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/593
Announcement Date: 27-NOV-2017 closing Date: 16-Dec-17
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.

Srl Brief details of the Job Description/Duties and responsibilities

Required Qualification and Experience
consultants
position
Position: Senior Below is a detailed description of duties and Bachelors degree / (Natural Science,
Coordinator Officer responsibilities which include following: Agriculture Water Resource
(Coordinator Deputy Management).
Minister for Water 1. Management of the day to day work
MEW. with all relevant agencies, including the Relevant working experience of 5 years.
Vacancy No: (C-
management of DM water office.
919) Grade C ,
2. Responsible for proper communication Fluency in English is necessary Dari or
No. of Post: (1)
with all areas of general directorates of Pashtu Native.
Duty Station:
Kabul/MEW river basin and sub river basins, offices
and provincial authorities, NGOs and Full computer literacy and knowledge of
Under the supervision professional programs on the subject is a
of Deputy Minister for private organizations operating in the prerequisite.
Water, Coordinator is MEW especially in the DM water office.
responsible to ensure 3. Maintain/establish working relations
appropriate with government, authorities, agencies,
coordination and international and local NGOs as
communication with required.
aligned Ministries, 4. Coordination, planning and follow up
foreign governments, of water sector projects.
donor agencies, 5. Supporting the planning and
general and sub river coordination of a program and relevant
basins, multilateral activities.
institutions, private 6. Scheduling and organizing
sector and intra meetings/events and the preparation of
ministerial agendas.
management for the 7. Coordinate the completion of multiple
DM water office. tasks before deadlines.
8. Keeping detailed records of all aspects
of the projects such as reports, contracts,
invoices and financial files for quick

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 access and future reference.
9. Ensuring a regular tracking of meetings
in the DM water office.
10. Setting the DM office leadership
meetings.
11. Participating in the internal
coordination meetings.
12. Preparation of invitations for meetings.
13. Provide monthly updates of the list of
priority projects and their progress
according to agreed report formats.
14. Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly
and annual donor and other reports of
DM water office.
15. Performing other duties assigned by
DM water.

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
16- DEC -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 and rohullah.amiri@eirp-afg.org

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