Senior Specialist, Waste Management; Urban Development Programme (Project Staff)

Job Description

Title: Senior Specialist, Waste Management; Urban Development Programme (Project Staff)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 6 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, Healthcare Startup

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Civil Engineering
• Master of Development Studies (MDS)

• Master’s degree in Environmental Science/ Management, Urban Planning, Development Studies/Public Administration.

• B.Sc. in Civil/Environmental/Mechanical/ Industrial Production Engineering, or related field from a reputed institute.

• At least 6 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, Healthcare Startup

• Minimum 6 years of experience in waste management, circular economy, urban development, environmental programming, or related sectors.

• Experience in programme design, implementation oversight, and strategic planning is essential.

• Prior work with municipalities, donors, and multi-stakeholder urban systems will be a strong advantage.

• Additional Job Requirements:

• Understanding of stakeholder coordination in municipal and urban contexts

• • Awareness of safeguarding, gender equality, and social inclusion principles Adaptability and ability to work under pressure

• Ability to translate field learning into practical program recommendations

• Excellent coordination and communication skills with multiple stakeholders

Job Location : BRAC Head Office, Dhaka

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. 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.

BRAC Urban Development Programme (UDP) envisions cities and human settlements which are safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable. We implement tailored interventions to reach this goal, such as building low-cost climate-resilient housing, empowering workers in the ready-made garment sector, raising community fire prevention awareness and advocating with the local and national governments for inclusive, pro-poor, urban planning and governance. Join the UDP team to create models for better urban spaces across Bangladesh and be part of a team making cities into places where everyone living in them can thrive. 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.

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.

About the Project:

BRAC intends to implement an upcoming project to establish the foundation for a sustainable, inclusive, and operationally efficient solid waste management system in Pabna Municipality. The project will support targeted interventions aimed at strengthening the overall urban waste management ecosystem, including improving waste containment and collection systems, enhancing the capacity of waste workers, promoting behaviour change, and expanding community-based resource recovery and recycling systems. The duration of this project will be for one year.

Position: Senior Specialist, Waste Management; Urban Development Programme (Project Staff)

Job Purpose: The Senior Specialist, Waste Management will provide technical leadership and strategic direction for city-level waste management interventions. S/he will coordinate with donors, local government, and key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and alignment of project activities. A key responsibility of the role is to gather field insights, oversee implementation quality, and translate learning into strategic recommendations for the next phase of program design. S/he will play a central role in shaping the future design and scaling of waste management interventions, including systems for collection, segregation, resource recovery, and recycling

Job Description:

• Provide overall technical leadership and strategic guidance for city-level waste management interventions, including collection, segregation, and resource recovery systems.
• Coordinate with donors, local government authorities, and key stakeholders to ensure effective planning, alignment, and implementation of project activities.
• Oversee the quality of implementation and ensure standards are maintained across all waste management interventions.
• Gather and synthesize field insights, implementation learning, and stakeholder feedback to inform adaptive management.
• Develop evidence-based strategic recommendations for future program design, scale-up, and improvement of waste management systems.
• Support integration of different project components to ensure a coherent and efficient city-wide waste management approach.
• Facilitate technical review and guidance for innovations and pilot initiatives in waste management and circular economy approaches.
• Ensure safeguarding principles are integrated into all waste management interventions, promoting a safe, ethical, and accountable working environment.
• Ensure gender equality and social inclusion considerations are reflected in all technical designs, implementation approaches, and recommendations.
• Contribute to documentation of technical processes, lessons learned, and best practices for knowledge sharing and future programming.
• SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

• Festival Bonus and others as per policy