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Hydrologist / Data Manager - Central Asia WAVE

Tetra Tech International Development Services, headquartered in Arlington, VA is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates for a Hydrologist / Data Manager on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity in Central Asia. This local position will be based in Almaty, Kazakhstan with frequent travel across Central Asia to support regional activities. The goal of the activity is to strengthen regional capacity to manage shared water resources and mitigate environmental risks in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya river basins, shared by five Central Asian States – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The activity seeks to improve the capacity of small and regional river basin councils to identify and address water management issues; and support national governments to improve regional collaboration, effective joint water management practices, and legal/regulatory improvements.

 

Position: The Hydrologist / Data Manager reports to the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Lead and works across all technical objectives of the WAVE Activity, including efforts to strengthen IWRM capacity of the Basin Water Organizations and Small Basin Councils in the target river basins, and to inform discussions on the integration of science and policy. The position will work closely with partners at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to support modeling work and development of the robust decision support process. The position will also liaise regularly with the WAVE Small Basin Engagement (SBE) specialists to collect information and support data management for basin planning and modeling activities. 

 

Qualifications:

*Advanced degree in Hydrology, Water Resources Management, or related field.

*Minimum three (3) years professional experience in the implementation of integrated water resource management (IWRM), transboundary water cooperation, water and environment programs; or hydrological research related to the foregoing.

*Minimum two (2) years professional experience in hydrologist / data management positions; and

*Experience working with Central Asian Government counterparts.

*Demonstrated understanding of the water sector, including policy and transboundary water challenges in Central Asia;

*Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain partnerships and strong working relationships with donors, host country government counterparts, academic institutions, and civil society;

*Ability to successfully collect, manage, and analyze hydrological data.

*Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Russian are required.

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