Specialist, Water Security; Climate Change Programme

Job Description

Title: Specialist, Water Security; Climate Change Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

B.Sc in Civil Engineering or other relevant subject from any recognised university/ institution.

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Additional Job Requirements

• Project management skills for planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.

• Strong analytical and research skills to support evidence-based decision-making.

• Technical and supervisory skills in implementing and overseeing resilient infrastructure.

• Effective communication and reporting skills for proposals, reports, and advocacy.

• Coordination and stakeholder engagement skills for cross-programme and external collaboration

• Knowledge of climate-resilient infrastructure design, implementation.

• Understanding of climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and their link to sustainable infrastructure.

• Knowledge of programme and project management approaches, including planning, implementation.

• Practical understanding of community engagement and participatory approaches in field implementation.

• Knowledge of cross-programme coordination, stakeholder engagement, and partnership building with government, donors, and communities.

• Ability to draft reports, concept papers, proposals, MoUs, ToRs, and other programme-related documents.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 05 years of work experience. Work experience should majorly include experience in the field of infrastructure development focusing Climate Change or any relevant experience.

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.

The BRAC Climate Change Programme (CCP) supports communities to develop their capacity to adapt to climate change and improve their resilience to climate change, as well as supporting communities and organisations to reduce their climate change impact. Eager to make a difference and help communities to tackle climate change? Work with us to protect resources, improving quality of life and raise awareness, while providing people with access to the tools and knowledge to adapt and respond to adverse climatic impacts and adopt sustainable practices. 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.

Job Purpose

This is a contractual position responsible for overall field implementation of Climate Change Programme (CCP), resilient infrastructure both at community and household level including capturing and sharing knowledge on climate resilience, disseminating information about major progress on resilience initiative and results of the programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of activities and initiatives around climate resilient infrastructure and its application
• Implementation of sustainable and climate resilient infrastructure at community and household level
• Support the mainstreaming of sustainable and climate resilient infrastructure within BRAC following existing policy and standards.
• Responsible for overall field implementation regarding resilient infrastructure of Climate Change Programme (CCP) as per programme design and required impact.
• Supervise, following-up and overseeing the overall activities of designated areas through regular field visits and providing necessary support for further improvement.
• Support the development and piloting of frameworks, tools and methodologies focusing on improving the sustainability and climate resilience of infrastructure
• Development of initiatives for increasing knowledge and applied understanding of sustainable and climate resilient infrastructure
• Coordinate with multiple programmes/departments with BRAC to ensure smooth programme operation of CCP in technical and thematic areas as well as M&E, research, communication and advocacy
• Support to prepare concept paper, project proposal, MoU, ToR related to programme activity, coordinate preparation of reports as required to be shared within BRAC and donors and stakeholders
• Assist in organising meetings, seminars, trainings, workshops to exchange views with representatives of stakeholders and beneficiaries
• Ensure the drafting of reports and other key positioning pieces which highlight the role of sustainable and climate resilient infrastructure in global development, including relations to the national and global agenda
• Provide research and data collection on topics upon request by supervisors.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of 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 and encourage others to do so.

Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, and others as per policy.