Title: Field Facilitator
Company Name: SKS Foundation
Vacancy: 2
Age: At most 45 years
Job Location: Gaibandha
Salary: Tk. 30000 - 30000 (Monthly)
Experience:
Practical experience in WASH infrastructure, water supply, sanitation, construction supervision, BOQ preparation, cost estimation, measurement, quality control, and technical reporting.
Demonstrated experience in designing, supervising, or monitoring tubewells, latrines, school WASH facilities, drainage systems, water-supply systems, and climate-resilient WASH infrastructure.
Experience in conducting WASH, sanitation, hygiene, O&M, and community capacity-building training.
Experience in developing/adapting WASH training modules, facilitator guides, session plans, checklists, and training materials.
Good knowledge of construction materials, water-supply systems, sanitation technologies, drainage, water quality, and operation and maintenance.
Good understanding of climate-resilient and flood-resilient WASH infrastructure.
Knowledge of Bangladesh WASH standards and relevant DPHE guidelines.
Experience in gender-responsive, disability-inclusive, child-sensitive, and accessible WASH programming.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AutoCAD.
Strong skills in technical documentation, reporting, communication, coordination, facilitation, problem-solving, and field-level supervision.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, BOQs, specifications, and technical documents.
Ability and willingness to travel frequently to remote, rural, and flood-prone project locations.
Must possess a valid motorcycle driving license and be willing and able to ride a motorcycle for regular field visits Respond promptly to technical observations, monitoring findings, review comments, and corrective actions from SKS Foundation, CARE Bangladesh, and authorized donor/project representatives.
Support CARE Bangladesh and the project team in monitoring, quality assurance, MEAL, audit, donor reporting, verification, technical review, and field assessment activities.
Obtain the required approval before implementing any major change to approved designs, BOQs, specifications, budgets, or implementation plans.
Maintain complete, accurate, transparent, and auditable technical records throughout the project period.
Immediately escalate any significant technical, quality, safety, safeguarding, environmental, financial, or implementation risk through the appropriate reporting line
SKS Foundation in partnership with CARE Bangladesh is going to implement a new project titled Promoting Adaptive Nutrition and Infrastructure (PANI) Project. Following positions will be recruited for implementing the project's interventions:
RESPONSIBILITY 1: Field Team Supervision & Family Gardening/Nutrition Implementation – 35%
Supervise, guide, and support Community/Field Facilitators in the day-to-day implementation of project activities according to the approved workplan.
Lead and oversee the mobilization of target families for FFBS-based climate-resilient gardening and nutrition activities, including beneficiary selection, verification, group formation, and participation.
Supervise FFBS sessions, practical demonstrations, group meetings, household coaching, and follow-up visits to ensure effective implementation and family engagement.
Monitor the establishment and progress of household gardens and promote climate-resilient practices, including water-efficient gardening, raised beds, composting, mulching, soil improvement, suitable crop selection, and seasonal planning.
Promote nutrition-sensitive gardening and dietary diversity by supporting families to increase the production and consumption of diverse and nutritious foods.
Conduct regular field monitoring to assess activity quality, household adoption, and facilitator performance; identify challenges and coordinate timely solutions with the relevant technical/project team.
Document and report progress, good practices, innovations, challenges, lessons learned, and beneficiary success stories for project learning and reporting.
RESPONSIBILITY 2: WASH, Hygiene, Nutrition & Community Mobilization – 25
Supervise community-level WASH, hygiene and nutrition promotion activities.
Plan and oversee peer-led hygiene promotion campaigns to reach the wider community.
Support identification, orientation, and capacity building of community volunteers and peer educators.
Integrate WASH, hygiene, nutrition, and climate-resilient gardening messages into community-level activities.
Support training, demonstrations, courtyard sessions, community meetings, and behavior-change communication activities.
Ensure women, persons with disabilities, vulnerable households, and other marginalized groups are meaningfully included in project activities.
Provide technical and operational guidance to Community/Field Facilitators for effective community engagement.
Monitor community response and identify barriers to adoption of improved WASH, hygiene, nutrition, and gardening practices.
RESPONSIBILITY 3: Monitoring, Data Quality & Reporting – 25%
Conduct regular field monitoring visits to assess the quality, coverage, progress, and effectiveness of project activities.
Supervise and verify data collected by Community/Field Facilitators and ensure accurate, complete, consistent, and timely household-level data for target families.
Monitor key project indicators, including FFBS participation, gardening progress, nutrition practices, WASH behaviors, hygiene campaign coverage, and other project targets.
Ensure proper use of KOBO Toolbox and other approved digital data collection tools, and support baseline, monitoring, End line, post-intervention, and other required surveys.
Review and verify field reports, attendance records, household records, monitoring forms, photographs, and other supporting documents for data quality and completeness.
Prepare and submit regular progress and monitoring reports, success stories, case studies, and other project documentation, highlighting achievements, gaps, risks, and emerging issues.
Report implementation gaps, technical issues, safeguarding concerns, complaints, and risks to the supervisor; follow up on corrective actions and support MEAL, assessments, evaluations, audits, donor verification, and monitoring missions.
RESPONSIBILITY 4: Coordination, Accountability & Team Management – 15%
Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching, mentoring, and performance guidance to Community/Field Facilitators and conduct regular team meetings and field-level reviews.
Coordinate with SKS Foundation management, project/technical teams, CARE Bangladesh, local government, schools, community leaders, groups, and other stakeholders as required.
Support and facilitate project field visits, donor monitoring missions, technical assessments, workshops, consultations, and review meetings, including regular communication with CARE Bangladesh on technical and field-level matters.
Ensure communities understand project objectives, selection criteria, responsibilities, feedback mechanisms, and promote transparent, respectful, inclusive, and accountable engagement, including proper handling of complaints and referrals.
Ensure compliance with SKS Foundation, CARE Bangladesh, and donor requirements, including safeguarding, PSEA, child protection, gender, disability inclusion, confidentiality, and anti-fraud principles, and perform other duties assigned by the supervisor or authorized project management.
Others benefits will be as per project budget provision.