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/315
Announcement Date: 13-Jan-16 Closing Date: 03-Feb -16
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.
Sr Brief
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details of
the
consultants
position
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Position:
National
Hydrology
modular and
climate change
specialist/
officer
(C-670) No. of
Post: one
Duty Station:,
PCU Main
Office

Job Description/Duties and

responsibilities

Data Collection and Data Process

Collecting hydro-meteorological data from
different sources including local and global
datasets
Comparison of observed and simulated
meteorological datasets for coefficient of
determination analysis
Meteorological data screening based on
dynamic and normal ratio method for gap
filling
Comparing the correlation of estimated
rainfall and discharge based on satellite data
with the ground observed and measured data.
Collecting of Land cover, land use, IPCC
( CMIPS) and population datasets
Mapping the patterns of precipitation,
temperature and water resources availability
and rank them with regard to their exposure,
sensitivity, and therefore vulnerability to
climate change impacts, both present and
futureunder global climate scenarios
Simulation of annual water resources
availability in the river basins.
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Required
Qualification
Experience

and

Master degree in civil

engineering/ Environmental
system engineering/ water
resource engineering and
management hydrological
modeling.
Experience in climate change
scenario analysis, global climate
model analysis,
Capability of watershed analysis.
Contract documentation of most
civil engineering infrastructure
such as dams Projects, Irrigation
projects.
Knowledge and experience in
skillful use of computer and its
relevant soft-wares, such as GIS,
SWAT, Arc SWAT, BASINS,
Auto CAD, MS
Project/Primavera, World, Excel.
Knowledge and experience of
the necessary internal and
external meetings and
presentation at local and

Simulation and improvement of hydro

meteorological data for hydrological
development projects
Assessment of snow coverage areas and
accumulation in the midstream and upstream
using advancedtools and applications to
evaluate the changing of hydrologic
components in river basin and watershed
level
Considering Global Climate Models under
climate scenarios to assess the present and
future water resources availability using
models
Water stress assessment based on population
explosion and climate change scenarios
Prepare material for integration of climate
change in planning, especially by integrating
climate change concern in river basin and
sub basin level planning documents
Technical assist with water resources
department and offer trainings related to
SWAT and BASINS models and issues to
WRD staffs and Engineers.

international conference.
Knowledge of developing
training materials, and offer
trainings related to Water-related
models to other staff of Ministry
of Energy and Water and give
presentation and seminars
internally and other stakeholders.
Having experience of working
with national and international
organization.
Fluency in Dari, Pashto and
English (Writing, Reading and
Speaking).
Excellent Communication Skills
Proactive and Creative

Numerical simulations and Water resources&

climate change modelling
Run Arc SWAT, SWATand BASINS models
to quantify water resources availability,
hydrology components, climate change
scenarios and water quality
Arc GISand QGIS softwares for watershed
delineation and raster analysis
Run ETo-Calculator software to estimate the
evapotranspiration rate from surface land.
Run ET GeoWizards software for
manipulation of raster data in climate
studies.
Calibration and validating of water resources
engineering models.
Statistical and Probabilityanalysis.
Software Competency
SWAT, BASINS, ArcGIS, QGIS, Auto CAD,
ET.GeoWizards, ETo-Calculator
2

Position:
National
Hydrologist /
Flood
hydrological

Data Collection and Data Process

Collecting and analysing Hydro
meteorological data from different sources
Calibration of input data for hydrology
Calculate of base flow, discharge runoff,
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Master degree in civil

engineering/water resource
engineering and management
and proficient in the
hydrological modelling.

Modeller
/IRDP/MEW
officer (C-670)
No. of Post: one
Duty Station:,
PCU Main
Office

direct runoff, and direct runoff coefficient of

the River Basin for flood Analysis.
Analyzing and calculate of flood runoff,
rainfall-runoff, flood forecasting and Flow
duration curve.
Calculate the flood probability of exceedance
and frequency, flood peak, probable flood
hydrograph and flood return period rate.
Calculating the annual average water losses,
rainfall losses and effective rainfall of the
river basin.
Simulation, Computation and Calibration of
Maximum flood, flood routing, return period
methods and results.
Develop of flood risk modelling and
mapping guidance document (covering
catchment hydrological modelling)
Support the lead of hydrology in all
hydrological analyses.
Contribute to multi-hazard risk assessment
for study the basins.
Calculate of river flow regime, water
balance, mean annual discharge, and mean
annual runoff and annual hydrograph of the
River Basin.
Calculate of key elements for the irrigation
and intake deign.
Estimate the supply ability of the basin to the
future water demands.
Mapping of river course and simulated of the
watershed design characteristics.
Simulate and improvement of hydro
meteorological data for hydrological
development projects.
Comparing the correlation of estimated
rainfall and discharge based on satellite data
with the ground observed and measured data.
Calculation and preparing of water year
books using rating curves method.
Measure of water in the rivers by cableway,
current-meter and bridge-boom to find and
calculate velocity, depth, width of river.
Analyzing of the key association elements
for integrated river basin planning and dam
feasibility study.
Hydrology Technical assists with water
resources department and develop trainings
program in Hydrology Modelling (Flood and
water Balance).
Numerical simulations and hydrologic
modelling

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Experience in water resources

engineering including design,
assessment supervision of
infrastructure construction
and/or management of major
infrastructure projects.
Contract documentation of most
civil engineering infrastructure
such as dams Projects, Irrigation
projects.
Knowledge and experience in
skillful use of computer and its
relevant soft-wares, such as Auto
CAD, Auto Desk Land, SAP
2000, ETABS 2000, MS
Project/Primavera, World, Excel.
Knowledge and experience of
the necessary internal and
external meetings and
presentation at local and
international conference.
Knowledge of developing
training materials, and offer
trainings related to Water-related
models to other staff of Ministry
of Energy and Water and give
presentation and seminars
internally and other stakeholders.
Having experience of working
with national and international
organization.
Fluency in Dari, Pashto and
English (Writing, Reading and
Speaking).
Excellent Communication Skills
Proactive and Creative

Run IFAS (Integrated Flood Analysis

System), Auto-IFAS, IRIC (International
River Interface Cooperative), HEC-HMS and
WEAP (Water Evaluation and Planning)
software to develop river basin management
planning models.
Run X-connect software for hydro
meteorological data analysing and processing
Run ETo-Calculator software to estimate the
evapotranspiration rate from surface land.
Run GIS analysis base on QGIS, ArcGIS and
for the river basin mapping and watershed
delineation.
Run IPI2 software for geophysics data
analysing and processing to estimate the
ground water level in water supply project
via deep wells.
Calibration and validating of water resources
engineering models.
Used Advection Diffusion-Reaction method
to analyse the evolution of chemical species
in the rivers flow.
Statistical and Probability analysis.
Used PWRI-DHM model for converting
rainfall into runoff analysis in the large scale
river basin.
Software Competency
IFAS, Auto-IFAS, IRIC, X-connect, HECHMS, WEAP, ArcGIS, GrassGis, QGIS,
Auto CAD, SAP 2000, R, ETo-Calculator,
IPI2.
The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) of Emergency Irrigation Rehabilitation Project (EIRP)
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

03-Feb -16

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Eng. Mohammad Gul "Hamidi"

Acting Director of Project Coordination Unit PCU
Ministry of Energy and Water
Mobile : 0093 (0) 796002020 /0700686110

Emil address: mhamidi@eirp-afg.org

Copy to nasir.ahadi@eirp-afg.org and saeed.azizullah@eirp-afg.org

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