Sanitation Sub-Sector Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Sanitation Sub-Sector Coordinator

Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh - Cox's Bazar Special Zone

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in Civil or Public Health Engineering, Public Health (MPH), Environmental Health, or any related area. Essential
∎ Master's Degree preferred.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordinate sanitation activities in a consistent, coherent and efficient manner to ensure the response is based on an evaluation of need and to avoid the duplication of activities.
∎ Provide leadership and support to the Sanitation Technical Working Group to implement the WASH strategy, its corresponding work plan, and the UN/ government’s Joint Response Plan.
∎ Within the remit of the WASH Strategy and under the guidance of the sector’s Strategic Advisory Group (SAG)t and WASH Sector Coordinator, ensure Operational Plans for the three areas of sanitation are up to date and as separate documents include the relevant Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines.
∎ Under the guidance of the WASH Sector Coordinator, provide support to strategic planning around sanitation.
∎ Ensure tools that hold data concerning partners and their projects are adequate and maintained.
∎ Support partners to improve the quality of their data collection, assessments, studies or evaluations allowing, where possible, results to be applicable to other projects.
∎ Support the analysis of data by partners and through partners or directly, analyze aggregated data across projects to inform strategies, operational plan and technical guidance.
∎ Provide the WASH Sector and ISCG with data, analysis or information, according to the sub-sector Terms of Reference (TOR) and Work Plan.
∎ With sector partners develop strategies and resources to act upon the analysis, meet gaps and reduce duplications.
∎ In conjunction with local government, create a Technical Review Committee to check all new infrastructure and projects meet a defined need and will be implement to an appropriate standard.
∎ Provide ad hoc support to partner projects to ensure they are implemented to the right quality.
∎ In conjunction with TWG members and Gender and Protection colleagues, increase the quality of sanitation facilities allowing more people to safely and with dignity use the facilities.
∎ Ensure that the WASH Sector Coordinator is regularly informed of critical issues and that information is shared with the TWiG, national authorities, and sector partners.
∎ Work with partners and government to create the resources to monitor all aspects of sanitation.
∎ Attend on a need basis the field coordination meeting in Ukhia and Teknaf.
∎ Work with stakeholders to improve the overall quality and accountability of humanitarian action.
∎ Advocate for and support partners to implement WASH sector standards.
∎ To an extent which will directly support the improved quality of humanitarian action, support researches and academics in their work.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Strong English writing capability
∎ Understand WV operation in the response. Preferred
∎ Technical experience in the WASH sector and in the cluster approach;
∎ Demonstrate personal and professional integrity in all interactions;
∎ Be able to influence and work with diverse stakeholders to develop consensus in an efficient manner;
∎ Know how to present ideas effectively and clearly while listening and acknowledging others' perspectives and views;
∎ Demonstrate an understanding of the international humanitarian response and coordination mechanisms, and humanitarian reform;
∎ Have an understanding of humanitarian principles and how to apply these;
∎ Able to clarify complex strategies for operational implementation;
∎ Communicates, works, and networks effectively;
∎ Demonstrates leadership where required;
∎ Builds and motivates the cluster coordination team at sub national level;
∎ Experience of responding in recovery phases of emergency and emergency-development “nexus”;
∎ Experience of coordinating peers as well as managing a team;
∎ Understand the vision, mission of World Vision
∎ Understand the Humanitarian industry
∎ Supervisor/Management, Problem solving, negotiation, communication and collaborative skills
∎ Strong ability of analysis, decision making and relational skills
∎ Influence to other, personally credible, critical thinker, driven to deliver, courage to challenge and curious minded
∎ Strong ability to work under pressure, have good time and self-management skills, trustworthy & impartial
∎ Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
∎ Trusted to organizational policy and maintain high confidentiality.
∎ Ability to tolerate ambiguity in change management process.
∎ A minimum of 3-5 years of experience with either the UN and/or NGO/INGO context (Cox Bazar)
∎ Proven experience in facilitation and conflict negotiation
∎ Proven experience as a team player
∎ Competent in the use of Microsoft Office computer programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
∎ World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. Essential
∎ World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation. Essential

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1

Application Deadline: February 12, 2020

Company Information:
∎ World Vision Bangladesh - Cox's Bazar Special Zone
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071 Hotel Bay Marina, (1st Floor) Plot# 61, Block # B, PWD Residential Area, 4700 Cox's Bazar
∎ Web : http://www.wvi.org/bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification.Please don't send hard copy CV.Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.Women are highly encouraged to apply.*Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.