Job Description
The GCAP, financed by the World Bank and USAID, is Ghana's flagship agricultural project.The project is currently being restructured including the following revised Project Development Objective:
To improve agricultural productivity of both smallholder and nucleus farms in selected project intervention areas through increased access to reliable water, land, finance, agricultural inputs, and output markets.
The restructured GCAP will consist of the following seven components:
(i) Strengthening investment promotion infrastructure and facilitating secure access to land;
(ii) Securing PPPs and smallholder linkages in the Accra Plains; (Hi) Securing PPPs and small-holder linkages in the SADA Zone;
(iv) Project Management including M&E and impact analysis;
(v) Investments in physical rehabilitation and modernization of existing public irrigation and drainage infrastructure;
(vi) Support to the restructuring of irrigation and drainage institutions of the Government of Ghana; and
(vii) Support for the development of Water Users' Associations and new scheme management institutions.
Organizational Reporting: Reports to the Operation Manager/International Irrigation Engineer of GCAP
GCAP is looking for a dynamic and energetic National Irrigation and Drainage Engineer (to be located in Tamale) to assist the International Irrigation Engineer and the PIU in achieving the project outputs related to components (v) and (vii)of the restructured project.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Overall:
- Provides substantial technical inputs to the GCAP as guided by the International Irrigation Engineer (IIE) with regard to project components related to irrigation and drainage development in designated project locations financed and approved by the World Bank/USAID.
Specific:
- Assist the IIE in reviewing the work of the international consultants in the field investigations, surveys and designs required for the rehabilitation/modernization of irrigation and drainage infrastructure in Kpong Irrigation Scheme, Tono and Vea irrigation schemes.
- Assist the IIE reviewing the work of the international consultant in the field investigations, surveys and designs required for the completion and modernization of irrigation and drainage infrastructure in Kpong Left Bank Irrigation Scheme.
- Assist the IIE in providing oversight to the international consultant in supervising the construction activities related to the rehabilitation/modernization of Kpong Irrigation Scheme, Tono, Vea and Kpong Left Bank irrigation schemes.
- Assist in the formation of Water User Associations and selection of Scheme Management Entities for Kpong, Tono, Vea and Kpong Left Bank Schemes.
- Assist in formulating operations manuals for Kpong, Tono, Vea and Kpong Left Bank Schemes.
- Assist in formulating the maintenance manuals for Kpong, Tono, Vea and Kpong Left Bank Schemes.
- Assist in the technical assessment and appraisal of irrigation systems and equipment options proposed by Grant Awardees/Nucleus farmers to ensure that they are appropriate and provide value for money taking into account all relevant site specific technical considerations including the type of crops proposed to be cultivated by the farmers.
- Perform other tasks related to the Candidate's qualifications and experience that may be assigned by the International Irrigation Engineer.