Job Description

Title: Associate Officer-Technical

Company Name: WaterAid Bangladesh

Vacancy: --

Location: Dhaka

Minimum Salary: Tk. 43583 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 1 year

Published: 29 Jul 2024

Education:
∎ An undergraduate degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), preferably in Civil/Environmental Engineering degree from any recognised and reputed University of Bangladesh or abroad.
∎ An undergraduate degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), preferably in Civil/Environmental Engineering degree from any recognised and reputed University of Bangladesh or abroad.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience: Minimum one-year professional working experience in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), integrated water resource management, environmental engineering and/or relevant fields
∎ Understanding of the issues relating to water, sanitation and hygiene in national and global context is essential
∎ Excellent computer skill, and hands on experience of computer aided design platforms and analytical software like CAD, GIS etc.
∎ Strong analytical skills, and capacity to work independently and meet tight deadlines
∎ Admirable leadership, interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation skills
∎ Written and verbal communication skills both in Bangla and English
∎ Experience: Minimum one-year professional working experience in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), integrated water resource management, environmental engineering and/or relevant fields
∎ Skills and Competencies:
∎ Understanding of the issues relating to water, sanitation and hygiene in national and global context is essential
∎ Excellent computer skill, and hands on experience of computer aided design platforms and analytical software like CAD, GIS etc.
∎ Strong analytical skills, and capacity to work independently and meet tight deadlines
∎ Admirable leadership, interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation skills
∎ Written and verbal communication skills both in Bangla and English

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Reportable To: Technical Expert
∎ Workstation: WaterAid Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka
∎ Working Hours: 37.5
∎ Contract Tenure: Long term
∎ Travel: Travel on a regular basis to remote areas of Bangladesh and overseas is required. 20% to 40% time should be dedicated to travels.
∎ WaterAid is a global non-government, not-for-profit organisation, working for over 30 years now in changing lives for the betterment in 34 countries around the world. We work to offer clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to underprivileged people globally, through convincing the governments to change laws, linking policy makers with people on the ground, pooling knowledge and resources, and rallying support from people and organisations from different corners of the world – altogether making lasting change happen on a massive scale.
∎ The incumbent in this role is expected to perform specific tasks which will contribute to but not limited to specific activities/ projects managed by Technical services department. S/he will support tasks and activities across the team and shall work under direct supervision of a senior team member. Also, responsible to replicate activities with high degree of consistency, communicate across the team, occasionally support activities under programme/ project cycle (capacity review, gap identification, assessment, analysis, design, planning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation).
∎ As a part of Technical Team collectively work towards designing solution to ensure clean water, safe sanitation, and good hygiene for all; therefore the position will be given an adventurous challenge to increase digital footprint along with undertaking various communication and advocacy activities, while learning-by-doing through training during the work.
∎ Actively assist in successful completion of project related activities assigned by Head of department/ Line manager aligning to organisational priority
∎ Regularly visit programme/project intervention areas as necessary to provide necessary support for designing and piloting innovative technical interventions
∎ Assist in technical research and assessments like situation analysis for safely managed water/sanitation services, hydro geological feasibility studies, detailed technical and environmental impact, and sustainability study
∎ Play prominent role in developing context specific designs, drawings, estimates of climate-resilient inclusive WASH infrastructure
∎ Support periodic revision of design manual for interventions to ensure safe water, decent toilet, and good hygiene
∎ Provide necessary support to ensure develop, practice, and rolling out of relevant organisational and national policies in different programmes/projects
∎ Conceptualisation of green technologies in environment friendly safe sanitation and safe water provisions pondering the water security
∎ Provide required support to assess performance of different pilot initiatives and different research/action-research
∎ Actively support in organising events such as trainings, workshops, conferences, and dissemination events as required
∎ Assist in the development of training module and communication materials for community, institutions, partners, sector professionals
∎ Support in documentation, reporting and presentation in accordance with requirement of the department/organisation
∎ Reportable To: Technical Expert
∎ Workstation: WaterAid Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka
∎ Working Hours: 37.5
∎ Contract Tenure: Long term
∎ Travel: Travel on a regular basis to remote areas of Bangladesh and overseas is required. 20% to 40% time should be dedicated to travels.
∎ About WaterAid
∎ WaterAid is a global non-government, not-for-profit organisation, working for over 30 years now in changing lives for the betterment in 34 countries around the world. We work to offer clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to underprivileged people globally, through convincing the governments to change laws, linking policy makers with people on the ground, pooling knowledge and resources, and rallying support from people and organisations from different corners of the world – altogether making lasting change happen on a massive scale.
∎ Job Purpose
∎ The incumbent in this role is expected to perform specific tasks which will contribute to but not limited to specific activities/ projects managed by Technical services department. S/he will support tasks and activities across the team and shall work under direct supervision of a senior team member. Also, responsible to replicate activities with high degree of consistency, communicate across the team, occasionally support activities under programme/ project cycle (capacity review, gap identification, assessment, analysis, design, planning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation).
∎ As a part of Technical Team collectively work towards designing solution to ensure clean water, safe sanitation, and good hygiene for all; therefore the position will be given an adventurous challenge to increase digital footprint along with undertaking various communication and advocacy activities, while learning-by-doing through training during the work.
∎ Key Responsibilities
∎ Actively assist in successful completion of project related activities assigned by Head of department/ Line manager aligning to organisational priority
∎ Regularly visit programme/project intervention areas as necessary to provide necessary support for designing and piloting innovative technical interventions
∎ Assist in technical research and assessments like situation analysis for safely managed water/sanitation services, hydro geological feasibility studies, detailed technical and environmental impact, and sustainability study
∎ Play prominent role in developing context specific designs, drawings, estimates of climate-resilient inclusive WASH infrastructure
∎ Support periodic revision of design manual for interventions to ensure safe water, decent toilet, and good hygiene
∎ Provide necessary support to ensure develop, practice, and rolling out of relevant organisational and national policies in different programmes/projects
∎ Conceptualisation of green technologies in environment friendly safe sanitation and safe water provisions pondering the water security
∎ Provide required support to assess performance of different pilot initiatives and different research/action-research
∎ Actively support in organising events such as trainings, workshops, conferences, and dissemination events as required
∎ Assist in the development of training module and communication materials for community, institutions, partners, sector professionals
∎ Support in documentation, reporting and presentation in accordance with requirement of the department/organisation

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly gross salary BDT 43,583/-. In addition, festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, life insurance for self, health insurance for self, spouse and children, cell phone allowances etc. are applicable as per policy provision.
∎ Monthly gross salary BDT 43,583/-. In addition, festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, life insurance for self, health insurance for self, spouse and children, cell phone allowances etc. are applicable as per policy provision.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Read Before Apply:

If you are passionate to improve lives of the people in the transforming climate context, courageous to bring positive impact through your proficiencies, confident to meet organisation's expectations and fulfil the above-mentioned requirements please visit the following link and apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Candidates will have to be ready to go through an extensive selection process. Any lobbying will be considered as disqualification. Any difficulties faced while submitting application needs to be addressed to "careerbd@wateraid.org"

ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED

Candidates will have to go through an extensive selection process.

Any lobbying will be considered as disqualification

WaterAid is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct.

Please visit https://www.wateraid.org/uk/safeguarding-at-wateraid

To know more about our organisation, please visit: www.wateraid.org