INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (IWMI) TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TAAT) WATER MANAGEMENT ENABLER

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES

SECTOR : Agriculture

CONSULTANCY SERVICES :  Irrigation Engineer

Financing Agreement reference: P- Z1-A00-016

Project ID No.: 2100155036067

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This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website(www.afdb.org) 16th August, 2018.

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is implementing the TAAT Water Enabler, financed through a grant from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Program and intends to apply part of the proceeds for this grant to facilitate payment for a consultant- Irrigation Engineer.

The Consultant is expected to develop and assemble service packages for inclusion into Value Chain Compact toolkits and related technology deployment actions; Capacity development and training of extension agents, young agripreneurs, and champion farmers in cost effective deployment of water management and irrigation technologies; Design and establish on farm water management and irrigation demonstration activities in accordance with the project’s list of proven technologies for each value chain; Develop crop-water requirements and irrigation schedules; Coordinate irrigation data management; Collect and analyze field observations and measurements with national partners and technology transfer officer to evaluate technology toolkits; Design framework for equipment O&M; Provide technical backstopping to national coordinators, extension agents, young agripreneurs, champion farmers, value chain compacts, when requested; Where requested, the consultant contributes to other TAAT-WEC outputs and activities including outreach events, success stories, project meetings, private sector engagements.

The Consultant should have a postgraduate degree in Irrigation Engineering, Agricultural Engineering or Soil and Water Engineering with at least 5 years of post-graduate work experience in the field of Irrigation Management especially in Africa; Experience and relevant scientific publications working on diverse range of irrigation scales and good knowledge of irrigation design and of the operation and maintenance of irrigation schemes; Experience in working with multiple partners in multiple disciplines in developing countries; Ability to independently design and conduct field demonstration using participatory approaches.

IWMI now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested individual consultant must provide comprehensive curriculum vitae information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services including a description of similar assignments done and experience in similar conditions.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Bank’s October 2015 edition of the Bank’s Procurement Policy framework¹.The assignment is for a duration of One (1) year and is expected to start on November 1.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours (0800-1630hrs).

Expressions of interest should be delivered to the address below on or before October 6, 2019.

Dr. Ir. Sander J. Zwart

Coordinator TAAT-WEC

International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Accra, Ghana

Email : s.zwart@cgiar.org