Field Officer

Job Description

Title: Field Officer

Company Name: REACH: Improving Water Security for the Poor

Vacancy: 02

Job Location: Khulna

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Undergraduate degree in numerate subject.

Job Context:
∎ Workstation: Khulna
∎ Project: REACH Project, Bangladesh Country Programme
∎ Duration: One-year renewable contract for up to two years.
∎ The REACH programme seeks to advance world-leading, risk-based science through interdisciplinary research to improved water security for five million poor people in Africa and Asia by 2022. The science-practitioner partnership is led by Oxford University with UNICEF as the global, regional and national practitioner partner. More details at: www.reachwater.org.uk
∎ In Bangladesh, the programme is led by BUET (IWFM) with University of Dhaka and icddr,b and UNICEF, with collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh and the private sector. Three observatory sites have been identified in the first phase of the work in Khulna, Dhaka and Matlab. This position will support the policy work in all three sites with specific deliverables related to the Coastal Water Security, Urban River Security and Universal Drinking Water Security workflows in Khulna, Dhaka and Matlab. Three observatories will have local field teams and offices to support the work and link to wider water security monitoring and modelling.
∎ This position will report to a senior member of the University of Oxford team and is appointed and managed by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. The successful candidate has responsibilities to liaise with UNICEF and the Department of Public Health and Environment on technical and policy related issues. We announce availability of a full-time position for Field Officer to be awarded in July 2019 under a recently initiated 7 years (2015-2022) programme: "REACH: Improving Water Security for the Poor".

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Final assembly and physical commissioning of waterpoint data loggers to Matlab & Khulna (and other locations in Bangladesh) under guidance from the team leader.
∎ Managing the installation process to ensure that logger installations are properly mapped to ensure data integrity.
∎ Daily checking of data flow from loggers and liaison with relevant parties (enumerators, SMS gateway provider, mobile network operator) to understand and resolve data flow issues, using judgement to escalate issues to the team leader when appropriate.
∎ Acting a liaison between the project team in Matlab, Khulna and the team leader.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Essential characteristics:
∎ Proficiency in written and spoken English.
∎ Clear and effective communicator.
∎ Skill in using MS Excel and Word.
∎ Attention to detail and precise reporting.
∎ Ability to work autonomously.
∎ Ability to present work to senior members of projects team.
∎ Essential Skills:
∎ Experience with databases (e.g. MS access)
∎ Experience with mobile data systems (e.g. SMS, GPRS).
∎ Preferable Qualifications:
∎ Bachelor's degree in relevant subject.
∎ Knowledge and experience of WASH issues.
∎ Experience working with UNICEF, DPHE or other government departments.
∎ Experience working on international projects.

Application Deadline: July 7, 2019

Company Information:
∎ REACH: Improving Water Security for the Poor
∎ Address : IWFM, BUET, Dhaka - 1000
∎ Web : http://reachwater.org.uk/

Category: NGO/Development