Water and Wastewater Expert / Pre-Feasibility Study / Master Plan Expert

Job offer: Water and Wastewater Expert / Pre-Feasibility Study / Master Plan Expert - Anglophone Africa. HYDROPHIL is currently looking for a Water and Wastewater Expert / Pre-Feasibility Study / Master Plan Expert for the KfW-financed “Framework Contract for Consulting Services in Fragile Contexts” in Anglophone Africa. KfW launched the internal project “KfW in fragile contexts” with the objective to further improve the quality and effectiveness of its involvement in fragile contexts. The project’s areas of work include among other activities the design of efficient procedures in line with context-specific requirements and the development of new instruments.

• Project country/place of work: Anglophone Africa
• Type of assignment: short-term

Description of assignment

The objective of the Pre-FS will be the elaboration of an adequate analysis of the relevant framework conditions and the development of a concept (options) for a new project within the scope of the German Financial Cooperation (FC) in the water sector.

General Qualification and skills:

• Higher academic degree (master's or higher) in Civil/Water Engineering.
• At least 10 years of postgraduate professional experience in the water sector.
• Geographic experience in one (or more) of the following countries: Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.
• Fluency in English.

Specific experience:

• At least 10 years of experience and track record in consulting work: (1) Qualitative: conducting and recording in-depth interviews, focus groups, developing questionnaires, analysing and formulating recommendations and (2) Quantitative work on pre-feasibility studies of similar nature.
• Prior experience in the delivery of pre-feasibility studies, preferably for DFI clients such as KFW, World Bank, ADB etc.