Site Manager, Manchar Watershed, Recharge Pakistan

Terms of Reference

Site Manager, Manchar Watershed, Recharge Pakistan

WWF-Pakistan

Reporting to: National Project Manager - PMU

Grade/Title: D2

Duty Station: Sehwan Sharif, Sindh

Employment Contract: Long Term

Work Week: 5 days (Monday through Friday) - 40 hrs /week

Work Hours: 0830 hrs to 1715 hrs (with 45 minutes lunch & prayer break)

Working Relationships

External Relevant government departments, Civil Society Organizations, Academic Institutions, Print & Electronic Media, and Corporate Sector

Internal WWF Network,

Project Summary

Recharge Pakistan is a cornerstone of the Government of Pakistan’s vision — as highlighted in its updated 2021 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) — to leverage natural systems to enhance Pakistan’s resilience to climate change with the goal of reducing flood and drought risk across the Indus Basin.

The project will catalyze transformational change in Pakistan by investing in Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) and green infrastructure (GI) interventions at the four project sites in the Indus Basin to reduce the impacts of increasingly severe floods and droughts on vulnerable communities and ecosystems. As the largest investment at the national level to date in an ecosystems-based approach to flood and water resources management, this project will accelerate climate innovation in Pakistan by establishing proofs of concept for EbA and green infrastructure interventions that provide evidence of their cost-effectiveness and efficiency, flood and drought risk reduction benefits, and sustainability. EbA interventions will include the restoration of 14,215 ha of degraded watersheds in DI Khan, restoring 34 km of flow paths, as well as desilting and restoring channels in Ramak Watershed and Manchar Lake. An additional 127 green infrastructure interventions (including flood protection embankments, dispersal embankments, gabion bunds, retention areas and recharge basins) will be implemented at specific locations in DI Khan, Ramak, Manchar, and Chakar Lehri to maximize the flood reduction benefits to vulnerable communities from these interventions.

The implementation of these tangible adaptation interventions will be used as evidence to create an enabling environment for climate action in Pakistan that removes barriers to novel climate solutions through the promotion of integrated strategies, planning and policymaking. Economic evaluations of the project’s EbA and green infrastructure interventions will demonstrate their cost-effectiveness and efficiency in reducing the impacts of climate change-induced floods and droughts on vulnerable communities and ecosystems in Pakistan.

Together, project interventions will directly benefit a total of 687,336 people, including 357,414 men (52% of the total population) and 329,922 women (48% of the total population), and will indirectly benefit a total of 7,024,361 people, including 3,652,668 men (52% of total population) and 3,371,693 women (48% of total population) in Pakistan’s Indus Basin.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Closely coordinate and supervise field offices and field staff for the implementation of the project activities in the project intervention sites.

• Supervise meetings, workshops, seminars for communities and partners; surveys for field assessment.

• Planning, implementation and monitoring of the envisaged programme activities in all project sites.

• Overall responsible for the supervision and provision of technical support in implementation of EbA and GI activities of the project.

• Liaison with donors and ensure the submission of technical progress reports and financial progress reports to donors on a periodic basis.

• Work directly with consultants on detailed design of EbA and Green Infrastructure interventions and review all available data sets on water resources assessment in the project area.

• Help build linkages of the project community and local institutions with partner organizations, donor agencies and development players, working both in and outside the project area.

• Work closely with the project team to ensure the lessons learned, successes and achievements from project evaluations are documented properly.

• Prepare monitoring and evaluation visit plans to the project intervention sites and conduct monitoring visits to assess and evaluate the expected outcomes and deliverables of the project activities.

• Develop periodical work plans and budget.

• Ensure optimum utilization of the project funds and timely delivery of technical and financial deliverables concerning the programme interventions.

Selection Criteria

Education, Experience & Working Knowledge

• Masters degree in Water Resource Management or a field related to flood/disaster risk management;

• At least 7 years of relevant experience in projects related to water resources management, flood/disaster risk management;

• Experience of working in a multicultural / multinational environment;

• Sound knowledge of the nature based solutions and ecosystem based adaptation; Strong commitment to conservation and development issues;

• Specialization in working with communities on natural resource related issues established through relevant work experience;

• Familiarity with the WWF Community of Practice and Ecoregion/landscape level conservation work;

• Specialization in developing log frames, work plans, monitoring frameworks established through relevant work experience;

Skills and Attributes:

• Proven experience and ability in achieving project outcomes;

• Demonstrated ability in development, management and delivery of nature conservation projects; (ability to effectively manage and supervise people and projects and to plan, schedule and budget projects / initiatives)

• Demonstrated experience in working in partnership with government, civil society and corporate sector to achieve change;

• Excellent diplomatic and communication skills, including an ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals within and outside the WWF Network; ability in policy advocacy on sustainable resource management / nature conservation issues at national and international level.

• Demonstrated ability to enter into complex policy, programme and funding partnerships with a range of stakeholders and partners;

• Demonstrated ability in leading both field and office-based team(s).

• Fluency in oral and written English is essential. Proficiency in local languages (Urdu, Sindhi, Balochi and Pashto) will be preferred;

• Exceptional Presentation Skills; Attention to detail, diplomacy and discretion;

• Ability to handle change and uncertainty;

• Proficiency in the use of computer office applications on word processing, spreadsheet and presentation

• Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Collaboration, Respect & Integrity;

• Demonstrates WWF behaviors in the way of working: Strive for Impact, Listen Deeply, Collaborate Openly, Innovate Fearlessly;

• Adheres to WWF’s brand characteristics, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.

WWF- Pakistan is an equal opportunity employer

Women are encouraged to apply