International Consultant on Drought Monitoring and Forecasting

Mekong River Commission 

The role of MRC is to promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries' mutual benefit and the people's well-being

 

MRC Secretariat is now recruiting a highly qualified consultant for the following consultancy

International Consultant on Drought Monitoring and Forecasting

Consultant type Division/Section	: :	International Consultant (Individual) Drought Management Programme, Operations Division
Work location	:	Office of MRC Secretariat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contract type/ Duration	:	60 working days from September to December 2014

Key Responsibilities:

• Review existing regional / transboundary;
• Review national websites/systems related to drought monitoring and forecasting in the Member Countries and assess strength and weakness of those systems;
• Review existing monitoring, forecasting and data management systems of the MRC programmes such as IKMP, FMMP and CCAI;
• Identify value added of the regional drought monitoring and forecasting system to the existing systems of Member Countries;
• Review and scope indicator and/or indices for drought monitoring and forecasting at the regional scale as well as tools for calculating indicators and/or indices. The review should include experience of the Member Countries and well known organizations or other international river basins related to meteorological drought, hydrological drought and agriculture drought;
• Review and scope methods and tools for seasonal drought forecasting related to meteorological drought, hydrological drought and agriculture drought;
• Identify data needs, data gaps and data accessibility for further cooperation on data collection and sharing;
• Work closely with relevant MRC Programmes such as IKMP, FMMP, AIP, and CCAI on the review, developing concept and frameworks and identification of data need and gaps for a regional drought monitoring and forecasting system;
• Develop concept, framework, process for developing a regional drought monitoring and forecasting system;
• Identify capacity building needs for developing the system and prepare TORs for resources needed for future recruitment;
• Develop implementation and operation workplan.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Master or higher degree(s) in water resources management, climate change, or other relevant science to drought management;
• At least 10 years work experience in drought management project/programme, drought analysis and mapping, drought monitoring and forecasting, water resources management, hydrology and climate change;
• Advanced knowledge and extensive experience drought monitoring and forecasting system;
• Extensive experience with providing similar consultancy services;
• Experience with International River Basin or MRC is an advantage; and
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is required.  

The Terms of Reference and other information can be obtained from the MRC websitehttp://www.mrcmekong.org/working-with-mrc/employment. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

 

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. The position title and section/division must be indicated in the cover letter.

 

The application should be sent to:

Mekong River Commission Office of the Secretariat in Vientiane (OSV)
P.O. Box 6101, 184 Fa NgoumRoad
Vientiane 01000, Lao PDR
Email: mrcs@mrcmekong.org

Closing date for applications:  26 September 2014