Head of Skilled Labourers

Job Description

Title: Head of Skilled Labourers

Company Name: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Vacancy: 01

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Tk. 45000 (Monthly)

Experience:

Published: 2026-01-08

Application Deadline: 2026-01-15

Education:

Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

Essential: Class 8 pass.

• Desirable: Secondary School Certificate

• Relevant work experience may compensate for lower formal education.

Experience

• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in skilled labor management, preferably in sanitation, wastewater, or faecal sludge management (FSM) operations

• Experience in supervising teams involved in desludging, transportation, and treatment of FS.

• Hands-on experience in operation and maintenance (O&M) of FS treatment equipment, pumps, and vehicles.

• Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards, including the proper use of PPE.

• Experience in training and capacity building of skilled labor staff is preferred.

• Familiarity with reporting, documentation, and coordination with supervisors and engineers

Knowledge

• Computer Literacy

Languages

• Essential: basic English, preferred: intermediate. In written, reading, and verbal.

• Essential: Rohingya/Chittagonian language

Supervising the team under his/her responsibility, passing on management directives, adapting the number of workers per team according to the work and needs. If relevant and with approval of the line manager, recruiting daily workers according to the needs. Managing daily workers, applying same criteria as managing unskilled workers

• Monitoring the quality of work of his team, checking that the instructions guidelines to be used by the workers are systematically followed and applied and that the tasks are completed in a given period of time. Asking the work to be redone and giving a helping hand, if necessary

• Responsible for the planning and administrative follow up, filling in and following the schedules according to activities and needs and the daily worker forms and handing them over to the line manager. Paying daily worker teams, depending on the circumstances and informing the line manager of any HR problems

• Responsible for the tools and equipment placed at his disposal, carrying out its monthly inventory with the workers and ensuring its replacement when needed

• Reporting to the WatSan Supervisor about the progress of the work and eventual incidents

• Performing hands on tasks as part of the team.Lead, supervise, and coordinate skilled labor teams involved in desludging, transportation, and treatment of faecal sludge (FS).

• Allocate labor and resources efficiently to ensure smooth operation and maintenance (O&M) of FS facilities and equipment. • Ensure all desludging operations are conducted safely and in compliance with HSE standards, including proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

• Provide technical guidance and hands-on support to the team during maintenance, cleaning, repair, and troubleshooting of desludging vehicles, pumps, and FS treatment systems.

• Monitor the performance, productivity, and attendance of skilled labor staff.

• Maintain tools, equipment, and machinery, ensuring they are functional, safe, and available when needed.

• Coordinate with supervisors, operators, and engineers to ensure timely sludge collection, transportation, and treatment.

• Identify training needs and build the capacity of skilled labor in FS operations, O&M best practices, and safety procedures including PPE use.

• Prepare regular progress reports on labor activities, O&M tasks, and FS operations.

• Be a fair and team-oriented leader, treating all staff equally regardless of background as per MSF principles.

This is a permanent contract. Salary according to Level Three (03) of the internal MSF salary grid (BDT 45,000 Gross). 2 annual leave days per month worked. Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents.