National Sectoral Expert - Water Resource (Individual Consultant)

Job Description

Title: National Sectoral Expert - Water Resource (Individual Consultant)

Company Name: Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree or equivalent qualification in hydrology, water engineering management, water resource management or related fields

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Objective: The National Sectoral Expert - Water Resource shall support RIMES` Sectoral Expert Unit in Bangkok on assessing the weather/climate information needs and requirements of water sector in Bangladesh. The Sectoral Expert shall provide technical inputs for enhancing the water sector DSS and data portal on river hydro-morphological and climatological information.
∎ Reporting Requirements :
∎ The National Sectoral Expert - Water Resource will work with the Regional Sectoral Expert - Water Resource, and DSS Lead. S/he will work under the direct supervision of the Climate Application Specialist and Project Director, who will monitor the quality of the following deliverables.
∎ Desk review report within 30 days of contract signing
∎ User needs assessment materials within 60 days of contract signing
∎ Report on assessment outcomes within 135 days of contract signing
∎ Final report summarizing the recommendations and technical inputs on DSS design and development within 165
∎ days of contract signing
∎ Contract Duration: The contract will be tentatively for 60 working days spread over 6 months. The duration of the contract will be finalized upon discussion.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ User Needs Assessment:
∎ Conduct a desk review to map stakeholders in water sector, assess existing DSSs/portals (especially FloCast and Delta Portal), and identify gaps/requirements
∎ Design a user needs assessment approach and methodology and develop the assessment materials such as survey, interview and focus group discussion (FGD) questionnaires
∎ Lead the user needs assessments for water sector including, but not limited to, surveys, consultation meetings, interviews, FGDs and/or decision-simulation workshops to identify the sector's weather/climate information needs and requirements, decision-making contexts, data availability and accessibility and technical capacity among others
∎ Review FloCast and Delta Portal
∎ Summarize and report on the outcomes of the assessment
∎ DSS Enhancement/Development:
∎ Initiate discussions and generate support either for enhancement of both FloCASt and Delta Portal or development of a comprehensive Water Data Portal integrating river hydro-morphological information and climate data for integrated water resources management
∎ Identify specific parameters and data (sources) to be integrated as well as decision points and contexts to be supported by the system
∎ Provide recommendations and technical inputs on the design, content and analytics of the DSS/portal to ensure its application in planning and decision-making in water sector
∎ Other relevant work for the enhancement of the water sector DSS (Flocast) and development of the Water Data Portal as assigned by the Climate Application Specialist or Project Director

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least five (5) years of experience in hydrology, water resource management, flood risk assessment
∎ At least four (4) years of experience working with water sector in Bangladesh for assessing the demand and
∎ providing sectoral input in the design and operationalization of tools
∎ Knowledge of hydro-morphology, hydrological modeling, integrated water resource management
∎ Experience with water DSS/portals such as FloCASt, Delta Portal, etc
∎ Demonstrated experience working with government agencies, especially in water sector
∎ Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills
∎ Proficiency in spoken and written English and Bengali languages
∎ Can work independently and collaboratively with stakeholders and colleagues to achieve goals
∎ Delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards
∎ Operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules

Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2021

Company Information:
∎ 8 Feb 2021
∎ Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System
∎ Business : The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) is an international and intergovernmental institution, owned and managed by its Member States, for the generation and application of early warning information. RIMES evolved from the efforts of countries in Africa and Asia, in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, to establish a regional early warning system within a multi-hazard framework for the generation and communication of early warning information, and capacity building for preparedness and response to trans-boundary hazards. RIMES was established on 30 April 2009, and was registered with the United Nations on 1 July 2009.

Category: NGO/Development