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/591
Announcement Date: 16- July- 17Closing Date: 06- August -2017
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 Job Description/Duties and responsibilities

Required Qualification and Experience
l details of
the
consultant
s position
1 Position: Person specification
Human Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Resources Staff Recruitment: Essential
Officer To ensure that all announcements are uploaded Education/ DBA in relevant discipline, BBA
Vacancy to concern websites, email to provinces and training in HR management, Having
No :( C-900) send the hard copy to ACBAR offices experience in HR management
No. of Post: Collecting and sorting the applications/CVs and
(1) submitted to HR manager Work At least 4 years of professional
Duty To ensure all short listed candidates are called Experience experience in HR
Station: for written test and interview and arrangements
KBL with done on timely manner Professional Proficiency in computer
extensive Skills and software including word
Participate in interview when it is needed.
field visits to processing, spreadsheets,
Assist HR manager in checking of references of Competencies Access, etc.
all provinces the selected candidates.
within one Proficiency with databases
Preparing staff contract
region. Ability to deal with difficult,
Assist HR Manager for preparation of induction
often challenging work
plan for the new recruited staff at Head Office
situations
level
Behavioural role model for
peers and fellow team
Staff Insurance: members
Competent to work with
Send information of existed and new staff to significant levels of autonomy
Insurance company on a timely manner and able to meet tight
Make sure all staff medical claim computed in deadlines
standard form and send to Insurance company Creative and innovative in
To ensure all staff medical claims are reimbursed conceptual and analytical
from insured company or communicate the thinking
reason to staff for not reimbursing the claim Sensitivity to gender issues

Staff Leave:

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 Fluent in Dari, Pashto and
Preparing annual public holidays plan and send English (written and oral)
to all staff on first April of each year A results-oriented approach to
Make sure that all Head Office staff and Senior delivering work priorities
Provincial staff send their annual leave plan Values and Personal integrity, sense of
Maintaining Head Office staff leave record and attitudes humour, intuitive and self
release staff leave report on quarterly basis motivation
Knowledge of personal
strengths and weaknesses,
Good listener
Miscellaneous:
Ability to manage conflicting
priorities in personal workload,
Make sure that all staff has their Job Description meet tight deadlines and
(JD) and all new recruited staff issued the JD on achieve results
the time when they sing the contract
Make sure all new staff probationary period have
been confirmed by their line manager on timely
manner
Maintaining and controlling Human Resource
CVs bank in a proper way and timely manner
Assist in collection, sorting of staff Performance
Objectives
Assist HR manager in translating of some HR
documents.
Participating in any HR related meeting in the
absence of HR manager
Assist Liaison Assistant regarding staff visa, work
permit and Tax Identification Number process

Position: Below is a detailed description of duties and responsibilities Bachelors degree / (engineer). Well conversant
National which include following: with the standard quality control field testing
Quality procedures and use of quality control testing
Control/ 1. cable of using all the quality control testing equipments equipments for civil works contracts. Possess
Lab required as per the project requirements, likewise; los- relevant working experience of 3 years. Fluency in
Engineer Angeles abrasion test, gravel shape test, gravel crushing English is necessary Dari or Pashtu Native. Full
Vacancy test, impact value test, gradation, gradation and silt test computer literacy and knowledge of professional
No :( C-646) for sand, sieve analysis, slump test, concrete compressive programs on the subject is a prerequisite.
No. of Post: strength test, steel yield strength test, proctor test, field
(1) density test, different soil tests and similar
Duty 2. ensure and maintain availability of required quality
Station: control testing equipments, in working conditions, in
Kandahar the laboratory
Regional 3. plan and ensure timely calibration of the quality control
Office with testing equipments from the recognized institutions and
extensive maintain a record of all such calibration
field visits 4. ensure proper use of testing tools/equipment in the
to all construction sites to meet the quality standards as per
relevant technical specifications
provinces 5. guiding the contractors for using proper methods for
within one testing and use of suitable construction materials and
region. equipments in the field
6. conduct and report on the quality control testing in the
field as per the technical specifications with proper
conclusion and recommendation
7. Maintain records of all testing work, including cross
referencing to items of work to which each test refers
and location from which any samples were obtained for
testing;

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 8. prepare and participate in training courses and on-the-
job training for the site implementing staff/companies,
contractors supervisors and communities in the quality
control testing measures and use of testing
tools/equipment;
9. Explain/Demonstrate quality control testing procedures
at different levels such as community, site supervisor
engineers, companies with the help of Training
Coordinator; and
10. Perform any other duties as required by the PCU
Director.

The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) of IRDP 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
06- August -2017

Eng. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi

Acting Director of Project Coordination Unit PCU
Ministry of Energy and Water
Mobile: 0700686110
Email address:- Ahadi.nasir@eirp-afg.org

Copy to saeed.azizullah@eirp-afg.org

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