Officer, Infrastructure Development, Urban Development Programme

Job Description

Title: Officer, Infrastructure Development, Urban Development Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ B.Sc/ Diploma in Civil Engineering from any recognised university/ institutions with minimum second class/ division or equivalent GPA/ CGPA in all academic examinations

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist for drawings & specifications in preparation of subcontractor scope. Identify and support implementation of demand based (Urban) WASH/ infrastructure technologies and interventions
∎ Prepare the specifications for all equipment that is required for each project
∎ Continuous follow up of progress in implementing WASH/ infrastructure interventions against Community Action Plan, identify opportunity/ constraint, provide appropriate feedback & support to ensure smooth and effective implementation of the projects
∎ Ensure quality control of the infrastructure development related work (budget, estimate, schedule, plans, worker's performance) and report regularly on project status. Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions
∎ Assist the community meson/ worker and other project participants to provide assistance and ensure technical support
∎ Prepare context specific innovations of relevant infrastructures and pilot the interventions according to local demand and based on CAP
∎ Interact daily with the clients (meson, worker, CDO members) to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field
∎ Assist and provide guidance to the relevant field staff, take initiative of their capacity development, and monitor and evaluate the performance of all supervisee staff
∎ Insure, drive, achieve and maintain agreed quality and standard during construction for sustainability issue
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 3 years of experience in relevant field
∎ Demonstrated ability to successfully manage large scale and complex projects
∎ Have knowledge on current national and global development trends related to urban poverty and urban development
∎ Have skills on community organising and social mobilisation
∎ Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
∎ Skills in documentation, facilitation & reporting
∎ Strong analytical skills and possess a proven track record of working successfully in a variety of cultural contexts
∎ Awareness of political processes and protocols

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and Life Insurance and others

Application Deadline: July 25, 2019

Company Information:
∎ BRAC

Category: NGO/Development