Job Description

Title: Senior Officer - Training and Capacity Building

Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.

Vacancy: 1

Location: Faridpur

Salary: Tk. 75000 - 78000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ 6 to 9 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 20 Jun 2024

Education:
∎ Master of Development Studies (MDS)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Female Candidates are encouraged to apply
∎ Candidates who identify as indigenous are encouraged to apply
∎ Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in the development sector (preferably in urban sanitation, waste management).
∎ Experience in working with municipal infrastructures development and governance system improvement
∎ Knowledge and understanding of working modalities, planning mechanisms, institutional structures of municipalities in Bangladesh.
∎ Excellent facilitation, coordination, team management, reporting and presentation skill;Ability to work and lead a multi-cultural team and meeting deadlines;
∎ Fluency in English language and proficiency in computer application.
∎ Good English writing, analytical and communication skills.
∎ Good ability to work with a virtual cross-functional team.
∎ Willing and able to travel independently outside station.
∎ Good level of understanding of CSP and CWIS principles.
∎ Education-
∎ Master degree in any discipline, preferably Development Studies, Public Administration, Business Studies and Economics.
∎ Expertise and Experience-
∎ Female Candidates are encouraged to apply
∎ Candidates who identify as indigenous are encouraged to apply
∎ Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in the development sector (preferably in urban sanitation, waste management).
∎ Experience in working with municipal infrastructures development and governance system improvement
∎ Knowledge and understanding of working modalities, planning mechanisms, institutional structures of municipalities in Bangladesh.
∎ Excellent facilitation, coordination, team management, reporting and presentation skill;Ability to work and lead a multi-cultural team and meeting deadlines;
∎ Fluency in English language and proficiency in computer application.
∎ Good English writing, analytical and communication skills.
∎ Good ability to work with a virtual cross-functional team.
∎ Willing and able to travel independently outside station.
∎ Good level of understanding of CSP and CWIS principles.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide training to the waste and sanitation workers and Municipality officials and elected representatives on waste management.
∎ Organize & facilitate advanced capacity building for pit emptying enterprises/cooperatives for service market promotions and quality improvement for greater
∎ Organize & facilitate training for organisational development (operations, administrative, financial and human resources) of sweepers cooperatives, development of profile and membership with business associations
∎ Orientation on CWIS approach and Planning workshop for municipal decision makers on city sanitation planning.
∎ Advance training on CWIS approach for MSCC members for sectorial coordination, monitoring PPP, review the business performance of FSM local stakeholders and customer satisfaction, container inspection and reporting.
∎ Coordinate between different project teams and provide necessary support on components related to urban sanitation planning.
∎ Work in close collaboration with multiple project teams who are responsible for implementation of various projects in different municipalities to determine the strategies for incorporating CSP.
∎ Regular collaboration with municipal authorities, City Sanitation Working Group (CSWG) and relevant stakeholder to implement the CSP
∎ Development of training packages for municipal stakeholders including engineers, conservancy staff & public representatives and MSSC members on CSP, FSM and Waste Management
∎ Support communications unit with development of communication materials, brochures and other relevant products on CSP for popularizing the project interventions among different stakeholders
∎ Maintain liaisons with different stakeholders and represent Practical Action in coordination meetings and external events
∎ Build rapport and professional relation with the relevant GoB, local alliances, NGO, local government, civil society, private organisations, and individuals
∎ Conduct regular follow up and monitoring of the activities to track the progress by ensuring quality.
∎ Support to produce quality reports for donor and provide input to quarterly progress and annual impact review report for organisation.
∎ Support to capture learning and dissemination in external platform and other Regional/Country offices of Practical Action.
∎ Based in Faridpur, the Senior Officer – Capacity Building will be responsible mainly for capacity building of municipal authority and sanitation worker and different stakeholder. Also support to preparing the city sanitation plan in line with city wide inclusive sanitation principles and provide training on waste management. Below are key responsibilities-
∎ Provide training to the waste and sanitation workers and Municipality officials and elected representatives on waste management.
∎ Organize & facilitate advanced capacity building for pit emptying enterprises/cooperatives for service market promotions and quality improvement for greater
∎ Organize & facilitate training for organisational development (operations, administrative, financial and human resources) of sweepers cooperatives, development of profile and membership with business associations
∎ Orientation on CWIS approach and Planning workshop for municipal decision makers on city sanitation planning.
∎ Advance training on CWIS approach for MSCC members for sectorial coordination, monitoring PPP, review the business performance of FSM local stakeholders and customer satisfaction, container inspection and reporting.
∎ Coordinate between different project teams and provide necessary support on components related to urban sanitation planning.
∎ Work in close collaboration with multiple project teams who are responsible for implementation of various projects in different municipalities to determine the strategies for incorporating CSP.
∎ Regular collaboration with municipal authorities, City Sanitation Working Group (CSWG) and relevant stakeholder to implement the CSP
∎ Development of training packages for municipal stakeholders including engineers, conservancy staff & public representatives and MSSC members on CSP, FSM and Waste Management
∎ Support communications unit with development of communication materials, brochures and other relevant products on CSP for popularizing the project interventions among different stakeholders
∎ Maintain liaisons with different stakeholders and represent Practical Action in coordination meetings and external events
∎ Build rapport and professional relation with the relevant GoB, local alliances, NGO, local government, civil society, private organisations, and individuals
∎ Conduct regular follow up and monitoring of the activities to track the progress by ensuring quality.
∎ Support to produce quality reports for donor and provide input to quarterly progress and annual impact review report for organisation.
∎ Support to capture learning and dissemination in external platform and other Regional/Country offices of Practical Action.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Faridpur

Job Highlights:

Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

We’re a global change-making group. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

Address::
∎ House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. We’re a global change-making group. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 27 Jun 2024

Category: NGO/Development