Senior Manager, Water Sanitation and Hygiene Programme (WASH) (Contractual)

Job Description

Title: Senior Manager, Water Sanitation and Hygiene Programme (WASH) (Contractual)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in Development Studies, Business Administration, Social Science, Water Management or any other relevant subject from any recognised university.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Join BRAC`s WASH programme to be part of the vision to ensure that everyone, everywhere has safe drinking water, a hygienic toilet, and practices good hygiene. We deliver services to people living in hard-to-reach, climate affected and underserved urban areas using a multidimensional approach - from financing WASH markets to building partnerships with local governments. Active since 2006, the programme has significantly contributed to Bangladesh attaining the Millennium Development Goals national WASH target, and is believed to be the largest NGO-managed WASH programme in the world. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
∎ JOB PURPOSE: To ensure sustainable access to improved (safe) drinking water and hygienic latrine through social enterprise model in hard to reach areas
∎ leading a diverse workforce at different levels by meeting progress indicators and ensure effective service delivery in the rural areas of Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Develop operational strategy for WASH in Schools project to ensure smooth operation and ensure timely completion of various programme activities in line with the work plan.
∎ Review narrative proposal and financial proposal of the next phases of the project
∎ Ensure quarterly reports, annual report, monitoring reports are shared with donor
∎ Conduct field visit and identify problems of field operations and find the way of solution
∎ Review monthly programme performance and provide feedback to Divisional Managers, Area Supervisors, POs, FOs, Manager, Technical, Dty. Manager, Technical, TOs and Asst. TOs to improve the performances.
∎ Disseminate decision to the field management taken in the head office
∎ Conduct quarterly meeting with Divisional Managers, Area Supervisors, POs, FOs, Manager, Technical, Dty. Manager, Technical, TOs and Asst. TOs
∎ Develop staff capacity through coaching, meeting, field visit and individual contact
∎ Assess staff's PMS evaluation form to evaluate the project outcome
∎ Ensure financial control of WASH in Schools project by following BRAC policy and guideline.
∎ Facilitate internal and external audit and facilitate reports for NGO Bureau for fund release
∎ Assist Programme Head (WASH) in preparing reports and other programmatic and management issues as and when required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals including budgeting.
∎ Excellent Presentation and Networking skills
∎ Negotiation and problem solving skills
∎ Coordination and communication
∎ Donor & Audit reporting
∎ Knowledge on preparing programme operational guideline.
∎ Programme management
∎ Proven and good understanding of community-based approaches and resource allocation procedures
∎ Human Resource development and management
∎ Financial management
∎ Leadership
∎ Team building ( positive reinforcement , collaboration and partnering)
∎ Dealing with ambiguities and conflict management
∎ Planning and prioritizing (resource allocation and critical thinking)
∎ Interpersonal Skills
∎ Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant field

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance and others

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2022

Company Information:
∎ 8 Sep 2022
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Category: NGO/Development