Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 17, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Background
The Water and Sanitation Kigoma Region Project (WASKIRP) is a project focusing on water supply services sustainability in rural areas. In rural Tanzania and Kigoma region many water supply systems are mal functioning or out of order due to weak management, ageing infrastructures and lack of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) throughout time. As a consequence, a large part of the population is suffering from inadequate and intermittent water supply. For these reasons WASKIRP will be supporting the establishment of Community Owned Water Supply Organizations (COWSO) as well as improving existing infrastructures with a view of sustaining the water supply service in the long run. The project is aligned with national policies and strategies, contributing directly to the implementation of Tanzania Water & Sanitation Development Plan 2007-2020 (WSDP).

Job description
The National Technical Advisor reports to the Project Manager.
Your tasks and responsibilities:
• You support design processes for upcoming water supply projects and in reviewing technical documents;
• You advise on the basis of your technical expertise in learning and capitalisation, in order to achieve performance in accordance with national norms and standards;
• You organise all site visits, linking up with communities and district-level stakeholders;
• You participate in missions and community engagements, preparing action points for the attention of the implementation unit;
• You facilitate participation of all stakeholders in identifying construction sites of water supply structures and in selection of technologies;
• You ensure the quality of all works under the program;
• You ensure the projects’ compliance to environmental protocols;
• You work and facilitate effective catchment protection measures with Lake Tanganyika Basin Water Board;
• You take a leading role in building the capacity development of community-based water supply organizations;
• You support a Junior Expert and Rural Water and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA) in assessing technical capacity gaps of Community-Based Water Supply Organizations (CBWSOs);
• You facilitate and coordinate all activities relating to Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Kakonko and Kidyama projects;You support Lake Tanganyika Basin Water Board to establish Water User Associations for Nyete in Kigoma rural district, Kivuruga in Buhigwe, Mkugwa in Kibondo;
• You support the Basin to carry out capacity strengthening activities for Mkuti in Uvinza and Mtunguruzi in Kakonko;
• You facilitate demarcations in the project to protection water supply structures like intakes, storage tanks and similar structures in Mkongoro, Mwayaya, Kasulu, Kakonko;
• You prepare quarterly budgets for technical activities of the program;
• You participate in evaluation of tenders and contractors and contribute to the evaluation reporting.

Your profile
Required qualifications and experience
• Bachelor’s degree in civil/water or in any other relevant engineering discipline, from a recognized academic institution;
• At least 10 years of experience in water supply and sanitation;
• A professional experience in a Non-Governmental Organization/bilateral agency is an asset.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
Applicants are also required to commit to the vision, mission and values of Enabel ( https://www.enabel.b/content/enabel-vision-mission-values  ). 
Are you interested?
If you are interested in the position, please apply at www.enabel.be  before 4th June 2021 and include your application letter and updated CV. If you have any further questions, please send an e-mail to humres@enabel.be. 

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