Request for “Expressions of Interest” for National Individual Consultants
Organization: Project Coordination Unit (PCU)
Project: Irrigation Restoration and Development Project (IRDP)
Reference No.: MEW/PCU/REOI/ 315
Announcement Date: 13-Jan-16 Closing Date: 03-Feb -16
Nationality: Afghanistan Duration: one year (Likely to be extended)
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has applied for a grant from the International Development Association toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and
Development Project , and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this
“grant”
to payments for hiring the services of following qualified national individual consultants.
Srl Brief details of the consultant’s position
1 Position:
National
Hydrology modular and climate change specialist/ officer
(C-670) No. of
Post: one
Duty Station:,
PCU Main
Office
Job Description/Duties and responsibilities
Required Qualification and
Experience
Data Collection and Data Process
Collecting hydro-meteorological data from different sources including local and global datasets
Comparison of observed and simulated meteorological datasets for coefficient of determination analysis
Meteorological data screening based on dynamic and normal ratio method for gap filling
Comparing the correlation of estimated rainfall and discharge based on satellite data with the ground observed and measured data.
Collecting of Land cover, land use, IPCC (
CMIPS) and population datasets
Mapping the patterns of precipitation, temperature and water resources availability and rank them with regard to their exposure, sensitivity, and therefore vulnerability to climate change impacts, both present and futureunder global climate scenarios
Simulation of annual water resources availability in the river basins.
Simulation and improvement of hydro meteorological data for hydrological development projects
Master degree in civil engineering/ Environmental system engineering/ water resource engineering and management hydrological modeling.
Experience in climate change scenario analysis, global climate model analysis,
Capability of watershed analysis.
Contract documentation of most civil engineering infrastructure such as dams Projects, Irrigation projects.
Knowledge and experience in skillful use of computer and its relevant soft-wares, such as GIS,
SWAT, Arc SWAT, BASINS,
Auto CAD, MS
Project/Primavera, World, Excel.
Knowledge and experience of the necessary internal and external meetings and presentation at local and international conference.
Knowledge of developing training materials, and offer
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Assessment of snow coverage areas and accumulation in the midstream and upstream using advancedtools and applications to evaluate the changing of hydrologic components in river basin and watershed level
Considering Global Climate Models under climate scenarios to assess the present and future water resources availability using models
Water stress assessment based on population explosion and climate change scenarios
Prepare material for integration of climate change in planning, especially by integrating climate change concern in river basin and sub basin level planning documents
Technical assist with water resources department and offer trainings related to
SWAT and BASINS models and issues to
WRD staffs and Engineers.
Numerical simulations and Water resources& climate change modelling
Run Arc SWAT, SWATand BASINS models to quantify water resources availability, hydrology components, climate change scenarios and water quality
Arc GISand QGIS softwares for watershed delineation and raster analysis
Run ETo-Calculator software to estimate the evapotranspiration rate from surface land.
Run ET GeoWizards software for manipulation of raster data in climate studies.
Calibration and validating of water resources engineering models.
Statistical and Probabilityanalysis.
Software Competency
SWAT, BASINS, ArcGIS, QGIS, Auto
CAD, ET.GeoWizards, ETo-Calculator trainings related to Water-related models to other staff of Ministry of Energy and Water and give presentation and seminars internally and other stakeholders.
Having experience of working with national and international organization.
Fluency in Dari, Pashto and
English (Writing, Reading and
Speaking).
Excellent Communication Skills
Proactive and Creative
The Project Coordination Unit (PCU ) of Emergency Irrigation Rehabilitation Project (EIRP) under Ministry of Energy and water now invites National eligible consultants to indicate their interest. Interested eligible candidates must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services and are invited to submit their CV (Curriculum Vitae), including employment records, description of similar assignments carried out, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills etc.
The covering application letter should indicate that he meets all the required qualifications and experience (as mentioned above) quoting references to various paragraphs of CV to demonstrate this.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with Section V Selection of Individual Consultants procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by
World Bank Borrowers (January 2011).
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Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information from the address below during the office hours 08:00 am to 16:30 pm from Saturday to Wednesday or by e-mail.
Expressions of interest must be delivered or sent by e-mail to the address below no later than
03-Feb -16
Eng. Mohammad Gul "Hamidi"
Acting Director of Project Coordination Unit PCU
Ministry of Energy and Water
Mobile : 0093 (0) 796002020 /0700686110
Emil address: mhamidi@eirp-afg.org
Copy to nasir.ahadi@eirp-afg.org and saeed.azizullah@eirp-afg.org
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