Job Description
Job Title: Hydro – Geologist
Job Location:Kurmuk County with occasional visit to Twic County
Reporting to: Field WASH Manager
Contract Start Date:ASAP
Contract End Date: 31 Dec 2010
Overall Description
General Description of the Role
The Hydro-geologist has overall responsibility for ensuring that all steps in locating, sinking of a borehole and determination of aquifer characteristics are undertaken correctly and in a timely manner.
The Hydro-geologist will also take charge of Water Quality Testing & Surveillance.
Ccapacity building of local staff, in the various skills involved in locating boreholes, logging borehole data, test pumping and reporting will also lie with the Hydro-geologist.
Key Duties
- Carryout hydro-geological and geophysical surveys at all selected sites identified and give technical reports on the same
- Ensure sample collection, labeling, storage, and lithological logging during drilling, designing the bore hole casing string, test pumping for all new and existing boreholes as directed by the Field WASH Manager.
- Water quality testing & surveillance along the Water Chain
- Take Charge of O&M of water testing kits, pump test accessories, geophysical survey equipment
- Advice Field WASH Manager on rehabilitation/redevelopment of boreholes as required.
- Coordination, Liaison and reporting at Field Level as will be described in the detailed job description
Requirements (Person Specification)
- Degree in Geology/Water/Environmental engineering or related technical background with special focus on ground water exploration
- Experience in implementation of development/emergency programme on rural water and sanitation
- Good English communication skills (oral and written).
- Familiarity with computers including email, Microsoft Word, Excel and Geological data Software Would Be An Advantage.
Applications:
Interested candidates who meet the above mentioned conditions should submit their application letter and CV listing three references and a phone number or other contact details to:
The HR Manager,
GOAL South Sudan Munuki
P.O. Box 166 Juba
by 11th March 2010
Juba.jobs @ goalsouthsudan.org
