Business area:
Development Consulting
Country:
South Sudan, East Africa
Qualifications required:
Master’s degree in Hydro(geo)logy or Civil Engineering. A PhD will be an added advantage.
Professional experience required:
Minimum 12 years of relevant, professional experience in carrying out hydrogeology studies, geophysical exploration for groundwater, engineering geology and dam site investigations, geological field mapping, water resources assessment studies, borehole site and well field investigations, hydrogeological mapping, remote sensing data, satellite imagery and environmental impact analysis of geo-hazards; borehole drilling, well design, test pumping, and hydrogeochemical investigations; geophysical and geological logging, computer interpretation and modelling techniques.
Position length:
>Temporary
Position length:
80 WD
Commencement:
August 2024 (Tentative)
Deadline:
Evaluations on an ongoing basis
NIRAS is currently looking for a Team Leader and a team of Senior Experts 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.
