Water Resources Modeler – Entebbe – Nile Basin Initiative

About US:
The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is an inter-governmental organization initiated and led by the Nile riparian countries to promote joint development, protection and management of the common Nile Basin water resources. NBI has a Shared Vision, namely: ‘to promote sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization of’, and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources.’ The NBI provides a unique forum for the countries of the Nile Basin to move toward a cooperative process to realize tangible benefits in the basin and build a solid foundation of trust and confidence.

Job Summary: The Water Resources Modeler will support the Nile Basin Initiative in strengthening their Water Resources Management Department, in general, and implement the water resources management program of NBI.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Provide technical expertise in the development of DSS new add-ons and lead their development, testing and integration
· Actively contribute to DSS user community activities through sharing of experiences, providing training, and resolution of DSS use related issues
· Carry out periodic technical workshops and trainings on the application of the NB-DSS
· Provide analytical support including compilation and quality assuring water resources and related data, developing model setups, scenario analysis and evaluation of strategic options for water resources management
· Significantly contribute to the preparation of strategic papers, including supporting technical analysis and review of working papers.
· Contribute to the modeling impacts of Climate Change on hydrology of the Nile Basin and development of Climate Change resilient water resources development and management options
· Provide technical/analytic inputs to the preparation of knowledge products;
· Contribute to the preparation of training modules on water resources modeling and use of NB DSS
· Manage consultants’ performance to ensure the relevance and quality, including reviewing of technical documents.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The applicant should hold a Master’s degree in water resources systems engineering, hydro-informatics, hydrology (with focus on water resources modeling) or closely related fields.
· At least five years’ experience (after MSc degree) in river basin modeling, with focus on water balance modeling, water allocation, simulation of river-reservoir systems involving key water use systems (such as hydropower, irrigation), flood control benefits of regulation systems, rainfall-runoff modeling and optimization modeling.
· A minimum of five years’ experience in the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in water resources.
· Broad knowledge and understanding of surface water hydrology and hydrologic modeling technologies, with special emphasis on large-basin hydrologic modeling.
· Proficiency in an advanced programming language; such as (C++, Visual Basic, and Java) is a significant advantage.
· Familiarity with hydrodynamic modeling of river systems is a significant advantage.
· Demonstrated expertise with at least two water resources modeling software packages is a requirement.
· Previous exposure and experience in formulation and solving optimization problems in water resources
· Working knowledge of routine statistical methods.
· Strong multi-cultural and inter-personnel skills; experience in working in multidisciplinary team is a significant advantage.
· Demonstrated technical writing, analytical, presentation and reporting skills.
· Strong English language skills (spoken and written); working knowledge of French is an advantage.
· Prior experience working with or in regional/international organizations is an advantage.
· Experience working in Africa, particularly the Nile Basin countries, is preferred.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified applicants are advised to send their applications electronically to the Executive Director at: watervacancy@nilebasin.org. The application/cover letters should clearly be indicating the title of the assignment and accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae.

Deadline: 15th October 2015