Technical Assistant, Energy, Shelter, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Technical Assistant, Energy, Shelter, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Diploma

Diploma /Vocational in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) from a reputed university/institution

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

KNOWLEDGE: BRAC’s values and mission, development sector, global development scenario to identify funding trends, financial and grants management, donor agencies, basic computer knowledge on MS office applications.

SKILLS: Budgeting, communication, researching, writing, monitoring and evaluating, auditing, project management, project implementation

COMPETENCIES: Facilitating group meetings, managing timelines, oral and written fluency in both Bangla and English, handling critical issues with relevant stakeholders

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners globally with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise their potential.

The Technical Assistant – Energy supports the operation, maintenance, and repair of solar photovoltaic systems, solar streetlights, and related energy infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted and safe energy services within camp settings. The role contributes to system reliability, environmental compliance, and community engagement under the guidance of the Senior/Technical Officer – Energy.

• Install, inspect, maintain, and repair on-grid and off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and solar streetlights (SSLs), ensuring proper functioning of panels, controllers, inverters, batteries, wiring, and associated components.

• Diagnose system faults, conduct troubleshooting, and implement corrective actions or component replacements to ensure technical reliability and operational efficiency of energy systems.

• Support basic PV system design and load assessment in line with approved technical standards and local regulations, and supervise field-level maintenance operations to ensure quality implementation.

• Maintain accurate technical documentation related to installation, maintenance, repairs, and system performance, and provide regular technical updates to the line manager.

• Coordinate with stakeholders and community members to facilitate smooth maintenance activities, promote community awareness, and support sustainability of energy assets.

• Ensure compliance with safety standards, safeguarding policies, and organizational codes of conduct during all installation, maintenance, and field activities.

• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned in response to project and operational needs.

• 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.

• Mobile bill

• Festival Bonus

• Health & Life Insurance

• Paternity/ Maternity leave

• others as per Organisation policy.