Hydrogeologist

This role will be based in the United Kingdom and you must have an automatic right to work within the UK. Groundwater Relief will not sponsor visas.

ABOUT GROUNDWATER RELIEF

Groundwater Relief (https://groundwater-relief.org/) is a UK registered charity (No. 1167458) that provides technical expertise and services to organisations and government agencies responsible for developing and managing groundwater resources mainly across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Groundwater Relief’s work is facilitated by a team of international groundwater professionals, comprising over 550 registered technical members. Their collective support has enabled Groundwater Relief to undertake over 130 projects in 27 different countries in the past 8 years.

Groundwater Relief has a small team of core staff who manage the technical membership, manage projects, and support the growth and development of the charity.

We are currently looking to recruit a Hydrogeologist to join our core staff at Groundwater Relief to help us in achieving our mission.

THE ROLE

Responsibilities will include:-

• Being an active member of GWR’s technical staff, and working with GWR’s global membership of experts, to deliver high quality groundwater services to the humanitarian and development sectors.
• Provide remote and in-country technical support to International and National Non-Government Organisations (INGOs/NGOs), UN agencies and Government Agencies engaged in water supply.
• Lead and work as part of project teams to deliver high quality groundwater related support within humanitarian contexts.
• Represent GWR on international projects; it is estimated that during a calendar year you may be travelling between 3 to 6 months on assignments that may last between 1 to 3 months.
• For in-country projects you will provide field support that may involve undertaking water resources assessments, geophysical survey work, managing drilling programmes, establishing monitoring networks, rehabilitation works, developing operations and maintenance programmes, and building the capacity of partner organisations and/or water authorities.
• Work with the Head of Programmes to develop proposals and funding applications.
• Draft high quality, technical reports, presenting findings clearly and keeping recommendations practical and direct for the humanitarian sector.
• Work with GWR’s members both remotely and on project, engaging their expertise and supporting them with engaging with humanitarian partners.
• Promoting GWR’s services within the humanitarian and development sectors, including presenting at conferences, presenting in coordination meetings, to donors and government departments.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Relevant degree with an MSc or equivalent qualification in Hydrogeology or similar.
• Experience working in the field of water supply, including water well construction.
• Experience working in the humanitarian sector on groundwater projects.
• Expertise or a good working knowledge of: water resource management, aquifer development, drilling supervision, pumping tests, water supply, water chemistry, groundwater monitoring.
• Experience managing project budgets and delivering effective and timely outputs under pressure.
• Experience working with and engaging with a range of different stakeholders, ideally within the humanitarian and development sector.
• Demonstrable competency in writing high quality technical reports.
• Demonstrable experience delivering complex ideas to non-technical personnel.

YOUR PROFILE

We are looking for an individual with passion and desire to improve the way groundwater is developed, and managed, for the benefit of people across the globe, who will be committed to the goals and ethos of Groundwater Relief and its growth within the humanitarian sector.

We are looking for someone who can, and is willing to, travel internationally (up to 50% of the time) to work in demanding environments and in difficult circumstances. The candidate must have strong resilience and the ability to work under stress in remote areas with basic living conditions.

You must be a creative and practical problem solver with a willingness to take on responsibility and make decisions whilst simultaneously engaging experts to advise and direct those decisions.

You must have fluency in English and be able to work in the UK.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary ranging between £30,000 and £36,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Pension scheme (4.5% by employer, and 4% contribution by employee)
• 25 days Annual Leave per annum, not including bank holidays (pro rata)
• An additional day of annual leave for every 7 days working in-country.
• Opt-in Private Health Insurance (available from October 2024)

LOCATION AND HOURS OF WORK

• The role will commence between October and December 2024.
• The normal working location will be in our offices in Totnes, Devon, UK. We also have a flexible working policy and arrangements can be discussed with the right candidate.
• Will consider a full time (37.5 hours a week) or 4 day (30 hour) per week role. Working in-country will require you to work full time.