Job Description

Title: Upazila WASH Officer | PSM II

Company Name: International Development Enterprises (iDE)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor Degree, preferably in Business studies/ Development Studies / Economics/ Management/ Agriculture/ Social Science

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ iDE is an international NGO with over 38 years of experience in designing and delivering market-based anti-poverty programs in 11 countries. We are a world leader in making markets work for the poor as well as the longest established market development specialist NGO in Bangladesh. iDE believes that markets can be a powerful force for improving smallholder prosperity by creating income and livelihood opportunities for poor rural households. iDE Bangladesh currently has eight projects in Agricultural Markets, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Access to Finance with a focus on women’s economic empowerment and climate-smart technologies.
∎ Promotion of Integrated Sanitation Marketing (PSM) is an innovative approach of increasing access to sanitation facilities among the host community people in Cox’s Bazar District. The goal of the PSM Phase II Project is to increase access to sanitation facilities and improve hygiene practices among the host community and improve the overall health situation in Cox’s Bazar District using iDE’s systems-based approach to sanitation.
∎ The Upazila WASH Officer is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the key stakeholders in PSM Cox’s Bazar at the local level. The WASH Officer helps to form linkages for the local sanitation entrepreneurs downward to consumers through last mile delivery agents and upwards to the larger private sector. This relationship will include rapport building through activities including but not limited to supply chain support, business capacity development training and technology introduction sessions, local sanitation entrepreneurs and last mile delivery agents.
∎ Job Location : Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila under Cox’s Bazaar District
∎ Reports to : Field Coordinator
∎ Employment Contract : Long Term

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The responsibilities of the Upazila WASH Officer include but are not limited to the descriptions below:
∎ General Responsibilities:
∎ Function as WASH Officer on all project activities within an assigned district, under supervision of the Field Coordinator
∎ Regularly check-in with all stakeholders for whom the WASH Officer is a primary point of contact for rapport building and market strengthening
∎ Assist Coordinator and technical experts to manage and operating all the field level activities
∎ Communicate all the relevant stakeholders for the better implementation of the project
∎ Follow the work plan and central instruction and perform accordingly to achieve the project goal
∎ Prepare events, monthly, quarterly and all necessary reports and assist Field Coordinator (FC) for preparing the final report
∎ Maintain close contact and communication for project planning, strategy formulation and other issues with supervisor and partners, counterparts, service providers, government, the private sector and project participants
∎ Carry out responsibilities in financial management and administration at the local level and ensure the efficient use and maintenance of the project resources in consultation with supervisor
∎ Programmatic Responsibilities:
∎ Implement a variety of market linkage, supply chain, technology introduction and business development activities related to water and sanitation
∎ Assess and improve skills and competencies of sanitation and hygiene related entrepreneurs (latrine producers) and businesses on a diverse range of business skills such as financial literacy, marketing, supply chain linkages, public sector linkages, and technical capacity etc.
∎ Build rapport and trust with sanitation and hygiene related entrepreneurs for effective communication and linkage development
∎ Monitoring the work of Community Based Organizer (CBO) & carry out household visit
∎ Co-facilitate sanitation and hygiene product demand creation activities with sanitation and hygiene related entrepreneurs
∎ Identify potential market actors, sanitation and hygiene entrepreneurs, dealers, retailers, lead firms
∎ Facilitate sanitation and hygiene entrepreneurs for product introduction and commercialization
∎ Ensuring the successful commercialization of selected sanitation and hygiene technologies
∎ Facilitate the development of business plans by the sanitation and hygiene entrepreneurs
∎ Assess and improve skills & competencies of sanitation and hygiene entrepreneurs on a diverse range of business skills like finance, business planning, quality management, human resource management etc.
∎ Work together with the sanitation and hygiene entrepreneurs to ensure linkage of the sanitation and hygiene Value Chain Actor
∎ Facilitate WASH entrepreneurs to establish and maintain business networks at upazila levels and linked with wider areas like District, Regional & National level to build profitable business relationships between WASH entrepreneurs and others PSAs.
∎ Monitoring and Evaluation:
∎ Complete event reports in a timely fashion for all project activities and upload to relevant monitoring system as supported by the Field Coordinator (FC)
∎ Complete relevant stakeholder check-ins in a timely fashion for all project activities and upload to relevant monitoring system as supported by the Knowledge & Data Management Officer
∎ Complete pulse checks and case studies as supported by the Knowledge & Data Management Officer and FC in a timely fashion
∎ Actively engage in initiating best practices, key learnings, unique cases and other relevant documentation to share with the wider team
∎ Coordination and Support:
∎ Based on guidance from the FC, support cross-program activities including:
∎ Product innovation
∎ Technology commercialization
∎ Best practices documentation
∎ Cross-project learning activities
∎ Evidence and Analytics (E&A)
∎ Harmonize approach with other Officers in the program through best practice sharing and feedback loops
∎ Rapport Building:
∎ Coordinate with development, private and public sector partners at the national level for possible partnership and strategy refinement
∎ Coordinate and report to supervisor on a regular basis as per the annual coordination strategy and cross-visits
∎ Conversation with relevant supporting actors (SAs, installers etc.)
∎ Visit to 2-3 Community Households for feedback collection
∎ Other Responsibilities:
∎ Actively learn and develop skills related to online platforms used by iDE including but not limited to: Salesforce, Smartsheets, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets
∎ Maintain use of online platforms for sharing reports, documents and data
∎ Represent iDE at external events and meetings as agreed with supervisor
∎ Participate in all relevant meetings and workshops
∎ Undertake additional tasks subject to workload and skill sets such as photography, cross-project trainings and evaluations

Additional Requirements:
∎ Successful candidate will have the following skills and expertise
∎ Work Experience
∎ At least 3 years of experience working on market system development in sanitation or another relevant field
∎ Considerable understanding and knowledge of rural markets, trading relationships and rural service provision
∎ Experience in business planning with sanitation and hygiene service
∎ Must understand the technical, social, and other constraints in the development field.
∎ Programmatic Skills
∎ Ability to plan and implement iterative field level activities for market systems change (looking beyond the DIP)
∎ Understands the facilitative role of the market development approach
∎ Good analytical and problem-solving skills
∎ Personal Skills
∎ Energetic and focused approach to sales coaching and mentoring
∎ Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
∎ Self-motivated, energetic and team player
∎ Ability to work with various national and international team members and flexibility to adapt to different work conditions
∎ Ability to interact and collaborate with a broad range of public and private sector and NGO partners
∎ Physical and Language Skills
∎ Ability to travel and undertake fieldwork in rural context
∎ Ability to drive motorcycles and having valid driving license
∎ Physical fitness required for frequent field visits and extensive travel.
∎ Written and oral communication skills in English, including ability to present coherent and convincing messages to different audiences
∎ Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, e-mail and the internet
∎ Familiarity with internet based software systems such as Google Apps

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 18 Jun 2022

Company Information:
∎ 9 Jun 2022
∎ International Development Enterprises (iDE)

Category: NGO/Development

: Please submit your recent CV (maximum 3 pages) with a cover letter to bangladesh-jobs@ideglobal.org. Please mark the subject line as “Application for the position of Upazila WASH Officer of PSM Project”. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.Women are actively encouraged to applyiDE provides a women friendly work environment with flexible work arrangements, appropriate skill development opportunities and good career development potential for high performing individuals. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employee selection and related decisions are made without regard to gender, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.