Expertise: Engineering, Irrigation, Infrastructure Analysis
Expertise Group: Engineering
Consultant Source: National
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Objective and Purpose of the Assignment
The Emergency Flood Assistance Project (EFAP) was prepared in response to the Government of Pakistan’s
request to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 6 October 2022 to support its post-2022 flood recovery
and reconstruction response. The project will contribute to the economic recovery of flood-ravaged
provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, while building longer term resilience. It will
finance the rehabilitation and reconstruction of high-priority transport, irrigation, drainage, flood
risk management, and on-farm water management infrastructure that were damaged by the devastating
floods. The project will also support the restoration of economic productivity and livelihoods of the
flood-affected rural communities.
The EFAP is a multisector project with a decentralized implementation modality, under which one federal
agency (the National Highway Authority) and four provincial agencies from three provinces (Sindh, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan) in agriculture, irrigation, and roads will act as executing agencies.
Implementing the project with speed, while adhering to technical, fiduciary, social, and environmental
safeguards, is challenging and requires special arrangements for additional oversight. ADB approved
transactional technical assistance which will provide project implementation capacity support in
different areas as may be needed and requested by the executing agencies during implementation. Based on
analysis of the portfolio performance, the core areas of support are expected to be in social and
environmental safeguard due diligence, implementation, monitoring of the social and environmental
safeguard and gender plan, facilitating the fast-track procurement process, and technical advisory
services across sectors including design validation. More details could be found at https://www.adb.
org/projects/56312-001/main
Scope of Work
The expert will assist the Executing Agency (EA) (the irrigation department) in building their EFAP
implementation capacity in rehabilitation and/or upgrading the flood damaged irrigation, drainage, and
flood risk management infrastructure in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The expert will also assist
the ADB’s project team in due diligence during implementation
Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output
The overall responsibilities of the expert will be in a role of advisory, capacity building and support
to PMU and their consultants in following.
- Advise ADB project team and the EA on technical matters as given below.
- Provide ongoing technical inputs and advisory support on emerging design, construction, and
implementation related issues during project execution to ensure smooth implementation of project
activities. - During design and construction phase, visit the sites and submit field visit reports for conformity
with key design parameters and construction documents. - During construction phase, report progress, issue(s) and recommend solution(s), compliance with
design. - Participate in reviews, follow up on actions and timelines proposed to address the generic and key
issues highlighted in the review and report on the progress on monthly basis. - Support the EA and ADB in monitoring and consolidation of physical progress, including coordination
with relevant consultants and contractors, follow-up on reporting discrepancies, and facilitation of
timely decision-making. - In consultation with the EFAP TA team, (i) follow formats of monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual
reporting on the project through consultation with ADB, EA and consultants and monitor data collection
and analysis including benchmark/baseline data for performance indicators in the DMF.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
The assignment requires 5 years’ specific experience in irrigation, drainage, and flood management. The
incumbent should have completed 16 years of education; holds a four-year bachelor’s degree in civil
engineering. Understanding of ADB or other donors assisted projects is preferable.
Minimum General Experience: 7 Years
Minimum Specific Experience (relevant to assignment): 5 Years
