Post Date: Jul 08, 2024
Closing Date: Jul 15, 2024
Reference: 0681
Number of Vacancies: 1
Salary Range: $2400 – $2500 monthly
Years of Experience: 3 – 7 years
Probation Period: Not Specified
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Contract Duration: 4 month
Contract Extensible: Yes
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Gender: Any
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Job Summary
UNDP Afghanistan Mission Statement:
UNDP has been working across Afghanistan for more than 50 years on challenges related to climate change and resilience, gender, governance, health, livelihoods and rule of law. Guided by the government and its Development Councils, our work is fully aligned with the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework and National Priority Programmes and is carried out in close coordination with partner UN agencies under the One UN Framework. As the UN’s development network, we connect the Afghan government and people with the resources and information they need to drive their own development according to their own priorities, as well as to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Project background:
The Area-Based Approach to Development Emergency Initiatives (ABADEI) Strategy has been designed as a response to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan upon a call of the UN Executive Committee Working Group for Afghanistan.
The ABADEI Strategy is a tailored area-based integrated programming approach to support basic human needs, complementing short-term humanitarian life-saving assistance with safeguarding livelihoods and strengthening community resilience. It is centered around addressing worsening poverty and vulnerability, supporting community resilience and social cohesion, and enabling the rehabilitation of small-scale infrastructure vital for basic human needs. It supports the creation of immediate sources of income through cash-for-work (CfW), cash- for- market (CfM), small businesses and livelihood opportunities with a particular focus on agri-business and regenerative agriculture infrastructure and services (critical for food security) that are under threat. It is sensitive to the chronic and newly emerging vulnerabilities and marginalisation of Afghan women and girls and aims at providing them assistance in a manner that does not exacerbate their susceptibility to violence and deprivation of opportunities and rights.
The ABADEI Strategy is grounded in partnerships in order to maximize synergies and capitalize on existing capacities at the local level. It draws inspiration from the One-UN concept by combining resources, experience and the collective knowledge of UN agencies and development partners. ABADEI interventions will complement the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and seek to address, through a resilience- building approach, key humanitarian concerns such as food insecurity, emergency needs for essential goods and services, and the effects of displacement on IDPs, hosts and refugee returnees.
The value proposition of Area Based Programming (ABP), which forms the core of context-sensitive needs-based targeting of the ABADEI Strategy, lies in its contribution to preserving human, social, cultural and institutional capital in a context of multi–dimensional crisis. It recognizes that while life-saving humanitarian assistance is essential to address urgent needs, it must be simultaneously accompanied by measures to reduce further displacement and the rapid rise of the humanitarian caseload. The distinguishing feature of the area-based approach is that it is an integrated response that addresses multiple vulnerabilities simultaneously to avoid the socio-economic collapse of the country, in a context of severe instability.
In the volatile circumstances of crisis, the political, security and operational risks of delivering assistance in Afghanistan will remain substantial. The ABADEI Strategy is therefore grounded in a thorough risk analysis, informed by the UN’s work on the ground, that includes a review of socio-economic and conflict trends and identifies likely scenarios for the next 36 months. No analysis can eliminate risk, but this will help the UN to design its work in a risk-informed way and mitigate the risks of delivering assistance in this unpredictable context.
The Project will mainstream gender by applying three approaches, such as (i) facilitate women’s improved access to essential services and opportunities for community-based economic activities and skill development, as well as strengthen community resilience and social cohesion within all interventions as feasible; (ii) targeted interventions for women and girls that enable strengthening women’s agency, voice, participation, and support to alter the existing social relationship where women are in a weaker position and mitigate the risk of GBV through regular safety planning, (iii) Continuous advocacy efforts will be made at the community and different community formal and informal institutions and platforms through all programme outputs of ABADEI, as well as capitalizing social cohesion pillar. The Project will support community leaders to include diversity, inclusivity, equity, non-discrimination and equality principles in local activity planning, implementation, dispute resolution, and resource management. The Project will also dedicate activities to increase the use of gender-disaggregated data, gender analysis and access and to mainstream gender equality and empowerment into the procedures and processes for the design, selection, and implementation monitoring of community interventions.
The Project has gender-specific results and activities such as support to women MSMEs, women’s access to health, energy, and community-based-vocational training and increased opportunities for women, girls and survivors and at-risk women to participate actively in alternative livelihoods or income generation activities supported with cash-based interventions (CBIs). The gender-specific results will be measured with both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Sex-disaggregated data of the resulting framework will provide a basis to assess the gender results with regard to the changes at the level of women’s Agency and voices, changed relational dynamics, and changes in the structures, especially norms and social institutions.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated individual to support our team of water supply engineers and the UNDP ABADEI PMU in the implementation of water supply activities across 8 regions in Afghanistan. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of these crucial projects.
Duties & Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
The consultant will work closely with the project officer and line manager to support the activities implementation and perform the following tasks:
Generic responsibilities
• Adhere to UNDP policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action.
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
• Ensure proper filing of documents.
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function.
• Participate in field missions, water supply activities monitoring, and technical assistance to beneficiaries.
• Collection and analysis water supply /irrigation data and report to UNDP /PMU Kabul.
• Provision and completion of all field related forms, contracts and retain in profile.
• Produce reports on weekly, monthly and require base as well.
• Conduct the meeting with stakeholders of the project community.
• Remain updated on technical and legal considerations (national lows, standards, and codes)
• Coordinate the material loading, transportation, and delivery with procurement.
• Participate in UNDP staff seminars and training, when scheduled.
• Properly operate the UNDP assets (HF, VHF, Computer and sat phone…etc)
• Ensure compliance with water supply strategy, tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards.
• Water supply /irrigation specific technical responsibility for implementation of technical activities, quality control and monitoring of the project activities.
• Water supply /irrigation specific technical responsibility for tracking of financial expenditures for technical activities.
• Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards project staff.
• Provide specific technical analysis and feedback to UNDP /PMU Kabul in coordination forums.
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and ass’s new and better ways to assist.
• Any other tasks as assigned by the immediate superior.
Specific responsibilities
A Water Supply Technical Engineer working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) typically has responsibilities that revolve around the planning, design, implementation, and maintenance of water supply systems, in Afghanistan context. His/her role is crucial in ensuring sustainable access to safe and clean water, which is a key factor in improving health, boosting economic growth, and increasing overall stability in these areas. Here are some specific responsibilities such a role might entail:
1. Project Planning and Design: Assessing water resource needs and availability, including conducting surveys and analyses to determine the feasibility of water supply projects.
• Contributing to conduct site assessment and site survey for water supply/irrigation projects.
• Designing water supply /irrigation infrastructure projects, including sourcing, extraction, treatment, storage, and distribution systems.
• Preparing technical feasibility study of the project to analysis and evaluation of a proposed project.
• Preparing and reviewing SESP of the project to see is it meeting national and international approved standard.
• Preparing and reviewing scope of work and technical specification of the project as per prepared design.
• Preparing and review detailed project documents, BOQ, and plans that align with technical standards as well as environmental and social safeguards and prepare all technical drawings of the project.
2. Project Implementation and Management:
• Overseeing the construction of water supply systems, ensuring that they are built according to the Scope of work and technical speciation of the project plans and within budget and time constraints.
• Coordinating with contractors, local governments, community groups, and other stakeholders to facilitate smooth project execution.
• Quality & quantity Control of the project activities to ensure that all materials and construction process meet the required specifications and standards.
• Implementing water quality management practices to ensure that the water supply is safe for use.
3. Capacity Building and Training:
• Training local personnel and stakeholders in the operation, maintenance, and basic repair of water supply systems.
• Developing water supply training materials and conducting workshops to enhance local expertise and self-sufficiency.
4. Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Regularly monitoring the water supply systems projects to quality of the work is maintained as per scope of work and specification.
• Ensuring compliance with national and international standards for water quality and sustainability.
• Know Water quality checks in term of physical, chemical and biological tests.
• Collect accurate data of drilled wells and document properly water well log.
5. Technical Support:
• Providing technical support to UNDP/PMU and its partners on issues related to water supply projects.
6. Advocacy and Partnerships:
• Advocating for sustainable water practices within the community and among stakeholders.
• Building partnerships with other NGOs, government agencies, and private sectors to leverage additional resources and expertise.
7. Reporting and Documentation:
• Preparing regular reports on project progress, challenges, and outcomes for BADEI PMU.
• Documenting lessons learned and best practices for future projects.
Skills:
Language:
• Excellent written and oral English skills a necessary requirement.
• Excellent spoken and verbal skills of Pashto and Dari languages required.
Corporate Competencies:
• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
• Treats all people fairly without favouritism
Functional Competencies:
• University degree in water supply engineering.
• Previous work experience with a satisfactory performance in the same or similar functional area preferably with UN or INGOs.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Computer literacy.
Management and Leadership:
• Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
• Ability to lead effectively, mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.
• Remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure.
• Proven networking, team building, organizational and communication skills.
Water supply related skill.
• Knowledge of WHO water quality standards, testing methodology and monitoring and evaluation practices
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other relevant software.
• Excellent knowledge of project estimations and water supply systems design.
• Familiar in Auto CAD.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
Years of experience:
• 7 years of experience with bachelor’s degree or 3 years of experience with Masters in water supply and water resources engineering, including hydrologic and hydraulic modelling.
• Experience in providing technical support in civil engineering and water supply projects.
• Experience in handling insecure environment
• Experience planning and delivering results.
Payment: Monthly bases
Travel and DSA: The salary is inclusive of travel cost and DSA.
Duration of the assignment: 4 months
Duty station: Kabul with travel to other provinces
Education:
• University degree in water supply and water resource management Engineering.
Submission Guideline
Qualified candidates should submit a Cover Letter and Resume through Jobs.af and link below:
https://careers.ahg.af//Home/view_job/aAi_t0wX-8BrQ7k9N2bNur8PFgxrXLZDqbXkKxDyBMw