Team Leader (IWRM/River Basin Management Expert)

Consultant type: International Consultant (Individual)

Contract Type: Special Service Agreement

Duration of service:170 Working Days from July 2013 to December 2015

Work Location:Office of the MRC Secretariat in Vientiane, Lao PDR and Home base

Division/Section: Environment Programme, Environment Division

Key Responsibilities:  

• Coordinate all activities and tasks of the project and effective steering of the entire project team;
• Develop the overall method for impact analysis and risk assessment;
• Together with the environment expert, develop criteria to: (i) identify the significance of pressures and impacts in riverine systems; and (ii) determine environmental objectives/thresholds for the risk assessment;
• In support, with the environment expert, make sure that an effective monitoring will be in place to validate the outcomes of the risk estimation;
• Steer the joint process to select one or two LMB sub-basins for pilot-testing;
• Develop training plans regarding the project’s method and all technical approaches to ensure appropriate capacity building in the LMB region for long-term implementation of outcomes;
• Compile all work in interim reports and the final report in a structured and concise way;
• Ensure an effective information flow between the project team, the MRCS, the NMCs, and all others involved in the project including relevant stakeholders;
• Represent the project team as required at meetings and workshops (e.g. presentation of outcomes).

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• At least 15 years international/regional professional experience in Integrated Water Resources/River Basin Management;
• High-level knowledge and proven applied experience in relation to pressure/impact analysis and risk assessment in riverine systems;
• Experience in issues related to setting criteria for the significance regarding physico-chemical, chemical, and hydro-morphological pressures as well as impacts;
• Very good knowledge on international best practices on impact analysis and risk assessment;
• Very good experience in training and capacity building in particular regarding the application of environmental risk assessment methodology as required of this project;
• Good knowledge with the MRC Procedures and Technical Guidelines on Water Quality as well as other MRC Procedures relevant to this project;
• Proven experience in the management and coordination of multi-disciplinary teams and getting outcomes in complex technical, organisational and international environments;
• Experience in a wide range of stakeholders, including senior level officials in government agencies preferably in the Mekong region;
• Substantial experience in strategic planning and analysis of environmental issues within sectoral strategic planning;
• Demonstrated ability to write technical reports which can be readily understood by decision makers and the general public;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English;
• Familiarity with the situation in developing countries, particularly in the LMB and the Mekong River Commission would be beneficial.

Application procedures:

The application should include (i) a cover letter outlining clearly how the candidate meets the requirements of the position, (ii) a detailed CV, and (iii) MRC Personal History Form and (iv) Financial Proposal. The position title must be indicated in the cover letter.

Closing date for applications:

12 July 2013

The Term of Reference can be downloaded from the download section below. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

The application should be sent to:

Mekong River Commission
Office of the Secretariat in Vientiane (OSV)
P.O. Box 6101, 184 Fa Ngoum Road
Ban Sithane Neua, Sikhottabong District,
Vientiane 01000, Lao PDR.
Tel: (856) 21 263 263
Email: mrcs@mrcmekong.org

Downloads

Term of Reference (TOR)

MRC Personal History Form