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[ GHANA JOBS Consultant: Resource ]The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is an international, non-profit, research-for-development organization that works with governments, civil society and the private sector to solve water problems in developing countries and scale up solutions. Through partnership, IWMI combines research on the sustainable use of water and land resources, knowledge services and products with capacity strengthening, dialogue and policy analysis to support implementation of water management solutions for agriculture, ecosystems, climate change and inclusive economic growth. Headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, IWMI is a CGIAR Research Center and leads the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
Salary range:CONFIDENTIAL, Job type: Contract, Location:Accra, Agency:International Water Management Inst…. Application close date:Expires May 04, 2020
GHANA JOBS Consultant: Resource
Job Description
Job Summary
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) seeks applications from suitable candidates to undertake a short-term assignment under IWMI’s project “Creating and capturing value: Supporting enterprises for urban liquid and solid wastes recycling for food, energy and clean environment (CapVal)”.
We seek candidates with a MSc or MPhil in environmental science, civil engineering, process engineering or any related field; a minimum of two years’ experience as plant manager for a plant producing compost or briquettes, experience with fecal sludge handling and processing, writing technical reports, training staff; excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proficiency in MS Office applications
Contract duration is six (06) months.
Project Background
Ghana lacks sufficient safe and hygienic sanitation facilities. Many cities in Ghana lack functional sewer systems. Municipal wastewater and fecal sludge treatment plants, if they exist, are barely functioning. As a result, less than 10,000 m3/d of wastewater is being treated for the entire country while wastewater generation, which was about 760,000 m3/d in 2000, is now estimated to exceed 1,000,000 m3/d. In cities, a large proportion of black water is disposed of in septic tanks while grey water is released it into street drains, often accompanied by excreta. Collected fecal sludge is occasionally treated, but mostly dumped in the environment, waterways or on land.
Given the foregoing challenges, the project, CapVal, proposes three-resource recovery and reuse solutions that have a high potential to incentivize local sanitation planning and management in Ghana, reduce waste transport costs, support the lifetime of landfills, and reduce environmental impacts through the establishment of co-composting, briquette and wastewater-fed aquaculture businesses in two regions of Ghana.
The compost facility will annually transform 5000 m3 fecal sludge and 300 tonnes of organic solid wastes into 200 tons of safe compost.
The briquette component will convert organic solid waste into low-cost fuel (briquettes) for use by households and institutions. The 1,000 tonnes/year briquette plant and the compost facilities will be sited in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly (YKMA).
Our third intervention is in wastewater-fed aquaculture based on studies by IWMI and partners on the potential for the production of African catfish in well-treated wastewater. CapValproposes to validate this business case with a proof of concept at the Chirapatrewastewater treatment plant in Kumasi, in collaboration with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA). Proceeds from the business will be fed back into the maintenance of the treatment plant.
All three interventions will be supported by the appropriate capacity development of the private and public sectors.
Responsibilities and Deliverables
Following the construction of a plant in Somanya, which intends to produce composts and non-carbonized briquettes from locally available wastes (food waste, rice husks, sawdust, market wastes, mango wastes, etc.), the consultant will be supervising the test launch of the operation of the facility.
The consultant will:
Test run different parts of the plant (fecal sludge dewatering, water treatment, composting, briquette production) to optimize the processes
Manage the treatment and production plant, to ensure quality products are manufactured, treatment performance for wastes is satisfactory and plant capacity is attained
Produce scientific reports on the research activities undertaken
Set-up a demonstration site for the produced compost
Any other related activities related to the plant operation and assigned by a supervisor
Under particular circumstances, the consultant may be called to engage in some representation activities, to talk about the project, the plants’ performance, to secure new off-take contracts for the compost or the briquettes, etc.
Required Skills or Experience
MSc or MPhil in environmental science, civil engineering, process engineering or any related field
A minimum of two years’ experience as plant manager for a plant producing compost or briquettes
Experience with fecal sludge handling and processing
Experience in writing technical reports
Experience in training staff
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in MS Office applications
Essential
Fluency in oral and written English
Knowledge of at least one local language in use in Eastern region (e.g. Krobo, Ewe, Twi).
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural research environment
Proven ability to plan and organize own work, manage conflicting priorities and work under pressure
Ability and willingness to spend time in the field
Desirable
Experience in use of compost in agriculture
Good understanding of issues surrounding soil fertility management
Experience in resource recovery and reuse
Ability to engage and train other personnel
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How To Apply
Apply via the link below: https://apply.workable.com/international-water-management-institute/j/08E914B6AD/
Your application must include a copy of your curriculum vitae, including details of previous experience, together with a cover letter and contact information (names and e-mail addresses) of three professional referees who may be contacted, if you are shortlisted.
This is a nationally recruited position and only citizens of Ghana are eligible to apply.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For a detailed job description and to apply, visit www.iwmi.org/jobs.
IWMI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVENESS IN IDENTIFYING CANDIDATES FOR THIS POSITION AND ITS STAFF MORE GENERALLY.