Project Officer - WASH

Job Description

Title: Project Officer - WASH

Company Name: The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Rangamati

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ At least graduation in technical subject/field e.g. Social Science, Public Health or any relevant discipline.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Red Cross - Red Crescent movement is the largest volunteer organization in the world. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) is a national society of the movement, constituted on 31 March 1973 by the President`s Order No. 26 of 1973 with retrospective effect from 16 December 1971. This is the biggest humanitarian organization in Bangladesh. As an auxiliary to the government, the Society provides humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable people over the last 48 years and has undertaken a wide range of activities in humanitarian response, disaster management, health, capacity building and in promoting Red Cross/ Red Crescent ideals and principles.
∎ BDRCS in collaboration with ICRC, introduced the CHT-WASH Project in Khagrachari in 2016 and Bandarban in 2018 under Community Development (CD) Department. Set up of household based hygienic latrine, and installation of deep and shallow tube-wells and repairing of tube-wells are being part of the project as hardware component. Besides, hygiene promotion activities including PHAST (Participatory Hygiene Promotion Training) and CHAST (Child Hygiene and Sanitation Training) at community and school level are also important part of the project. Disaster Management is another significant component of the project which is being implemented in Bandarban and Lama municipality under Bandarban Red Crescent Unit. This project is being extended to Rangamati district for WASH interventions and for Disaster Management Component in Khagrachari district from January 2020.
∎ Currently Bangladesh Red Crescent Society is looking for a suitable Bangladeshi national for the following position of WASH, in CHT Project:
∎ Reportable to: Programme Coordinator, CHT WASH Project, CD Dept, NHQ, Dhaka
∎ Duration of contract : 1 year (with possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance)
∎ Duty station : BDRCS Rangamati Unit Office, Rangamati.
∎ Purpose: Plan, design and implement WASH activities in Rangamati under CHT WASH Project in collaboration with ICRC (WatHab Team), BDRCS (CD Dept. WASH team) through unit office.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Specific:
∎ Assist Programme Coordinator, CD Dept., BDRCS NHQ in overall management of field programmatic and operational activities, capacity building, reporting, documentation and others on WASH issues.
∎ Prepare unit wise implementation plan in consultation with BDRCS NHQ (CD Dept.) and ICRC Dhaka (WatHab) Office.
∎ Take part to select new communities for WASH and Disaster Management (DM) services through community consultation.
∎ Organize and implement KAP (baseline and end line) survey prior to and end of project implementation.
∎ Take lead to testing of water during and after installation of water sources/services at different communities.
∎ Prepare beneficiary/household list for latrines and facilitate site selection, imparting orientation on construction.
∎ Make a plan for the delivery of required latrines' materials for households/community and prepare technical specifications/BoQ for tendering process if needed.
∎ Quality checking of latrine construction and water sources installation works through direct supervision at community level.
∎ Organise and facilitate local level different events e.g. meeting, workshop, training, different day observation etc.
∎ Follow-up Hygiene Promotion Organizer and Hygiene Promoters about their works related to community meeting, PHAST/CHAST session, phase-out as well as monthly CDC meeting at different communities.
∎ Manage staff, beneficiary and community leaders, local contractors/service providers for WASH and DM intervention at community level.
∎ Responsible for field data collection and management as per need, case story preparation and programmatic and financial report preparation.
∎ Conduct regular field visit to supervise field staff and to see the progress of the project activities as per plan and share with PC at NHQ.
∎ Follow the deadline and submission of all reports/bill-voucher/other documents to BDRCS NHQ (PC) through Unit Level Officer (ULO).
∎ Assist BDRCS and ICRC management to conduct different field assessment works/ perform any other task as per need and guidance of PC and other senior management of BDRCS.
∎ General:
∎ Maintain regular coordination with Secretary & Convener and members of PIC including ULO for effective implementation of project.
∎ Maintain regular coordination with BDRCS staff (PC, WASH Officer, M&R Officer, Unit staff, field staff) and ICRC staff (WatHab team) at NHQ/Dhaka and Unit/field level.
∎ Maintain regular and periodic communication with local stakeholders like community leaders, NGOs, other like mind agencies, GO or local government authorities (DPHE, District/Upazila/Union/Pourashava office) for administrative and programmatic purposes

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ At least 03 (three) years work experience in humanitarian/development sector on WASH field.
∎ Experience on project management, planning, monitoring and evaluation, programme/finance reporting, administration and documentation system.
∎ Experience in organizing and facilitating sessions, meeting, training/workshop.
∎ Working in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team will be given a priority.
∎ Skills & abilities:
∎ Be a good team member.
∎ Have analytical skills and ability to think strategically
∎ Able to plan and work independently with minimum supervision and have to work under pressure with deadline.
∎ Capable to communicate with stakeholders including ethnic/tribal communities and be familiar to their culture etc.
∎ Must have computer operation both in English and Bangla (Bijoy software), communication (oral and written), internet navigation capacity and also have knowledge/experience in operating software i.e. AutoCad, MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
∎ Personal qualities/requirement:
∎ Commitment to the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles and values.
∎ Be honest, transparent and high level of integrity.
∎ Willing to work for vulnerable, ethnic, minority, conflict and any disaster emergencies with different types of people/ culture/ content if needed.
∎ Must have valid motorbike driving license and willingness to move around remote villages/communities in Rangamati.

Application Deadline: December 31, 2019

Company Information:
∎ The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
∎ Address : 684-686 Boro Mogh Bazar, Red Crescent Sarak | Dhaka-1217
∎ Web : www.bdrcs.org
∎ 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