Technical Specialist - Hygiene Market Systems
Job Description
Title: Technical Specialist - Hygiene Market Systems
Company Name: International Development Enterprises - iDE
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ At least a Bachelor's degree (preferably a Master's degree) in economics, business, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences or development studies
Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Job Location: Dhaka, with frequent travel to the field (50% Dhaka; 50% field)
∎ Reporting Line: WASH Technical Lead
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Based on field data collected by the project to date, and additional field scoping where needed, identify key constraints to households' adopting improved hygiene practices in the project's three geographic working areas (Faridpur, Patuakhali, Khulna)
∎ Adopting both a market development and social behavior change lens, analyze and identify strategies to stimulate adoption of improved hygiene practices
∎ Identify private sector actors whose interests align with the project's goals and engage in building private sector partnerships
∎ Lead the design of market-based interventions to increase households' adoption of improved hygiene practices, in partnership with private sector actors
∎ Lead the implementation of market-based interventions to increase households' adoption of improved hygiene practices, in partnership with private sector actors
∎ Manage and oversee the budget pertaining to these interventions
∎ Critically evaluate intervention success and take corrective measures in consultation with the Technical Lead WASH
∎ Contribute substantially to developing the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plans for the hygiene interventions
∎ Engage with private sector actors to explore partnerships for hygiene interventions, negotiate conditions of collaboration and establish partnerships in compliance with project and donor requirements
∎ Build and nurture strategic partnerships with key public stakeholders in the hygiene sector
∎ Document findings from field scoping
∎ Develop intervention concept notes
∎ Regularly document progress and learnings from improved hygiene interventions and contribute relevant sections to monthly, quarterly and annual project progress reports
∎ Develop and document case studies and success stories as and when required
∎ Engage with local implementing partners to ensure hygiene interventions are well understood by all partners
∎ Collaboratively plan implementation of intervention activities involving local implementing partners through the preparation of annual work plans and detailed implementation plans
∎ The Technical Specialist - Hygiene Market Systems will form part of the core strategic team of BNA's WASH component, comprising the Technical Lead WASH and two Technical Specialists focusing on sanitation and safe water markets, respectively. The Technical Specialist - Hygiene Market Systems will be expected to constructively engage in discussions on design and implementation of sanitation and water interventions, and to proactively seek the team's inputs on hygiene intervention design.
Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of 3-5 years of work experience with 2-3 years' experience in market systems development
∎ Prior experience with hygiene (hand washing, menstrual hygiene, baby WASH), and/or willingness to familiarize him or herself with technical and behavioral aspects around hygiene
∎ Experience in working with private sector partners
∎ Proven experience with monitoring and results measurement
∎ Proficiency in designing and conducting research using qualitative and quantitative tools, and in documenting and critically analyzing results efficiently and comprehensively
∎ Experience with social behavior change approaches to intervention design
∎ Strong analytical skills, an investigative mind set and a passion for understanding incentives motivating multiple, interrelated actors in complex sectors
∎ Ability to communicate openly and to work constructively in a team
∎ Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Bangla
∎ Excellent computer literacy in Windows Office programs (especially Word and Excel); Familiarity with internet-based software systems such as Google Apps are of advantage
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact constructively with a variety of stakeholders in the field including rural households, local informal entrepreneurs, and local Government representatives
∎ Ability to work in a consortium environment, maintaining constructive relationships with colleagues from all partner organizations
∎ Willingness to spend up to 50% of time in field locations in Faridpur, Khulna and Patuakhali Districts, and to travel on short notice on occasion.
Application Deadline: March 20, 2020
Company Information:
∎ International Development Enterprises - iDE
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: Please email your application comprising a CV (max. 4 pages) and a cover letter (elaborating why you consider yourself a suitable candidate for the position and expected salary), using 'Application as Technical Specialist - Hygiene Market Systems' as subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
