Company Description
SHELADIA Associates is a multi-disciplinary international professional consulting firm with demonstrated experience in the successful management and implementation of development projects worldwide. SHELADIA believes practicality and sustainability in development projects require flexible resource management, active participation of all stakeholders, and a shared goal of strengthening institutions and operational systems to optimize available resources.
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Job Description
Sheladia Associates is seeking a professional Water Resource Management Specialist/Team Leader to join our team for an upcoming, ADB funded Climate Resilient Integrated Southwest Project for Water Resources Management (CRISP-WRM) in Bangladesh.
The main objective of the project is to improve the socio-economic condition of the area by increasing agricultural production and fisheries development through improving the existing drainage congestion and to introduce participatory water resources management in an integrated manner based on the concept of ADB recently completed southwest project.
The individual will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Provide overall guidance, supervision and management of the entire ISPMC services, including coordination and management of inputs of individual experts, the time management, quality control, and consolidating and integrating outputs form individual experts as quality outputs and reports of the ISPMC team;
- Ensure efficient coordination with PMO, BWDB, ADB, supporting agencies and other relevant agencies;
- Guide Deputy Team Leader to ensure sound management of the ISPMC team and coordination with PMO during the absence of Team Leader;
- Supervise the activities of the IWMP and SIP preparation, based on the experience learnt from the original Southwest project, ensuring stakeholder participation;
- Support and advise project implementation activities of BWDB;
- Organize workshops at the subproject and union levels to create awareness about project interventions and to motivate the people in view of implementation of the findings of the IWMP;
- Assist PMO in setting up effective management information system (MIS) and monitoring and quality control arrangements of project implementation with sound reporting, recording, and auditing of all processes and activities;
- Within MIS, establish and refine a sound monitoring and support system for PMO to support SMO’s facilitation with WMAs and JMCs to prepare annual work plans covering O&M and socio-economic development of subproject/subunit areas;
- Lead the detailed design task team, ensuring all deliverables are prepared in accordance with quality and time constraints. Administer and supervise design and documentation activities for civil works contracts.
- Prepare training programs for post-construction O&M for PMO/SMO and WMA including: (a) subproject-specific O&M manual; (b) standardized O&M planning MIS, (c) Structure operation and monitoring by WMA; and (d) maintenance planning and implementation by SMO and WMA with initial training support with DTL;
- Assist PMO to ensure that all project activities meet safeguard and gender requirements of the government and ADB;
- Lead developing and conducting the institutional capacity development programs for BWDB and supporting agencies;
- Lead establishing baseline and end-line targets for the project performance monitoring;
- Supervise the preparation of regular reports, technical reports, and other deliverables to be submitted to BWDB.
Qualifications
- The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a postgraduate degree, in civil engineering, water resources management, or equivalent professional experience.
- S/he preferably has 20 years of professional work experience, and the professional experience must include 10 years in planning, detailed design or implementation of water resources projects, flood control, irrigation, and drainage improvement projects.
- Experience in urban water supply and wastewater management cannot be counted in experience in water resources management.
- Experience of 5 years in the position of Team Leader/ Deputy Team Leader or Project Director would be required for this position.
- Experience in similar projects in South Asian countries, especially in Bangladesh, as well as experience with projects financed by Multilateral Development Banks including ADB, World Bank and other international organizations is preferred.
- Experience in leading multidisciplinary team for externally funded projects in developing countries is preferred.
- The consultant is desirable to have a broad knowledge of water resources planning and management projects, including institutional aspects, stakeholder participation, environment and involuntary resettlement safeguard aspects.
Additional Information
All qualified candidates please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@Sheladia.com.
This position is open until filled.
