Field Verification Officer

Job Description

Title: Field Verification Officer

Company Name: Uttaran

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 33 years

Job Location: Dhaka, Satkhira

Salary: Tk. 60000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 3 to 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Geography, Environmental Science, or a relevant Diploma in Engineering with extensive field tenure.

• 3 to 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age At least 33 years

• Minimum 3 to 4 years of dedicated professional experience in field surveys, GPS based geographic observation, infrastructure inspection, and participatory rural appraisals within water or rural development projects..

Additional Requirements

• Full alignment with Uttaran’s core values, ethical standards, and zero tolerance policy towards discrimination and harassment.

• Enduring physical stamina and willingness to travel extensively by motorbike or boat across remote waterlogged project sites.

• Strong community facilitation, listening, and conflict sensitive communication skills.

• Proficiency in local dialects of southwest Bangladesh and basic proficiency in digital reporting tools and MS Office

• Employment Status: Contractual (3 Months).

Uttaran is an NGO working in Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged community people. Uttaran is a people-centered organization using a rights-based approach to alleviate poverty, diversify livelihood opportunities and empower poor communities of Bangladesh.

Uttaran invites applications for the vacant position titled- Field Verification Officer for the Sustainable River Basin Management Project

Reports to: Head of Programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct rigorous technical field verification missions and ground truthing exercises to validate internal GIS maps, remote sensing findings, and technical assessments.

• Inspect priority river connections, regulators, sluice gates, channels, peripheral embankments, and physical obstruction points cross catchments.

• Verify local reports on drainage congestion, waterlogging severity, river width changes, and community identified problem spots.

• Ensure all field observations, structure inspections, and stakeholder interviews are accurately recorded using GPS tools, geotagged photographs, and standardized monitoring templates.

• Collaborate closely with local Water Management Organizations (WMOs), Paani Committees, and Project Affected Persons (PAPs) during social audits and baseline data collection.

• Assist in tracking the execution of field level interventions, community mobilization activities, and grievance redress mechanism (GRM) verifications.

• Submit regular field monitoring reports detailing ground conditions, construction progress, and community feedback to the project management team.

Other Responsibilities

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Head of Programme or senior management in support of organizational objectives.

• As per Uttaran’s Policy and Project Design.