The successful engineer will take overall responsibility for the technical management of ACTED’s Khatlon Water and Sanitation Programme. The programme has recently purchased a PAT 301 drill rig and as such the new manager must be competent in the use of such machinery and have both theoretical and practical knowledge of the rig or other similar rigs. In addition the Khatlon base also carries out construction of spring catchments, VIP school and hospital latrines and other water related projects depending on community identified priorities in the area.

S/he will be responsible for:
• Providing technical and managerial support to the drilling operations being carried out using ACTEDs own drilling rig (expected to start operating in August 2005)
• Overseeing and supporting the activities of the water & rehabilitation department in Khatlon, covering approximately 12 national staff;
• Monitoring and advising on all technical/managerial progress of all on-going WRD projects;
• Monitoring the financial budgets of all on-going WRD projects
• Ensuring that the WRD department works effectively with the Community Mobilisation and Monitoring and Evaluation Departments;
• The creation, of community based organisations to ensure project sustainability;
• Monitoring and evaluating all hardware and software interventions for best practises, optimum strategies, replication of lessons learnt etc.
• Maintenance of a professional and supporting relationship with local, regional and where applicable international authorities;
• Liaison with other INGOs working in the WATSAN field within Tajikistan;
• Supervise and advise on all technical engineering designs for specific systems, as well as overseeing all estimates and any tender documents for quality and correctness;
• Track all base financial allocations, with details to be included in monthly status reports and submitted to central coordination;
• Conduct regular and random monitoring trips to ACTED micro project sites that require technical oversight;
• Increasing the technical and management capacity of the local staff such that they are able to take increasing responsibility for management of the programme. Identify or recruit suitable individuals to effectively take on more senior roles in the management of the WRD programme;
• Perform other duties requested by Country Director or Deputy Country Director;

Priority Tasks / Goals

1. Deliver the ongoing programmes to time and budget specifications;
2. Establish a long term sustainable and effective drilling programme for the installation of deep hand pumps using ACTEDs own drilling rig;
3. Provide training and direction to ACTED engineers;
4. Completing comprehensive monthly Khatlon Base Reports covering all technical projects and presenting all staff and financial follow up;
5. Continuously review the ACTED technical programme in terms of service delivery and appropriateness. Where appropriate, revise existing technical assistance systems;
6. Identify or recruit senior local engineer staff of competent management and engineering ability to take an increased role in the management of the WRD programme;.