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VAC-11768 Hydrogeologist

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  • Kabul
  • Posted 11 months ago

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Overview of position

Need Statement:
UNICEF set up an ambitious target of 5 million people to be reached with safe drinking water and 2.2
million people with at least basic sanitation. For that the organization intends to scale up provision of safe
drinking water and access to basic sanitation to rural and urban communities through different
implementation modalities such as working with CSOs, private sector, contractors and vendors including
Community Development Councils (CDCs).
While UNICEF continues working tirelessly to raise funds for WASH to address the WASH challenges,
one of the milestones for scaling up the programme is to have designed/shelf projects which can be put into
implementation immediately, once funds are secured. These shelf projects can be implemented through
private companies, contractors, and CDCs. Additionally, in order to scale-up, UNICEF WASH Section
needs to further enhance technical capacity for the assessment, design, and preparation of technical
documents of water supply and sanitation projects to have prepared and ready-made designs for
implementation through private companies, contractors, and CDCs. Setting up a design team will also
provide a solid foundation for the implementation of projects when negotiating WASH priorities with
donors.
A Design and Engineering Team (DET) is established with diverse expertise including the ability to conduct
technical surveys, hydrogeological studies, prepare detailed designs and Bills of Quantities (BoQs) as may
be required to deliver water supply infrastructure. The team will develop low-cost small scale water supply
system designs for urban and rural communities based on identified priorities in line with Afghanistan
WASH sector regulations and policies. The team will cover a range of urban and rural water supply and
sanitation project assessments and designs and will provide guidance and advisory support during the
implementation phase. Also, the team will provide on the job and classroom-based trainings to other
technical staff members of sector government and non-government partners.
Hydrogeologist/Geophysicists are responsible to provide hydrogeological information for the projects
designed by the design team.
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The Hydrogeologist/Geophysicist will provide relevant technical support to the design team. He/she will
be reporting to UNICEF. 
Role objectives

Specific Tasks/Activities
 All design work under this ToR is related to construction, rehabilitation and/or extension of water production and distribution facilities.
 Conducts preliminary and technical surveys of groundwater sources for water supply systems.
 Prepare and supervise the production of water from test and production wells.
 Support and conduct well logging. Conduct comprehensive pump and compressor tests.
 Conduct studies of the structure, nature and formation of the earth’s strata and the available water in it.
 Determine water sources present by sampling, examining and analyzing geological formations. Be able tounderstand and interpret maps, geographical data, historical evidence and models to map out groundwater
 Conduct geophysical investigations and study throughout the country based on needs and asks for design work by the design team.
 Perform groundwater survey through different techniques such as geophysical study, observations, pump tests and others.
 Prepare comprehensive reports on water source availability in the areas of high-water needs based technical expertise, knowledge, experience and study.
 Groundwater monitoring to measure quality and quantity if required.
 Develop hydrogeological maps to determine water source potentials.
 Lead the hydrogeological component of the Design and Engineering Team.
 Frequent field visits for assessment water source, quality assurance of ongoing activities and support to the implementing partners.
 Develop borewells design including selection of filter, casing, and source development.
 Selection of appropriate drilling technology and pumping for water sources.
 Prepare designs, BoQs and technical specifications for water wells.
 Advise, when possible, aquifer recharge projects, especially in areas where the borehole yield is low
 Capacity building of WASH sector’s hydrogeologists/geophysicists in relevant field including classroom
based and on the job trainings. Facilitate Trainings and orientations to UNICEF implementing partners and other engineers.
 Support survey and design teams during different stages of the projects.
 Respond to queries if any during assessment and implementation.
 Support and provide guidance to the contractors during projects’ implementation. Working closely with engineers of implementing partners.Support UNICEF WASH in Emergency response.
 Keep a close liaison with UNICEF WASH team at country and zonal offices’ levels. And any other tasks assigned by UNICEF.

Project reporting

1. Groundwater
preliminary and
technical survey
conducted.

2. Production of water from
wells supervised and
reports prepared.

3. Wells’ logging reports
prepared.

4. Pump and compressor
tests conducted, and
reports prepared.

5. Geological formations
analysed for water
source determination.

6. Geophysical studies and
investigations
conducted, and reports
prepared.

7. Groundwater surveys
conducted. 

8. Comprehensive reports
prepared on water
sources.

9. Hydrogeological maps
developed.

10. Conducted field visits to
the project’s sties.

11. Borewell designs
prepared

12. BoQs and technical
specifications prepared.

13. People trained on key
hydrogeological topics.

14. Implementing partners
supported.

15. UNICEF WASH
programme supported
and facilitated.
Key competencies

Required qualifications,
skills, and experience:

·A bachelor or higher-level degree in
geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, geophysics, and another relevant
field.

·A minimum of 7 years’ experiences in
hydrogeology and geophysical studies in well-known organizations.

·Ability to visualise geology and
conceptualise groundwater flow.

·Expert level skills and ability in
using geophysical and syscal pro IRIS instruments.

·Skills
in below software:

oAutoCAD
– expert level

oGIS
– at least basic

oAt
least knowledge of one hydrogeological software such as QGIS or any other.

oMicrosoft
office

·Good
English speaking and writing skills.

·Experience
in leading, managing and guiding of technical and engineering teams.

·Experience
of on-the-job trainings and mentoring in hydrogeology and geophysics.

·Basic
knowledge of water supply systems survey, design, and implementation.

·The
capacity to evaluate complex water data (groundwater and surface water).

·Basic
project and team management skills.

·Knowledge
of climate change impacts and resilience strategies. 
Team management

N/A
Further information

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Disclaimer:

· At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.

· CTG has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) which is outlined in its Code of Conduct. Protection from SEA is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to CTG’s Code of Conduct at all times.

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