Water Resources and Project Management Specialist (International)

T A-8484 INO: Sustainable Infrastructure Assistance Program - Technical Assistance Cluster Management Facility (Subproject 1) - Water Resources and Project Management Specialist (International) (46380-003) 

Consultant Type Individual Selection Method Individual Consultant Selection (ICS)

Source International Technical Proposal Not Applicable

Selection Title Sustainable Infrastructure Assistance Program - Technical Assistance Cluster Management Facility (Subproject 1)

Package Number Package Name Water Resources and Project Management Specialist (International)

Advance Action      Yes      No Engagement Period     12     MONTH   Consulting Services Budget USD     150,000 Budget Type      Estimated      Maximum

Approval Number 8484 Approval Date 11-Oct-2013 Estimated Short-listing Date 30-Mar-2018 Estimated Commencement Date 20-Apr-2018

Open to non-Member Countries      Yes      No

Additional Information

Possibility of contract extension      Yes      No      Not known       Possibility of consideration for downstream assignment      Yes      No      Not known       Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC)      Yes      No     Country of assignment     Indonesia

Contact Information

Project Officer Anthony Robert Gill Designation Senior Country Specialist     Asian Development Bank Email agill@adb.org

Primary Agency Country Agency Role Contact Person   National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) Indonesia Executing Agency Mr. Ikhwan Hakim   Ministry of Public Works Indonesia Implementing Agency     National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) Indonesia Implementing Agency

Expertise		Agriculture/ Rural Development
Expertise Group		Agriculture/Rural Development
TOR Keywords		irrigation, modeling, flood risks management, water allocation

Objective and Purpose of the Assignment

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing financing and technical assistances to the Government of Indonesia to support the implementation of its water security program under the 2015–2019 National Medium-Term Development Plan. Ongoing investments are articulated around the improvement of water infrastructure delivery to support the broader water security and food security agenda. This includes L3455: Accelerating Infrastructure Delivery through Better Engineering Services Project, L3440: Flood Management in Selected River Basins Sector Project, and Loan 3529/8327(AIF)-INO: Integrated Participatory Development and Management of Irrigation Program. Technical assistances are providing support for implementation of those investments and to introduce innovations in the sector. Several investments are under preparation as reflected in the ADB’s country operations business plan, 2018–2020 for Indonesia. Additional resources are needed to ensure a timely and quality delivery of this growing portfolio and program.

Scope of Work

The consultant will support ADB, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, and BAPPENAS to (i) ensure timely and quality outputs for ongoing operations; (ii) support liaison with executing and implementing agencies and management of technical assistances; and (iii) provide technical inputs for the formulation of strategies and pipelined water projects aligned with priorities from the Water Operational Plan 2011– 2020 and to the Climate Change Operational Framework 2017–2030. The consultant will directly report to ADB’s project officer over a period of 12 months.

Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output

A. Project Management (i) Prepare and implement all administrative systems and procedures needed to review the quality of outputs of the ongoing projects to ensure that the quality is acceptable as per international standards, and the work is progressing as per plan. (ii) Identify best practices (climate adaptation, seismic risk proofing, water efficiency) relevant to the project and formulate activities to be part of the investments. (iii) Ensure that modeling works under L3455 and L3440 are taking into account climate change adaptation impacts, and recommend adjustments of allocations for other users and dams operations for more sustainable use of water resources, including identifying interdependencies and linkages water users across sectors particularly energy and domestic supplies. (iv) Undertake overall coordination and liaison on technical matters with the Directorate General of Water Resources (DGWR) and BAPPENAS, including attending stakeholder meetings, coordination of inputs, management and advise to the ADB, DGWR and BAPPENAS, as necessary. (v) Review the overall management of the planning, design and engineering of projects under the ongoing projects, to ensure that the engineering consultants are on track and providing expert advice as required. (vi) Review and ensure outputs are complete, well prepared using consistent formats, and contents are prepared to the highest standard. (vii) Review and ensure new project readiness and bankability with the relevant stakeholders and providing experts advise to address gaps, if any. (viii) Monitor the accuracy and timeliness of data, processing and transfer of information and reports to the ADB. (ix) Ensure that the government’s policies and standards are implemented in all contract packages and field supervision teams. (x) Identify important technical and managerial issues which affect progress, safety, quality and compliance with safeguards. (xi) Guide, coordinate and support the ongoing projects activities and provide overall guidance, direction and monitoring of the consultant performance to ensure that the progress is as per the planned schedule. (xii) Advise the ADB and DGWR on interventions needed to accelerate the implementation of ongoing projects. (xiii) Undertake capacity building workshops, training and knowledge sharing sessions on best practices in water infrastructure design, value engineering, project readiness, bankability and other areas, in discussions with DGWR and BAPPENAS. B. Strategic Works (i) Support the development of strategies for water resources management and its impact on agricultural development, in consultation with relevant government agencies. (ii) Contribute to the updating of the sector assessment for water resources and food security. (iii) Support the preparation of the background study for the government’s 2020–2024 mid-term development plan (iv) Review government planning and design guidelines for river infrastructure and recommend improvements for complying with international best practices on climate resilience, bioengineering and seismic risk proofing. C. Investment Preparation (i) Provide technical support to relevant agencies for the preparation of pipelined investments, including coordination with ADB’s partners (IHE-Delft, European Space Agency and others) that are supporting design of investments (ii) Conduct consultations with river basins stakeholders to review and confirm proposed investments in selected river basins. (iii) Review terms of reference, feasibility studies and engineering design for infrastructure subprojects prepared under the Accelerating Infrastructure Delivery through Better Engineering Services Project and under the Flood Management in Selected River Basins Sector Project. (iv) Identify best practices (climate adaptation, seismic risk proofing, water efficiency) relevant to the project and formulate activities to be part of the investment. (v) Support the preparation of the Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors (RRP) for proposed investments. (vi) Update as required the readiness documentation in close coordination with the Directorate of Planning and Programming, DGWR, and the Directorate of Multilateral Funding, BAPPENAS. (vii) Facilitate focus group discussions to review project preparation progress. Output/Reporting Requirements The consultant will prepare the following formal reports: (i) Monthly briefs for ongoing projects, covering progress, issues and actions; (ii) Specific sections of the project concept paper and Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors (RRP) for new projects; (iii) Monthly administrative reports following ADB template (monthly); and (iv) Working group materials and discussion and technical notes as required.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

The consultant must have a higher degree (M.Sc. or equivalent), in civil engineering or water resources. The consultant must have at least 10 years of relevant experience in managing and/or developing water infrastructure projects covering flood risks management, raw water supply, and irrigation, with a strong focus on operational and technical matters. Experience in mathematical modelling for flood routing, institutional and policy aspects of water management, and operational efficiencies in terms of climate change adaptation and socio-environmental aspects is essential. Experience in hydrological review to optimize basin water resources and climate change vulnerability assessment of water projects is also essential. Knowledge of the government planning cycle, procurement procedures and financial management mechanisms would be an advantage. He/she must have excellent written and oral communications skills. 

Minimum General Experience		10 Years
Minimum Specific Experience (relevant to assignment)		10 Years
Regional/Country Experience		Required      Desired      Not Required

Schedule and Places of Assignment (chronological and inclusive of travel) Schedule Type      Continuous      Intermittent     Max. Working Days/Week Home Office 5 Field 6         City and Country Working Days Estimated Start Date Estimated End Date Other Details (use if place selected is Others) Jakarta, Indonesia 200 20-Apr-2018 24-Jan-2019   Other City, Indonesia 20 25-Jan-2019 19-Apr-2019 Serang   Total 220

Information

• Location: Indonesia
• Starts March 14, 2018 20:00 , ends April 3, 2018 19:59

Taxonomy

• Agriculture
• Irrigation
• Resource Management
• Sustainable Water Resource Management
• Natural Resource Management
• Water Resource Management
• Agriculture & Forestry
• Irrigation & Water Management