Community Engagement Officer, WASH

Job Description

Title: Community Engagement Officer, WASH

Company Name: Organization for the Poor Community Advancement (OPCA)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 14 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 40000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency, Micro-Credit

• Master of Development Studies (MDS)

• Master's degree in Public Health, Development Studies, Social Science or a relevant discipline.

• At least 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency, Micro-Credit

• Age At least 14 years

Minimum 4 years of professional experience, including at least 2 years in the WASH sector and 1 year working in FDMN camps.

Required Competencies

• Strong facilitation and interpersonal communication skills.

• Knowledge of community mobilization, behavior change communication and humanitarian programming.

• Excellent report writing and documentation skills.

• Ability to work effectively with diverse communities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Core Values

• Integrity

• Accountability

• Respect for Diversity

• Teamwork

• Professionalism

Safeguarding and PSEA

The Community Engagement Officer shall comply with organizational safeguarding, PSEA, child protection, anti-fraud and Code of Conduct policies and immediately report any concern through established reporting mechanisms.

Project : FCDO-funded WASH Project (Fund Managed by BRAC)

Reports To : Project Manager

Duty Station : Project Office, Ukhiya/Teknaf

Working Area : FDMN Camps and/or Host Community

Job Purpose

To lead community engagement, hygiene promotion, community participation and accountability initiatives to ensure effective implementation and sustainability of WASH services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement community engagement and participation strategies.

• Lead hygiene promotion and behavior change communication activities.

• Strengthen community ownership of WASH facilities and services.

• Coordinate community volunteers and field facilitators.

• Facilitate meetings with community leaders, committees and stakeholders.

• Support formation and strengthening of WASH committees.

• Promote inclusive participation of women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities.

• Implement accountability to affected people (AAP) and community feedback mechanisms.

• Support awareness campaigns on public health, hygiene and sanitation.

• Coordinate with engineering and programme teams for integrated implementation.

• Monitor community participation and prepare regular progress reports.

• Document success stories, lessons learned and best practices.

• Address community concerns and support conflict-sensitive implementation.

• Support assessments, surveys and post-distribution monitoring.

• Coordinate with camp authorities, WASH Sector partners and local stakeholders.

• Ensure safeguarding, PSEA and protection mainstreaming in all activities.

• Promote gender equality and social inclusion.

• Maintain project documentation related to community engagement.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Project Manager.

• Salary 40,000 BDT per month and others benefit as per project budget.