of key performance indicators.
• Support the documentation of successful stories by communication and knowledge management specialist

Minimum Requirements  :  

• Master’s degree in climatology, hydrology, agricultural engineering or related field. Master’s degree in IT and GIS are also accepted if the graduation project or thesis is about weather, climate or water sciences
• 5 years of professional experience (4 years if the candidate has a PhD in a relevant subject) in weather, climate, agricultural water management, hydrology or related field
• Working knowledge of English
• National of Pakistan

Technical/Functional Skills :

• Sound knowledge of weather observation, hydrology and climate change, and IT/data management, use of scientific instruments is desirable.
• Experience in working or coordinating with governmental organizations
• Strong analytical and report writing skills;
• Computer skills in Office Applications Including Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point;
• Fluency in a local language(s) spoken in south Punjab is an asset

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2501021