Water Management Specialist (Re-advertised)- FtF Project Bangladesh

Job Description

Title: Water Management Specialist (Re-advertised)- FtF Project Bangladesh

Company Name: International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Job Context:
∎ Reporting and Work Relationships:
∎ The Water Management Specialist is supervised by and reports to the Deputy Chief of Party. She/ he works in close collaboration with project colleagues, especially with the other technical team members, other IFDC staff, and colleagues from other consortium members.
∎ Location:
∎ The Water Sector Management Specialist is a national position with a duty station in the IFDC main project office in Dhaka.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Water Management Specialist will participate in the selection of the appropriate sites, and in conducting the field surveys of the project sites in which the incumbent will be responsible for identifying water management-related CSA technologies and practices suitable for those locations. He/she will be responsible for data collection and analysis of this survey and suggest appropriate technologies for appropriate sites for use by the farmers involving both public and private sector extension agents. The water Management Specialist will report to the Deputy Chief of Party. He/she will be responsible for devising a strategy and program to ensure proper use of water/irrigation management-related CSA technologies and ensuring working with the technical team to develop and deliver effective strategies and annual work plans. Will lead sustainable water management use and crop production in the development and refinement of CSA technologies and practices. He/she will assist the training officers and other relevant field officials to lead the farmers on the efficient use of water and practices the same as part of the farming system and provide backstopping support on the delivery of various CSA technologies aligned with CSA technologies i.e. AWD, drip irrigation, fertigation, pipe irrigation etc.
∎ Lead and assume overall responsibility for water resource-related aspects of the project such as selection of appropriate CSA technologies for appropriate locations, data collection, analysis, and verification. Draft sketches of irrigation schemes, describe and assess existing water resources, supply and demand, and management.
∎ Assess the irrigation performance of the selected sites. Evaluate and support initiatives to promote CSA irrigation strategies such as AWD, and other CSA technologies proposed in the project locations in consultation with the Extension and Agri-Machinery specialists. Opportunities to promote CSA water management systems, such as AWD irrigation (which can save water and reduce the environmental footprint of paddy systems), will be assessed in paddy systems involving irrigation service providers in a multi-water user situation.
∎ Evaluate diversified crop agriculture, surface water retention schemes, drip irrigation, and fertigation and introduce/and/or scale as appropriate. Assess and promote where appropriate efficiency gains in irrigation water use by smallholders with fragmented land, more appropriate and cost-effective conveyance methods like light portable flexible lay pipes, and in-situ storage of water.
∎ Assess the viability of small-scale solar irrigation (where appropriate) and introduce and scale. Identify appropriate organizations such as the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for potential collaboration in this regard. Assess the water distribution system among the farmers and outline the existence of any water conflict or future possible conflicts.
∎ Estimation of conveyance and water use efficiency, Water loss measurement for the selected irrigation schemes, and at the farm level. Propose recommendations for improving CSA water management practices. Propose applicable on-farm interventions for command areas.
∎ Prepare a plan of operations for water management improvements through the CSA technologies mentioned above. Assess local capacity for community-led implementation.
∎ Estimate crop water requirements for each of the four crops of the project.
∎ Assume responsibility for finalizing and submitting time-based Due Diligence Reports (DDR) to the Supervisor.
∎ Any other work to be assigned by the Supervisor.

Salary:
∎ The salary grade for this position is BDT 400,000.00 Gross (Negotiable) The determination of new employee salaries takes into account various factors. These include the salary range linked to the assigned job grade, the candidate`s qualifications in relation to the job`s responsibilities and prerequisites, internal fairness, the competitive state of the job market, as well as potential organizational and budgetary considerations.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ IFDC's benefits include annual and sick leave, health, and group life insurance coverage, a 13th-month salary, social security and pension contribution in compliance with local laws, and end-of-contract benefits.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 6 Nov 2023

Company Information:
∎ 8 Oct 2023
∎ International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Category: NGO/Development