INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Advisor- Water Resource
CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.
Date: January 9, 2019
Vacancy No. 007/19
Salary: USD 1564
No of positions; 1 (one)
Type of Employment- Regular
Duty base: Addis Ababa
Dead Line: 10 days from the date of advertisement
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Objective: The purpose of the Water Resource Advisor position is to support developing and guiding the implementation of CARE Ethiopia’s water resource management strategy and provide technical backstopping to field offices in all activities related to water and sanitation infrastructure, watershed management, water harvesting technology and small scale irrigation schemes, including environmental impact assessments and mitigation measures. She/he guides and as required fully involved the design of structures and systems, monitors their installation and provides guidance on the development of maintenance plans
Responsibility and Tasks
Guideline Design and Development
§ With WASH plus coordinator and other program teams, reviews and summarizes relevant experience including CARE, government institutions and NGOs on water related technology, extension guidelines, assessments and reports;
§ Facilitate reviews of government policies and strategies related to water resource management, identify best practices and gaps, and propose areas for improvement and implementation;
§ Develops environmental checklist to monitor environmental impact;
Capacity Building and Technical Support
§ Assess field activities related to water and sanitation infrastructure, watershed management, water harvesting technology and small scale irrigation schemes;
§ Provides technical support in all phases of the programme cycle, from appraisal, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation through regular field visits, training-based capacity building, and desk-based feedback to field staff and partners;
§ Provides feedback to field offices regarding their strong and weak areas as well as short and long term recommendation for improvements;
§ Write concept papers based on needs identified at the field level;
§ Facilitate and provide capacity building training for FO Water related professionals and government staffs at higher level (Zone and Region)Organizes formal training based on needs detected during field visits
Networking and Representation
§ Liaises with all stakeholders and represent CARE Ethiopia in Engineering related forums, and workshops at national level;
§ Identifies donors interested in funding water related activities and promotes relationships with them at all levels;
§ Networks with other NGOs working in water related activities to explore partnership development programs;
§ Participates in the development of proposals for funding of water related interventions.
Learning and reporting
§ Promotes and supports innovative/alternative water related service delivery mechanisms at the local level;
§ Learn from the successes of other water related organization and transfer their technology and methodology to CARE;
§ Keeps up to date with developments in the sector, including best practice examples in-country and internationally, and ensures ongoing personal development and learning;
Qualification (Know How)
A) Education/Training
MSc. in Hydraulics, Agricultural Engineering or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
B) Experience
A minimum of five years of experience working in water resource management projects.
C) Competencies
Diversity, excellence, integrity, respect, facilitating change, building commitment, collaborating, developing teams, communicating with impact, contributing to team success, innovation, leading through vision and values.