Drip Irrigation Institutional Specialist

About AACS Consulting

AACS Consulting is a leading professional services and management consulting firm founded in early 2009 and headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan. A diverse team of national and international experts with combined experience of several decades, enables AACS Consulting to provide customized and quality professional services. These services are offered in areas Research and Survey, Monitoring and Evaluation, Business Development, Audit and Tax Advisory, and Inspection and Certifications.

For nearly a decade, AACS Consulting has helped a wide range of government, United Nations, international development, and business institutions maximize on opportunities and overcome business challenges in various areas and industries.

Job Summary

AACS Consulting is looking for an experienced Drip Irrigation Institutional Specialist. The incumbent must have degree in engineering, business administration, or other relevant qualification, preferably with 5 years of experience in the institutional arrangements and management systems for piped pressurized irrigation supply service. 

Duties & Responsibilities

The deliverables of the editorial services sought include the following:

Å      With guidance and coordination by the MAIL CPMO, review existing irrigation and water supply institutional arrangements and capacity in Afghanistan and specifically in the Arghandab sub-basin;

Å      In collaboration with DAIL PIU and the drip irrigation engineer specialists, assess the situation in the field, in terms of the proposed network localities, interest of farmers, capacity of entities that could potentially take on the management of the supply system and its services, and capacity requirements of both farmers and the potential managing entity;

Å      Prepare an Institutional Arrangements Report containing a capacity assessment of potential managing entities, capacity requirements to manage the system, and propose a management structure, operational procedures, eligibility criteria for farmer users of the water supply, connection and delivery conditions and responsibilities, monitoring systems, operational costs, and financing arrangements including charges for water delivery;

Å      Present a summary of the draft Institutional Arrangements Report to MAIL and stakeholders at the workshop;

Å      Revise the report incorporating responses to comments by stakeholders;

Å      Assist the Economists to prepare cost estimates for the institutional capacity requirements, the institutional operational costs, revenues, and financial analysis;

Å      Contribute relevant sections of the Draft and Final Reports under instruction of the team leader.

Job Requirements

Å   University Degree in engineering with fluency in English and to demonstrate good written skills in English.

Submission Guideline

Interested candidates are requested to send their application (Cover Letter and CV) in PDF format to vacancies@aacs-consulting.com by September 20, 2019.

Note:

1. Please mention position and vacancy number in the subject line of your email (Drip Irrigation Institutional Specialist-AACS-VA-67), otherwise your application may not be considered.
2. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis as applications are received.  

Functional Area

Management

Countries

Submission Email

vacancies@aacs-consulting.com

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