ITC's Social Investments Program, Mission Sunehra Kal, aims to address vulnerabilities of farming communities, particularly with respect to water resources. The focus of the mission is on assisting communities to collectively conserve and manage local natural resources, broad-base farming systems and expand off-farm income portfolios to promote growth of rural economies through community participation and partnerships. ITC's integrated watershed development projects already cover more than 300,000 ha across 14 Indian states. The long-term objective of these investments is to drought-proof all its core agri-catchments and achieve positive water balance in all its factory locations, through a combination of supply augmentation and demand management. Towards these objectives, ITC has been working in supply side augmentation and demand side management of water.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and ITC have forged a knowledge partnership through which IWMI is helping ITC develop a drought-proofing and water security framework. As part of project activities in phase I, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) led the development of frameworks for \u2018drought proofing\u2019 and \u2018water security for all\u2019 and piloted the same in 4 agri-watersheds and 4 factory locations.
Next phase of project will support ITC and partners\u2019 drought proofing and water security activities at watershed level and beyond to sub-basin scale through use of scientific and evidence-based tools for planning. The project will take forward and strengthen the outcomes and activities of phase 1, categorically focusing on Improving and expanding the capabilities of developed tools and framework, training ITC directly and through them their NGOs (across India) on both drought proofing & unit water security and provide handholding support to adopt the frameworks across all operational catchments decided by ITC.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Expand and improve the developed drought proofing tool from phase 1. Develop a user-friendly tool for assessing unit water security planning to be used by ITC for its factory catchments and its NGO teams Lead training of ITC directly and NGOs partner on developed tools and framework across India (up to 15 states and 40 districts) through centralized and cluster training sessions. Review existing drought proofing and water security plans and interventions in selected agricultural and factory watersheds with a view to identifying gaps in planning and execution. Develop formats for collecting and synthesizing primary and secondary data (groundwater, surface-water, agriculture water use) for strengthening monitoring and assess the impact of project activities. Engage with key stakeholders in project implementation, policy advocacy and dissemination of project outcomes to contribute to development goals. Integrate research findings into effective policy recommendations and disseminate information through relevant guidelines and policy briefsRequirements
The successful candidate will posses the following:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Excellent understanding of fundamentals in hydrology (e.g., catchment water balance components, hydrological process understanding) and agricultural water management Excellent knowledge of data management, excel VBA and dashboards development Experience in catchment-scale hydrology, agro-hydrology and watershed management Demonstrated skills in undertaking hydrological studies at various scaleMINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
Masters in natural resource management/water resource management/ hydrology/ agriculture water management 2 years of experience in a related fieldDESIRABLE
Working knowledge in using geographical information systems (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS/GRASS) and programming ability (R, Python etc.) Excellent written and oral communication skills Excellent track record of peer-reviewed publications in relevant national and international journals Good organizational and time management skills, with an ability to work independently and to deadlinesBenefits
What we are offering:
This is a nationally recruited position and only candidates who are eligible to work in India will be considered. IWMI offers a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of health insurance, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, and long-term disability coverage. The duration of the contract will initially be for a period of three years with the possibility of extension.
HOW TO APPLY: Apply for the position by following the application instructions at www.iwmi.org/jobs. We will be accepting applications through 24:00 (IST) July 18, 2022 (applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis). Receipt of all applications will be acknowledged, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
IWMI believes that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. We offer a multi-cultural, multi-color, multi-generational and multi-disciplinary working environment. We are consciously creating an inclusive organization that reflects our global character and our commitment to gender equity. We, therefore, encourage applicants from all cultures, races, ethnicities, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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