Project Specialist

Provides technical and strategic support on water governance, irrigation modernisation, digital water systems and climate resilience for UNDP Uzbekistan's Aral Sea region project.

Department: ECA Cluster

• Provide technical leadership on water resources management and irrigation modernisation
• Lead diagnostics on water governance, infrastructure performance and investment needs
• Advise on digital and data-driven water management tools
• Prepare technical reports, policy briefs and knowledge products
• Support monitoring and evaluation for water-related interventions
• Develop partnerships, concept notes and donor engagement materials

• Advanced university degree in water resources management, irrigation engineering, agricultural engineering, environmental science, climate change, natural resources management or a related field, or bachelor's degree with two additional years of experience
• Minimum five years of relevant experience with a master's degree or seven years with a bachelor's degree
• Experience in water resources management, irrigation modernisation or agricultural water management
• Fluency in English is required

• Nukus is absent from the live location taxonomy; country-level Uzbekistan geography is used