Sector Lead-WASH
Job Description
Title: Sector Lead-WASH
Company Name: CARE Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Location: Cox's Bazar
Minimum Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
∎ 6 to 8 years
Published: 17 Feb 2024
Education:
∎ Master's degree in Engineering or humanitarian/disaster management, with significant experience in the WASH sector.
∎ Master's degree in Engineering or humanitarian/disaster management, with significant experience in the WASH sector.
Requirements:
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ CARE is one of the world's leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working in over 100 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in the CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group, and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extremely poor and marginalized communities.
∎ Since August 2017, the heavy influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox's Bazaar has required an emergency response in accordance with CARE's humanitarian mandate to meet the needs of crisis-affected populations in the poorest communities. CARE is responding to the crisis in multiple sectors including GBV, Health, WASH, Nutrition and SMSD programming. To lead the design, coordination, management, quality implementation of the WASH Sector, CARE is recruiting WASH Sector Lead for its emergency operation in Cox’s Bazar.
∎ The principal purpose of the position and overall responsibility is lead on a) designing of WASH response mechanisms based on assessments/analysis of WASH situations of households and communities, working with team members to provide inputs for project proposals and compile regular action plans and quality program reports; b) coordination with relevant stakeholders and WASH actors (UN agencies, Inter Sector Coordination Group, WASH Cluster/Sector, Government agencies, INGOs, local and international partners), positioning CARE as key leading agency for the WASH response; c) providing technical assistance to the field staff and partners, designs and rolls out capacity building activities (on the job assistance) on WASH and oversees the strategic management and successful program implementation ensuring program quality according to CARE standards and incorporating learnings into the programming cycle.
∎ Reporting to the Head of Cox’s Bazar Regional Office, the WASH sector lead will be based in the Cox’s Bazar and lead the field-based team in collaboration with CARE partners’ staffs and volunteers.
∎ Location: Based in Cox’s Bazar Regional Office
∎ Duration: Duration of the Contract will be up to February 28, 2025.
∎ Job Summary:
∎ CARE is one of the world's leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working in over 100 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in the CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group, and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extremely poor and marginalized communities.
∎ Since August 2017, the heavy influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox's Bazaar has required an emergency response in accordance with CARE's humanitarian mandate to meet the needs of crisis-affected populations in the poorest communities. CARE is responding to the crisis in multiple sectors including GBV, Health, WASH, Nutrition and SMSD programming. To lead the design, coordination, management, quality implementation of the WASH Sector, CARE is recruiting WASH Sector Lead for its emergency operation in Cox’s Bazar.
∎ The principal purpose of the position and overall responsibility is lead on a) designing of WASH response mechanisms based on assessments/analysis of WASH situations of households and communities, working with team members to provide inputs for project proposals and compile regular action plans and quality program reports; b) coordination with relevant stakeholders and WASH actors (UN agencies, Inter Sector Coordination Group, WASH Cluster/Sector, Government agencies, INGOs, local and international partners), positioning CARE as key leading agency for the WASH response; c) providing technical assistance to the field staff and partners, designs and rolls out capacity building activities (on the job assistance) on WASH and oversees the strategic management and successful program implementation ensuring program quality according to CARE standards and incorporating learnings into the programming cycle.
∎ Reporting to the Head of Cox’s Bazar Regional Office, the WASH sector lead will be based in the Cox’s Bazar and lead the field-based team in collaboration with CARE partners’ staffs and volunteers.
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Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the really deserving candidate. In addition, CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance, Day Care Facilities and Working Mother Benefits etc.
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
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Company Information:
∎ CARE Bangladesh
Application Deadline: 22 Feb 2024
Category: Engineer/Architect
