Operation Manager (Solid Waste Management)

Job Description

Title: Operation Manager (Solid Waste Management)

Company Name: The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Ideally possess a bachelor's degree in environmental studies/natural resources management/urban or regional planning, degree diploma in solid waste management/ Sanitation technologies or degree in social sciences with minimum 5 years of work experience in SWM/Sanitation related work activities

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Duration of contract : 1 year (possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance)
∎ Reporting to : Health and PSS Expert(PMO), Health and Environmental Coordinator
∎ Duty Station : Cox`s Bazar with some visits to Dhaka

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Manages Cox's Bazar's and Host community Solid Waste Management Project of solid waste collection, composting and recycling activities by making a 3-4 years long-range plans to meet Bangladesh's rules and regulation related to solid waste management. Negotiating contracts with local contractors/sub-contractors and manage other NGO/local body partners.
∎ Liaise with local bodies and relevant government departments for the project sites.
∎ Plans, assigns, reviews and evaluates work of Solid Waste Program staff; interviews and recommends field staff for hire; and trains staff in solid waste collection, composting, and recycling linkages with local scrap dealers and market development for compost.
∎ Prepares, administers, and monitors the SWM program budget including revenue collection, resource recovery (sale of recyclables and composting)
∎ Develops and evaluates performance measures, sets bench marking for work output and monitor the same for SWM
∎ Authorizes timely payments for contracted services; and participates in resolution of disputed contractual matters with partners/local bodies.
∎ Actively looks for developing new partnerships within Cox's Bazar for up scaling the SWM project.
∎ Continuously monitors the compliance of SWM operations with Governments guidelines, regulations and laws.
∎ Prepares quarterly reports on progress of SWM project, discusses with team and makes further decisions going forward
∎ Regularly meets with local body officials and other relevant groups to solicit input on project design, and to gain cooperation and participation in project
∎ Regularly participates in review meetings of the Rohingya Sanitation Working Group and provide comments/inputs
∎ Conduct/organize awareness workshops for the Refugee population and host community in Cox's Bazar to explain and generate support for proposed solid waste collection, segregation and recycling linkages projects.
∎ Represents BDRCS at the Municipal/state for solid waste program-related conferences, workshops, and meetings to maintain current knowledge of field and to provide information about BDRCS SWM project.
∎ An ability to review and analyze SWM information, and develop valid recommendations; prepare and give presentations before community/local body & government is a must
∎ Ability to supervise staff, including planning, organizing, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating work; and train staff.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Minimum 5 years of working experience in the field of emergency response, WASH and waste management is desirable. Any working experience in the Rohingya crises is an added advantage.
∎ Preferably three years of progressively responsible professional experience in the planning and implementation of integrated solid waste management project that included partnership developments and lead role in managing the project.
∎ Knowledge of principles and practices of integrated solid waste management, including recycling, composting, local and national regulations, and policies pertaining to solid waste management.
∎ Good computer skill in MS office is desirable along with fluency in written and spoken English.
∎ Training and facilitation skills along with ability to mobilize community are highly desirable.

Salary: Tk. 65000 - 75000 (Monthly)

Application Deadline: June 20, 2019

Company Information:
∎ The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
∎ Business : The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), established by the President’s Order No. 26 of 1973 as an auxiliary to the Government, provides with humanitarian assistance to the distressed and vulnerable population. The Training Department of BDRCS has been providing various trainings to employees, volunteers and communities internally (BDRCS and Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners) and to same of external partners (local, national and international organizations). During the last three and half year period the Department conducted over 348 different training courses.

Category: NGO/Development