Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 09, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
River Flood Control Officer
Job Position
• Prepare pre-flood, flood and post-flood monitoring plan;
• Develop river flood control technical design guidelines and suggestions for improvements
• Develop and draw the general profile of the river bank system, catchment areas and flood prone area;
• Conduct field river survey and investigation and provide information/records on past floods. (Frequency, area, depth, duration of flooding), threshold on river behaviors to protect and control flood in the sub-catchments;
• Work closely with Topographer and carryout the river cross section survey and longitudinal profile survey in the flood control projects areas including channel improvement, drainage improvement, diversion of flood waters etc;
• Collect and process the hydrologic data, daily rainfall data of all gauging stations within and around the flood control projects;
• Develop flood hydrographs of past typical floods on all river system and collect maximum water levels during peak floods at all water level gauging station, flooding hotspots and by interview for rainfall and runoff analysis;
• Conduct assessment on damage of flooding to structures in vicinity of road, bridges, culverts, building, community etc, and provide reports;
• Prepare the Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual progress Report on all project activities to the Division Manager and design the framework for the physical and process monitoring of program activities;
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisors

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrology
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Water Resources Engineering
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Management
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in River Basin Engineering
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental management and conservation
0 Year of relevant experience

Competency and Key Technical Skills
• Integrity
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Resource management skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Results oriented
• Digital literacy skills
• Knowledge in GIS skills
• Knowledge in hydrology, and flood management
• Knowledge in implementing 1D and 2D modeling techniques for river and urban flooding applications
• Knowledge and practice of the hydraulic modeling software such as HEC-RAS, etc
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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