Solid Waste Management (SWM) Officer

Job Description

Title: Solid Waste Management (SWM) Officer

Company Name: The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Candidates with a Master's in Any subject (including 4 years honors degree).
∎ Preferable for the candidate who have post-graduation in Public health/Community health/Waste management/Sanitation or Environment related field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Duration of contract: Till 31.03.2022 (with possibility of extension)
∎ Duty station: PMO, Cox`s Bazar
∎ Organizational Unit/Department: Health (PMO)
∎ Reporting line: Health & Environment Coordinator, PMO, Cox`s Bazar, BDRCS

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordinate and Manage all coordination in Upazila/Union and camp level for smooth solid waste management interventions.
∎ Coordinate with UNDP, BRAC, Practical action, UNICEF and others related partners for integration of SWM interventions at host and FDMN communities.
∎ Ensure Material recovery facilities functional at camp and Host communities and ensure operational guidance to MRF officer and other concern.
∎ Regularly meets with local body officials and other relevant groups to solicit input on project implementation, and to gain cooperation and participation in project.
∎ Actively participates in Host and Guest Community Solid Waste Management meetings, WASH coordination meetings, Union SWM Steering committee meetings and represent organizations and provide comments/inputs.
∎ Timely submit logistic /procurement plan and ensure regular field level activities and follow up.
∎ Plan, asses, and coordinate for execution of Solid waste Management operations in palongkhali union and FDMN communities.
∎ Plans, assigns, reviews, and evaluates work of Solid Waste Management Program volunteers /staffs and equip the SWM system in the host and guest communities.
∎ Identify need assessment, plan and organize field level staff /volunteer training on solid waste collection, composting, and recycling linkages with local scrap dealers and market development for compost.
∎ Prepares, administers, and monitors the SWM program budget including revenue collection, resource recovery (sale of recyclables and composting)
∎ Develops and evaluates performance measures, sets bench marking for work output and monitor the same for SWM.
∎ Timely Prepare submit weekly/monthly/quarterly plan and report to HEC and /relevant authorities and share with update information.
∎ Authorizes timely payments for contracted services; and participates in resolution of disputed contractual matters with partners/local bodies.
∎ Actively looks for developing new partnerships within Cox's Bazar for up scaling the SWM project.
∎ Continuously monitors the compliance of SWM operations with Government's guidelines, regulations, and laws.
∎ Conduct/organize awareness workshops for the Refugee population and host community in Cox's Bazar to explain and generate support for proposed solid waste collection, segregation, and recycling linkages projects.
∎ Represents BDRCS at the District/Upazila/Union Host and guest communities for solid waste program-related conferences, workshops, and meetings to maintain current knowledge of field and to provide information about BDRCS SWM project.
∎ An ability to review and analyse SWM information and develop valid recommendations; prepare and give presentations before community/local body & government is a must.
∎ Ability to supervise staff, including planning, organizing, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating work, and train staff.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ At least 8 years relevant proven working experience.
∎ Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Bangla English language typing. Required fluency in both spoken and written Bangla and English languages.
∎ Age limit may be relaxed in case of outstanding candidates
∎ Good Computer skills
∎ Organization and coordination skills
∎ Sound knowledge in subject area
∎ Fluent in English and Bangla.
∎ Adhere to the 7 fundamental principles of Red Cross and Red Crescent movement
∎ Act at all times in accordance with the Code of Conduct
∎ Able to work in a team and respects opinions of others
∎ Honest and high level of integrity
∎ Assist the organization on occasion, in times of national, international, local emergencies or major disasters.

Salary:
∎ BDT. 50,000/- (For highly deserving candidates, salary range may be increased)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 19 Jul 2021

Company Information:
∎ 11 Jul 2021
∎ The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
∎ Address : 684-686 Boro Mogh Bazar, Red Crescent Sarak | Dhaka-1217
∎ Web : www.bdrcs.org
∎ Business : Red Cross - Red Crescent movement is the largest volunteer organization in the world. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) is a national society of the movement, constituted on 31 March 1973 by the President`s Order No. 26 of 1973 with retrospective effect from 16 December 1971. This is the biggest humanitarian organization in Bangladesh. As an auxiliary to the government, the Society provides humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable people over the last 48 years and has undertaken a wide range of activities in humanitarian response, disaster management, health, capacity building and in promoting Red Cross/ Red Crescent ideals and principles.

Category: NGO/Development

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