IGAD-INWRMP Team Leader,

Duty station: Home base.

Type of Contract: Service

Contract Post Level: Short-term Consultancy

Starting Date: February 2013

Duration: 22 working days (equivalent to one month)

Deadline of Application: 21 February, 2013

Background   

The Inland Water Resources Management Programme (INWRMP) forms part of a major donor-supported effort to strengthen and reinforce the mandate of IGAD on behalf of its member states. The key issues that the region has faced in the past decade are related to instability arising from poor governance and scarcity of water resources, coupled with the vagaries of the climate. Shortage of water undermines the people’s well-being and is at the source of conflicts.

The focus of the INWRMP is, among others, on the establishment and institutionalization of regional cooperation (Result Area 1), the improvement of policy and legal frameworks for water resources management (Result Area 2), the strengthening of regional and national water resources management institutions (Result Area 3) and the setting up of adequate information systems for decision making in water management (Result Area 4).

In order to establish and institutionalize regional cooperation, which is a prerequisite for the successful fulfillment of virtually all INWRMP result area objectives, it is necessary to gain knowledge of the water resources management issues on which this cooperation should focus, and of the priority to be attached to them. These issues, as well as possible measures to address them, will be discussed within the framework of the IGAD Water Dialogue Forum. The subject of the present consultancy will be the identification of those water resources management issues having a trans-boundary impact which should be discussed within the Forum and on which regional cooperation should be established as a matter of priority.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the IGAD-INWRMP Team Leader, the incumbent shall:

1.    Carry out a desk review of literature (reports, studies, etc.) on water resources management and management issues in the IGAD region, covering the following countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda;

2.    Based on the review carried out under Point 1, and on email communications with the relevant stakeholders, identify water sector issues in the IGAD member states. These issues may cover:

•    Sustainable management of water resources in the region;

•    Equitable use of water resources, particularly trans-boundary water resources;

•    Water scarcity;

•    Water supply and sanitation;

•    Irrigation;

•    Hydropower;

•    Surface water resources management;

•    Groundwater resources management;

•    Sedimentation and contamination of both surface and groundwater;

•    Financial aspects of water resources management;

•    Inland fisheries;

•    Data management;

•    Data acquisition;

•    Legal and international enabling environment;

•    Capacity building (technical, research and legal)

3.    Out of the issues identified under Point 2, indicate

3.1.    Those which are purely national,

3.2.    Those which are common to two or more IGAD member states, and

3.3.    Those which are common to all IGAD member states

4.    For each set of issues, as identified and classified under Point 3, indicate priorities and the order in which the issues should be discussed and addressed within the relevant fora.

5.    Make recommendations on the manner in which the IGAD Water Dialogue Forum should be used to discuss and address the priority water management issues of a regional nature, and in particular the issues relating to trans-boundary water resources, with a view to facilitating the adoption of measures leading to equitable water use and, in general, to sustainable water resources management in the region.

6.    Write a short report on the above, covering, as a minimum, the following:

6.1.    Description of activities;

6.2.    Difficulties encountered, if any;

6.3.    Results;

6.4.    Discussion of results, conclusions and recommendations;

6.5.    Annexes: TOR of the mission, agenda, list of people met / interviewed; any material produced.

6.6.    A table showing (i) each issue, (ii) its type (national, bi-multi national, global), if relevant to more than one country, (iii) an indication of the countries concerned, and (iv) the  ranking of the issue in the order of priorities.

Competencies:

•    Good knowledge of water management issues at the national level and with regard to international watercourses and lakes, and trans-boundary aquifers;

•    Practical experience in regional cooperation in Africa, and preferably in East Africa and in the IGAD region.

•    Good communication skills and familiarity with the use of internet-based communication tools.

•    Having a good network of contacts in the water sector within the IGAD region will be an asset.

Qualifications and Experience:            

University degree in a water-related discipline (i.e., a discipline that may be applied to water management) and at least five years experience in a water management-related field

Procedure for the submission of applications:

Applications shall include:

•    Curriculum Vitae;

•    Cover letter including a clear identification of the vacancy