USAID IUWASH Job Vacancy : Raw Water/Climate Change Senior Specialist (RW-NAT)

The Indonesia Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (IUWASH) project is a
sixty-month program (2011 – 2016) funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) and implemented under the leadership of
DAI. IUWASH works with government, the private sector, NGOs, community
groups and other stakeholders to improve access to safe water supply and
sanitation in Indonesia’s urban areas. The overall goal of IUWASH is to
assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in making significant progress in
achieving its safe water and sanitation Millennium Development Goal (MDG)
targets by expanding access to these services.



To achieve the above, assistance provided by the project is divided under
three main technical components, including:

1.     Mobilizing demand for WatSan service delivery;

2.     Improving and expanding capacity for WatSan service delivery; and

3.     Strengthening policy and the financial enabling environment for
improved water supply and sanitation service delivery.



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*RESPONSIBILITIES*

The Raw Water/Climate Change Senior specialist will directly support the IUWASH
National and Regions all program in identifying PDAM raw water needs,
supervise raw water vulnerability assessments and develop actions plans to
improve raw water situation, including measures supporting Climate change
Adaptation. His/her responsibilities will include, but not be limited to
the following:

   - Work with partners to compile and analyze technical parameters
   including hydrology, geology, topography, and land use, and use this
   information to develop water conservation objectives.
   - Support IUWASH advisory services to local governments and PDAMs as
   concerns the measurement, management, conservation, and protection of raw
   water supplies.
   - Contribute substantially to project analytic work related to climate
   change adaptation, assisting local governments and PDAMs in planning for
   anticipated changes in precipitation and other natural and man-made forces
   (i.e. urbanization).
   - In collaboration with water utility, GIS, other project staff, as well
   as program partners, identify priority water resource protection
   activities. These can include ground and surface water recharge areas, and
   should be of significant value to relevant PDAMs and local communities.
   - Conduct basic water quantity, water quality, hydrological and
   geological assessments of water resource protection sites on which
   municipalities depend for water supplies.
   - As required, provide technical input to the development of water
   resource protection plans, including providing advice on zoning to conserve
   and/or limit development activities where required.
   - Provide monitoring and evaluation support, especially with regard to
   water quality and quantity, and report findings regularly to IUWASH staff
   and partners.
   - Identifying other raw water/climate change program by Indonesia
   Government and for other donors and develop network for collaboration and
   sharing information.
   - Make presentations of findings and lessons learned to IUWASH partners,
   specially central level.
   - Contribute to IUWASH program and technical reports.



*REPORTING*
This position will require frequent travel to other cities within IUWASH
project areas.
S/he will report directly to Deputy Chief of Party/Watsan Technical Advisor
for the day to day activities.* *



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*QUALIFICATION *

   - Possess at least Bachelor degree majoring in Hydro Geology, or
   Environmental Engineering.
   - More than 10 years of experience working on Hydrogeology field work,
   with emphasis is an water supply for PDAMs.
   - Familiar with Urban water supply infrastructure programs, preferably
   including experience in raw water conservation and protection programs.
   - Practical understanding of / exposure to Climate Change Adaption for
   raw water protection
   - Experience in facilitating participative development planning of local
   stakeholders, when required.
   - Able to work independently with limited supervision/facility.
   - Strong team player with a range of people, excellent interpersonal
   skills, with experience in facilitation, training and organizing work
   - Good English reporting skills and computer literate
   - Familiar with GIS Software and know how to use it.



*APPLICATION SEND*

Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3
references to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com by February 8, 2013 at 05.00 PM
Jakarta time. Please write “RW-NAT” in the subject line of the email. We
regret that we are unable to acknowledge receipt of all applications and
only shortlisted candidates will be notified.