GFA Consulting Group recruits 01 EXPERT ON CIVIL SUPERVISION

EXPERT ON CIVIL SUPERVISION

Posted on: 26 Feb, 2019

Application by: 10 Mar, 2019

Project status: Tender

Project title: Sustainable Water Resources Management and Agricultural Water Use

Duration of assignment: 24 months

Country: Zambia

Duty station: Based in Mazabuka office. Regular trips to Lusaka and the field

Job code: AFR-ZMB18GIZ0466/4

Project description

This EU-BMZ co-financed programme, implemented by GIZ, is designed to enhance climate smart Water Resource Management (WRM) and efficient agricultural water use of smallholders in the Lower Kafue Sub-catchement area in Zambia, while applying a gender sensitive approach.

The task consists in the development of strategies to increase the resilience of water users in this sub-catchment area with better planning of water resources allocation, monitoring of water abstraction, mediation and conflict resolution over natural resources. In addition, sensitive areas for headwaters, ground water recharge areas and riverine areas must be protected with participatory land use planning techniques.

This overall objective will be reached by:

(1)Strengthening of capacities of technical staff in Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) Offices and members of the sub-catchment water councils in order to reach the efficient implementation of strategic catchment protection measures by local Water User Associations (WUA)

(2)Strengthening of technical capacities in the WUAs situated in the Lower Kafue Sub-Catchment so that they are able to accomplish their function as representatives of farmers and water users.

(3)Application of new technical options for efficient use of water resources

(4)Improvement of capacities of public and private extension service providers who train smallholder farmers on efficient water use, harvesting and irrigation.

A very important cross sectional task consist in setting up a monitoring and evaluation system which allows visualization and communication of project activity progress at decision makers level, in order to take adjustment measurements on time. The coordination and cooperation with other key actors in the agricultural and environmental sector will be crucial for successful programme implementation.

Job description

– Supervision of implementation and management of demonstration sites: civil engineering supervision of structures, dams, boreholes, irrigation schemes and water harvesting schemes;

– Give technical advice on site selection, participatory planning, business cases, instalment of infrastructure, trainings and advice on operation and maintenance, legal aspects

– Revision of project proposals presented by local water user organizations regarding civil engineering aspects, technical dimensions, environmental impacts

– Ensure that demonstration sites are in compliance with GIZ and international safety standards

Qualifications

– University degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Studies with a technical/engineering focus, Development Cooperation and/or Water Resource Management

– 10 years of general professional experience as Civil Engineer or in a related field;

– 8 years of specific experience in projects/companies implementing constructions in the field of water management, dam or well building.

– 3 years of experience in development projects;

– Experience in technical report writing

– Good interpersonal skills, ability to communicate with local smallholder farmers

– Excellent language skills in English, and Tonga or Kaonde;