Specialist – WASH- Access to and Utilization of Lifesaving Services in Chittagong Hill Tracts

Job Description

Title: Specialist – WASH- Access to and Utilization of Lifesaving Services in Chittagong Hill Tracts

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: 3

Age: At least 35 years

Job Location: Rangamati

Salary: Tk. 90000 - 100000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters

• At least 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 35 years

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Environment Eng., Civil Eng., Development Studies, or Social Sciences or another relevant field.

• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive experience in development and/or humanitarian project management, preferably in the WASH sector.

• At least 5 years of senior leadership experience managing multi-sectoral programs in partnership with multiple stakeholders.

• Proven experience in designing, leading, and overseeing WASH interventions, including locally adapted technologies for safe water supply and climate-resilient sanitation.

• Demonstrated capacity to manage complex, large-scale projects in challenging contexts, including hard-to-reach and CHT/Hill Tracts areas.

• Strong experience in institutional partnership management, coordination with government departments, donor compliance, reporting, and financial oversight.

• Excellent management and leadership skills, with the ability to provide strategic direction, technical oversight, staff mentoring, team building, workplan development, and budget management.

• Experience in capacity building and delivering training to diverse audiences, including government counterparts, partners, and community stakeholders.

• Strong English communication skills (written and verbal), including proposal writing and donor reporting.

• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other relevant project management and reporting software.

Key Competencies:

• Pro-active

• Analytical thinking

• Result oriented

• Managing impact

• Flexibility

• Development oriented

• Thoroughness

Job Context:

The Project “Access to and Utilization of Lifesaving Services by Access to and Utilization of Lifesaving Services by Marginalized Communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh” seeks to restore and scale up essential nutrition, WASH and livelihood services in the three hill districts — Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachari. The project focuses on enhancing community resilience, ensuring that marginalized ethnic and rural populations have equitable access to lifesaving interventions and strengthening local systems for sustainable service delivery. Friends In Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) will be the Technical Partner for WASH under the consortium leadership of Helen Keller Intl and work closely with implementing partners and government stakeholders to ensure coordinated, high-impact programming across the three CHT districts.

Job Summary:

As the organization’s role of providing technical assistance to the implementing partners in the field of WASH, the Specialist – WASH will lead the design, implementation, and oversight of all WASH-related activities under the project. The role will focus on implementing sustainable and inclusive WASH models (safe water and improved sanitation) that strengthen both community resilience and institutional systems. In this context, the Specialist - WASH will oversee WASH technical team and partner implementation, ensuring all activities meet the highest standards of technical excellence and donor compliance, government guidelines, and environmental and social safeguards. This position requires close collaboration with the implementing NGOs, and local government institutions to deliver equitable and high-impact WASH interventions in geographically complex and multi-ethnic communities across the CHT.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Direction and Quality Assurance:

• Lead planning, technical design, and quality implementation of WASH interventions, including water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion.

• Design and implement climate-resilient, inclusive WASH facilities, ensuring access for women, children, and persons with disabilities.

• Ensure compliance with institutional standards, national WASH guidelines, and environmental frameworks.

• Conduct site visits to provide technical guidance, troubleshoot challenges, and ensure quality assurance.

• Review monitoring data to assess effectiveness and guide adaptive management.

Synergies with Consortium / Other Sector:

• Provide technical advisory and capacity building to implementing partners on climate-resilient WASH engineering, community engagement, and O&M systems.

• Support consortium coordination under Helen Keller Intl, working with government, civil society, and communities for sustainable WASH outcomes.

• Monitor partners’ adherence to standards and provide technical mentorship.

• Engage communities in co-designing WASH interventions to ensure participation, ownership, and sustainability.

• Contribute in strengthening synergies among Nutrition, WASH, and Livelihoods for long-term resilience.

Capacity Development and Knowledge Management:

• Conduct technical trainings for field staffs, community volunteers and management committees, relevant stakeholders on safe water, sanitation, sustainable technologies and hygiene

• Build capacity of local institutions and community structures for sustainable WASH facility management.

• Develop technical briefs, learning notes, and impact case studies for internal learning, donor reporting, and external communication.

Budget and Compliance Management:

• Support budget planning, monitoring, and tracking for WASH activities.

• Review and validate partners’ reports for alignment with strategic direction.

• Support in ensuring cost-effective resource use and compliance with donor and organizational standards.

• Participate in procurement and evaluation committees for WASH-related procurements and construction quality.

Other Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with HR/Admin, Finance, Procurement, and other teams for effective project implementation.

• Undertake additional tasks assigned by FIVDB authorities.

• Weekly 2 holidays

• As per the project policy of FIVDB and the budgeted provision of this project.

• Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.