Senior Water Resources Management Specialist

Background:

The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a cooperative arrangement initiated and led by the Nile riparian countries to promote joint development, protection and management of the common Nile Basin water resources. NBI has a Shared Vision, namely: ‘*to promote sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization and, benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources*’. A wide range of programs and projects are currently under varying stages of identification, preparation and implementation under NBI designed to contribute towards the realization of the NBI Shared Vision.

Functions:

Basin Cooperation: To facilitate, support and nurture cooperation amongst the Nile Basin countries so as to promote timely and efficient joint actions required for securing benefit from the common Nile Basin water resources.

Water Resources Management: To assess, manage and safeguard the water resource base that supports the peoples of the Nile Basin through applying the principles of knowledge-based integrated water resources management to water development planning and assessment.

Water Resources Development: To identify, prepare and facilitate investment in regional/trans-boundary water development projects and programs while avoiding negative impacts on the health of the Nile Basin’s resources through applying the principles of integrated water resources management.

Requirements:

• At least M.Sc. (Ph.D. is preferable) in water resources engineering, water resources planning and management, hydrology, civil engineering (with specialization in hydrology or water resources) or closely related fields;
• At least ten (10) years (after MSc degree) relevant experience in water resources planning, including significant high-level experience in leading and managing integrated water resources management and basin planning processes; particularly in a shared river-basin management context.
• Demonstrated experience in the leading multi-disciplinary professional team (for at least 5 years) for water resources planning, management and development from a river basin perspective;
• Excellent understanding and proven ability in resource assessments and river flow simulation models for both policy development and operational purposes;
• Demonstrated capacity to communicate the water resources planning outcomes in ways that are relevant to management and stakeholder decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience with the application of modern transboundary water management principles and associated national/international water law principles,
• A proven capacity to take an innovative and strategic approach to the formulation of water policy at a national or regional level.
• Proven experience in developing basin/water resources investment plans and engaging with the relevant ministries in a cross–sectoral approach (water, agriculture, energy, environment, finance and planning)