HEAD OF REGIONAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION CENTER

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Red Orange's Client is a company that specializes in Environment industry and is looking for a Head of Regional Flood Management and Mitigation Center high qualified candidate for the position at the moment.

• Working location: Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
• Salary: $4,470 gross + Accommodation

Responsibility:

-       Provide inputs to update Flood Management Strategies.

-       Provide technical inputs to the preparation of Drought Management Strategies.

-       Work with the employee and national line agencies in member countries to ensure full participation of appropriate line agencies in the implementation of the Centre’s activities.

-       Provide technical inputs and support to facilitate and manage transboundary flood National Indicative Plans (NIPs) and Member Countries’ joined-projects in Mekong basin’s border areas.

-       Provide management and monitoring of assigned staff on routine river flood and flash flood forecasting in flood season; river monitoring in dry season and make sure daily and weekly broadcasting of flood forecasting and river monitoring, and related information on company websites and relevant communication channels.

-       Contribute and provide inputs to company annual combined hydrological, flood and drought report.

-       Provide technical and managerial inputs for the improvement/development of river flood and drought forecasting and flash flood guidance system.

-       Provide technical input and support to technical staff to implement effectively all company assigned development projects

-       Ensure the preparation of technical reports, such as progress and activity reports and be responsible for company staff’s performance assessments.

-       Make sure annual work plan is made based on Strategic Plans and basin emerging issues regarding to Mekong Basin’s flood management and mitigation that includes anticipated regional workshops and capacity building activities and feasible implementation plans. 

-       Continously identify progressive risks, key and emerging issues hampering the progress of company coordination and implementation including foreseen and/or actual deviations from the work plans, milestones and indicators, assess consequences, select and implement appropriate response measures.

-       Make sure annual audits to be done in a most effective manner with high quality of Centre’s operation and management.

-       Strengthen networking with other international river basin organizations, global links, relevant organizations and technological resource centres around the world as well as to, in consultation and coordination with the Office of CEO, support fund mobilization for an enhanced Centre.

-       Propose, advise, develop or implement other related duties as assigned by Division Director and Chief Executive Officer.

-       Be responsible for effective and efficient use of company resources i.e. human, financial, assets, networks, partnerships, etc. and is in charge of the day to day management of the Centre

Competency KPIs:

Strategic-organizational

-       Efficiently coordinate day-to-day operations, facilitate and implement the company implementation work plans, budget plans, technical studies, training and workshop schedules, etc. in a well-coordinated and harmonized manner.

Methods, technique

-       Act as a sound chief technical advisor and office manager and be an effective focal point for all company related information that goes beyond the individual company activities.

-       Provide and coordinate sound technical inputs of company professional staff, consultants, national focal points and regional collaboration partners.

-       Strengthen the network with other international river basin organizations and global links with relevant organizations and technological resource centres around the world.

-       Continuously coach and transfer knowledge and skills to team members to build next leadership generation.

Personal-social factor

-       Show profound leadership and managerial quality that focuses on good team work and effective delegation.

-       Work to build trust and harmony within the team and with company at large.

Behaviour KPIs

-       Be accountable to the company.

-       Be transparent in decision making.

-       Be cooperative and fair to all staff members.

-       Be punctual, professional and committed Head of the company.

-       Output-oriented, diplomatic and culturally sensitive.

-     Follow company Rules and Procedures and encourages others staff to do so.

Scope of A

a.        Supervision requirements: The position will provide technically and managerial guidance to staff working at the company and is to report to the Division Director. Supervision of consultants and quality control are requested.

b.        Level of autonomy: Decision making follows defined procedures. The position is responsible for the proper spending of the Centre and make sure the Centre’s accountability to company.

c.         Level of problem solving required: Problem solving skill is complex and the incumbent must display sensitivity, initiative and creativity.

d.        Level and type of communications required: Communications are wide, within and outside the Centre and company, and require considerable oral and written skills with high English competency and fluency.

- University degree (Master or higher) in engineering, water resources, hydrology, hydro-meteorology or related discipline. A doctorate is desirable.

- TOEIC certificate with 600 points and over is required. An equivalent internationally recognized certificate may also be considered.

- Minimum 13-year experience in applied hydrology and water resources engineering.

- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and facilitate technical team members to work to achieve common objectives and goals to obtain concrete annual outputs and organizational budget.

- Excellent knowledge and professional experiences in a broad range of water balance analysis and hydrological modelling or computer modelling techniques as applied to river-system simulation and flood forecasting, especially in the Mekong River Basin.

- Good knowledge in web-based hydrological data/information presentation and management, and GIS application for flood and drought.

Remuneration:

·       Annual net base salary exempts from tax by Lao authorities, starting at M-13 Step 1 with US$ 53,643 with a living cost of 5% of the base salary.

·       Non-residential staff members who are relocated to the duty station are granted with 7% on the post adjustment and 7% on hardship allowances annually, and a rental subsidy of $500 monthly.

Benefits:

·       The company contribution to staff member’s Provident Fund (pension fund) of 14% of base salary per annum.

·       Coverage of health insurance for staff and eligible dependents, and accident insurance (on a shared basis with the employee) for staff.

·       Other entitlements and benefits such as dependency allowance (USD40/dependent), annual leave (30 days per year), sick leave (30 days per year), special leave with pay, maternity and paternity leaves, education grant (75% of maximum USD12,000 per an eligible child for non-residential staff and 5% of the base salary for resident staff), annual health check (subject to budget availability), annual vaccination including Covid-19 vaccines, and more.

·       Non-resident staff members who are relocated to the duty station (Vientiane or Phnom Penh) are granted with a subsidized home leave, shipment of personal effects to and from the duty station up on joining and conclusion of service with the company Secretariat. 

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