Ministry of Energy and Water

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Request for Expressions of Interest for National Individual Consultants
Organization: Project Coordination Unit (PCU)
Project: Irrigation Restoration and Development Project (IRDP)
Reference No.: MEW/PCU/REOI/594
Announcement Date: 27-NOV-2017 closing Date: 16- DEC -2017
Nationality: Afghanistan Duration: one year (Likely to be extended)
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has applied for a grant from
the International Development Association toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and
Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments
for hiring the services of following qualified national individual consultants.

Srl Brief details of the Job Description/Duties and responsibilities

Required Qualification and Experience
consultants
position
Position: Below is a detailed description of duties and Bachelors Degree/ Masters Degree in
Hydrology/River responsibilities which include following: Civil engineering/ environmental
Sediment Specialist engineering/ water resources engineering
Vacancy No: (C- 1. Simulate sediment in the catchment and management hydrological modeling.
920) Grade C , using Water Erosion Predict Project
No. of Post: (1) Masters Degree holder will be highly
(Geo WEPP) model.
Duty Station: preferred.
2. Assist the hydrology /River sediment
MEW/IRDP/WAPEC
team in the day-to-day management of
A At least 5 years relevant experience.
hydrology and sediment data processing
and rainfall-runoff modeling.
Have good analytic and reporting skills.
3. Process, analysis and hydrological
modeling in particular River Basin Be able to present complex technical
using sediment raw data. problems in clear manners.
4. Hydrological stations network design in
the River Basins. Having experience of working with
5. Simulate climate change prediction national and international organization.
using SimCLIME model.
6. Simulate long term data using Mann- Be able to deliver on given tasks on time.
Kendall trend test.
7. Capability of installation of automatic Knowledge and experience of the
hydrological, meteorological and snow necessary internal and external meetings
and presentation at local and
survey stations. international conference.
8. Simulate peak runoff in the catchment
using Water Erosion Predict Project Knowledge of developing training
(Geo WEPP) model. materials, and offer trainings related to
9. Have a thorough understanding of MS water- related models to other staff of
office package, AutoCAD, GIS, QGIS Ministry of Energy and Water(MEW)
and any other filed relevant software. and give presentation and seminars
10. Capability of operation and internally and other stakeholders.
maintenance of automatic hydrology
Excellent oral and written communication

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 stations. skills in national languages as well as
11. Analysis and predict future climate English.
change impacts on air temperature and
precipitation.
12. Analyses climate change scenario.
13. Most effective way to gap filling the
missing hydrological data.
14. Run the Data integration and Analysis
System(DIAS)
15. Connect automatic hydrological stations
sensors to satellite.

The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) of IRDP under Ministry of Energy and water now invites
National eligible consultants to indicate their interest. Interested eligible candidates must
provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services
and are invited to submit their CV (Curriculum Vitae), including employment
records, description of similar assignments carried out, experience in similar
conditions, availability of appropriate skills etc.
The covering application letter should indicate that he meets all the required qualifications and
experience (as mentioned above) quoting references to various paragraphs of CV to
demonstrate this.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with Section V Selection of Individual Consultants
procedures set out in the World Banks Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by
World Bank Borrowers (January 2011).
Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information from the address below during the
office hours 08:00 am to 16:30 pm from Saturday to Wednesday or by e-mail.
Expressions of interest must be delivered or sent by e-mail to the address below no later than
16- DEC -2017
Eng. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi
Acting Director of Project Coordination Unit PCU
Ministry of Energy and Water
Mobile: 0700686110
Email address: - Ahadi.nasir@eirp-afg.org

Copy to saeed.azizullah@eirp-afg.org and rohullah.amiri@eirp-afg.org

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