Job Opening
| Posting Title: | Water quality monitoring expert |
| Department/Office: | United Nations Environment Programme |
| Duty Station: | NAIROBI |
| Posting Period: | 21 November 2022 – 28 November 2022 |
| Job Opening Number: | 22-United Nations Environment Programme-194591-Consultant |
| Staffing Exercise | N/A |
By the end of the consultancy the laboratory capacity (technological, systems, procedures and protocols, etc.) as well as the capacity of relevant technical staff will be enhanced in the County Government of Turkana.
Work LocationNairobi
Expected duration
20 days
Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe overall objective of this project is to develop the capacity of the County Government of Turkana to enhance the sustainable management of its natural resources in this case freshwater resources and hence improve the well-being of the local communities. This objective will be achieved in close cooperation with the expert that will provide the assessment of the capacity of the County Government to manage water resources and as part of the overall capacity development plan. The objective of this consultancy is to enhance the technical capacity of the laboratory facility for water quality monitoring as well as the capacity of relevant technical staff in the County of Turkana, Kenya. Based on this assessment hardware, consumables, indicative equipment and laboratory staff training program will be clearly defined.
The scope of work covers a technical review for laboratory requirements, specifications for equipment to be purchased, training technical staff and support to the county government to develop standard operating procedures for water quality monitoring for purposes designated in the overall capacity development plan.
Under the overall guidance of the Regional Director of the UNEP Africa Office and the direct supervision of the Regional Sub-programme Coordinator for Ecosystems, the consultant will undertake the following tasks:
1. Undertake a technical review for laboratory requirements for effective water quality monitoring and assess the capacity need of government officers and of the laboratory stuffs The consultant shall undertake a technical review the needs for water quality monitoring in the Turkana county, assess the existing technological capacity for laboratory and develop requirements of the water quality monitoring laboratory facility in the County of Turkana. The technical review will also assess the capacity needs of the technical staff working in the laboratory facility.
The final results from the validation workshop will inform the laboratory requirements, specifications for equipment to be purchased and to develop the training programme that will be used to train water managers/experts, field officers and other relevant technical staff in the County of Turkana.
2. Prepare specifications for equipment to be purchased and design the capacity development programme in collaboration with the overall lead of the program:
The expert will prepare a specifications of laboratory equipment including hardware, consumables, and software as appropriate to facilitate their procurement and commissioning. Indicative equipment may include spectrophotometer, accessories, etc.
3.Train laboratory technicians, water managers, field officers and other relevant technical staff on water quality monitoring:
4. Support the County Government of Turkana to develop standard operating procedures in areas identified under this consultancy:
The consultant will support the County Government to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the analytical methods implemented in the Water Monitoring Laboratory and for field measurements with respect to the instrumentation used for those methods and measurements.
Advanced university degree (masters and above) in water resources management, hydrology, Analytical chemistry or closely related area of study is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university.
At least 10 years of work experience in water resources management is required.
Previous work experience in water resources management with a bias towards water quality monitoring from a laboratory perspective including demonstrated experience in managing a national level laboratory accredited to ISO 17025, and developing Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for analytical method is desirable.
Fluency in written and oral English is required for this consultancy.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
Deadline for Applications 28 November 2022.
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