Programme Lead, Climate Resilience

Job Description

Title: Programme Lead, Climate Resilience

Company Name: WaterAid Bangladesh

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 193801 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 8 years

Master’s preferably in Climate Change, Environmental Sciences, Development Studies, Public Health, Economics, Social science or related discipline. Advanced degree from recognised overseas institution/University would be an advantage.

• At least 8 years

At least 08 years professional experience in relevant field with 4-5 years of experience of leading a team of professional staff. However, for the fast-track professional growth, years of experience can also be relaxed. The position is only about managing the team but of inspiring and leading them to achieve outcomes through working with partner NGOs at the grassroots.

Job Purpose

The Programme Lead for WaterAid Bangladesh’s "Advancing Climate Resilient and Inclusive WASH" programme will drive efforts to strengthen climate-resilient WASH systems, achieving key outcomes in alignment with the Country Programme Strategy. This role includes leading implementation, supporting a high-performing team and partners, and working with strategic stakeholders to benefit climate-vulnerable communities. As a knowledge leader, the Programme Lead will enhance capacity among local government, private sector, and programme staff on WASH and climate governance, and collaborate with the Business Development Team to design impactful projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Climate change and WASH programme – which is one of the core portfolios of the organisation.

• Ensure achievements of the outcomes of CR programme as set out in the Country Programme Strategy through team members with high standards.

• Guide and inspire team members/ colleagues to deliver and implement projects under the CR programmes with required quality and within time.

• Develop and uphold the strategic relationships with stakeholder that include partner NGOs, GoB officials at the local and national levels.

• Ensures WaterAid Bangladesh’s visibility while working with the Government of Bangladesh entities (Ministries/departments/institutions/LGIs) at the national and local levels.

• Guiding, managing, and facilitating team members towards succeeding the common goals ensuring that workplans are adhered to outputs and outcomes are achieved with quality. Coaching team members to grow - upholding their motivation to deliver high performance.

• Ensure proper Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning activities are place for the programme/projects. Especially concentrate on developing learning documents to promote the good/best practices of WaterAid Bangladesh with the sector actors to highlight the CR WASH programme outcomes and technologies.

• Support Policy Advocacy initiatives especially at the local level where the projects are being implemented and ensure WaterAid Bangladesh presence and visibility. Support national level policy advocacy.

• As a member of Extended Management Team (EMT), support the Senior Management Team (SMT) in taking strategic decisions and implementing/cascading decisions of SMT with her/his line management.

• Be aware of challenges, constraints and risk to project implementation at the local and national level and escalate to SMT as and when needed.

In addition to above any other responsibilities assigned by the line manager to be done for the interest of WAB.

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Monthly gross salary BDT 193,801/-. In addition, festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, life insurance for self, health insurance for self, spouse and children, cell phone allowances etc. are applicable as per policy provision.