Business area:
Development Consulting
Country:
South Sudan, East Africa
Qualifications required:
A Bachelors in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, or Geospatial Sciences. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
Professional experience required:
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience. • Proficiency in GIS software and geospatial analysis for water resources mapping and spatial data management. • Experience in data collection, processing, and visualization related to water resources management. • Ability to create detailed maps and geographic models for decision support.
Position length:
>Temporary
Position length:
80 WD
Commencement:
August 2024 (Tentative)
Deadline:
Evaluations on an ongoing basis
NIRAS is currently looking for a GIS and Data Management Expert for the consultancy opportunity to prepare a climate-resilient National Water Resources Master Plan (NWRMP) for South Sudan.
The NWRMP shall take into account the country’s socio-economic needs, environmental considerations, freshwater availability, and demand for various sectors – including their transboundary dimension. The development of the NWRMP shall be in line with the policy, legal and institutional frameworks, and standards/guidelines relating to water resources management (WRM), including WRM infrastructure. The NWRMP development is to build on an early engagement with multiple stakeholders to outline strategies and create a shared vision. Moreover, it shall follow the principles of adaptive and integrated water management as well as of spatial adaptation, acknowledging the impact of local vulnerability to climate change on the effectiveness of measures. It will also have to consider the fragile socio-economic environment of South Sudan, the reality of a nascent water resources management sector.
The scope of services is divided into three (3) tasks:
- Development of a regulatory framework for watershed management to support flood risk management, such as land zoning, riparian buffers, conflict-sensitive and gender-sensitive approaches to resettling communities living in highly flood-prone areas.
- Undertake basin-wide strategic studies to develop a NWRMP that addresses integrated water resources management, including for mainstreaming climate considerations. And
- Facilitate stakeholder consultations on revision to the 2015 Water Bill and accompanying legislation to enhance coordination across governance levels for WRM and align the water sector policy and regulatory framework.
