Project Lead - Utility Strengthening

Job Description

Title: Project Lead - Utility Strengthening

Company Name: WaterAid Bangladesh

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Chattogram

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters

Master or equivalent degree in any discipline preferably in Social Science/ Development Studies or BSc in Engineering from any recognized University.

• At least 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• At least 10 years progressively higher job experience in development field with at-least 6 years in programme/project management and 4 years in managing WASH Projects. At least 3 years working experience with international NGO preferable.

Contract type: Fixed term, Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Change starts with water. Change starts with you.

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

About WaterAid

We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

About the role

Utility Strengthening Project is a 5-year project, implemented in an collaborative manner with an Utility with duel focus on supporting low income communities with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services and supporting utility’s capacity to respond to the water and sewage needs of its constituency/customers effectively and efficiently. Also, support the utility’s vision of being the leader in customer oriented/focused utility.

The incumbent, reporting to the Director, Programme and Policy, will lead the day-to-day implementation of the project and will be accountable for the achievement of the outcomes stated in the ‘Theory of Change’ for the project. S/He will be assisted in strategic issues from her/his supervisor and the senior management team (SMT) as well as extended management team (EMT) of WaterAid Bangladesh.

Her/His primary role is to be the face of WaterAid Bangladesh in day-to-day dealings with CWASA and manage, lead the coordination process with relevant government entities (Chattogram City Corporation, Chattogram Development Authority, District Commissioner etc).

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