The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 members - 194 countries and the European Union, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.

Job Summary

• The incumbent will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative (FAOR) in Afghanistan. S/he will work under the direct administrative supervision of the Head of the Regional Office and under the technical guidance of WRI Team Leader, who will be responsible for all day-to-day supervision as and where appropriate, the performance evaluation will be done by the WRI Team Leader in close consultation of direct supervisor and Regional Team leader/ Senior Survey and Design Specialist.
• Technical Focus
• The Survey & Design Specialist will provide relevant technical assistance for efficie

The FAO Jobs in Nangarhar, (Survey and Design Specialist) will have responsibilities that include:

 

• Assist the Head of Water and Irrigation Team, International Chief Technical Advisor and Team Leader/Senior Survey and Design Specialist in implementing water resource and irrigation activities in the region of their assignment.
• Help prepare technical proposal of the schemes under irrigation rehabilitation works and riverbank protection works after conducting the technical survey and design and cost estimates for the submission to the Team Leader regional office for review.
• Support the Regional Team Leader to monitor the work progress of the contractor or water user groups.
• Coordinate with the implementing partners (IPs) to validate the quantification of work for cleaning of drainage canal system, soil and water conservation measures, and improving watershed management and minor repairs to upper catchment of Karez.
• Contribute towards the monitoring of the beneficiary selection for cash for work (CfW) and the work progress in the field.
• Support the Regional Team Leader to coordinate with the other agencies and institutions at the regional level for smooth implementation of the water resource and irrigation-related activities. 
• Coordinate with the IPs to validate the quantification of work for cleaning of drainage canal system, soil and water conservation measures/ rain and flood water harvesting and improving watershed management to recharge groundwater and minor repairs of Karez.
• Support the Regional Team Leader to liaise with the main office (in Kabul) for timely availability of all inputs for implementation of the rehabilitation works carried out by the construction companies and the ones carried out by the implementing partners.
• Conduct training courses and on-the-job training of staff, and water user groups.
• Support the Regional Team Leader to report periodically on the progress of work in the regional Offices, and signal in advance problems that may hamper such progress and help solve them.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Job Requirment

• Advanced degree (Masters) or University degree (Bachelor) in Civil Engineering, Water Resources engineering, Irrigation engineering or agricultural engineering or other related areas. 
• For advanced degree a minimum of four (4) years of professional experience in water resource and irrigation engineering.
• For university degree minimum of six (6) years professional experience in water resource and irrigation engineering.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and the local languages (Pashto and/or Dari); 
• National of Afghanistan. 
• FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
• Technical/Functional Skills
• Proven skill of technical survey and other data collection (maps, benchmark levels, etc.) for the design and preparation of drawings of irrigation works and riverbank protection works.
• Have skill to ensure all technical inputs and cost estimates related to the construction components are accurate, timely provided and included in the project proposals and budgets.
• Have knowledge of finalizing the scope of works with the timeline needed for the implementation.
• Have experience of design of irrigation, riverbank protection works, watershed management works, karezez and the conservation ponds etc.
• Proven skill to coordinate with the implementing partner NGO to get the desired outputs.
• Have skill to develop technical documents based on national and international standards and codes of practice and based on the mandatory safety and health requirements.
• Proven skill to coordinate with the relevant institutions and the communities.
• Having skill to contribute towards the preparation of various reports on the status of implementation/progress with irrigation works.
• Good knowledge of the AutoCAD, MS Office package, Internet etc.

Submission Guideline

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications and language skills;
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile;
• Once your profile is completed, please apply and submit your application;
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile;
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications;
• Incomplete applications will not be considered;
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered;
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
• If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org
• Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

• FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT

  APPLY

Country

Afghanistan

City

Nangarhar

Related Jobs