WASH Engineer

Job Description

Title: WASH Engineer

Company Name: The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum bachelor's degree in Civil/ Environmental engineering or equivalent educational background.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Duration of contract : 1 Year (with possibility of extension).
∎ Reporting to: WASH Expert, PMO.
∎ Duty station: Cox`s Bazar (with frequent field visit).

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Hardware related responsibilities:
∎ Ensuring that WASH construction activities are planned, budgeted, designed with updated technical knowledge and effective technical interventions so that quality services are available and accessible to the targeted beneficiaries both in host and guest communities.
∎ Ensuring effective implementation and support to field level staff to adapt and construct all WASH construction work as per agreed design, drawing and BoQ etc.
∎ Develop necessary design, drawing, BoQs etc. as and when required in coordination with IFRC technical focal. Support field level staff for the construction of hardware, selection of construction site and quality assurance of construction materials.
∎ Ensure the integration of gender, child protection, environment and other cross cutting issues to the design, implementation and development of WASH construction/training activities and ensure that activities take into account the needs of specific groups and individuals, especially children, the elderly and disabled
∎ Software related responsibilities:
∎ Undertake WASH assessment including designing assessment tools, train enumerators, ensure quality of assessment and prepare reports.
∎ Provide appropriate community capacity building and associated training to WASH facilitator, Community Development committee, community people and other stakeholder where relevant and necessary in a participatory and appropriate manner which meets the needs of the individual communities.
∎ Ensure criteria for distribution of household hygiene kits and sanitation materials is strictly followed
∎ Common responsibilities:
∎ Ensuring that relevant guidelines/strategies/operational manuals are developed and available with BDRCS standard
∎ Regularly report to line manager on all WASH related activities in the communities based on monitoring visits.
∎ Contact/liaison with relevant NGOs/INGOs, government agencies and other public organizations at the district, sub district and camp level as required/appropriate.
∎ Liaison with IFRC, different government stakeholder like DPHE, RRRC, NGOs, INGOs and WASH sector.
∎ Work as a team member and share views and plans with IFRC and other movement colleagues and management
∎ Capture learning from projects and share with project staff. Prepare case studies focusing project activities.
∎ Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to gender equality and diversity.
∎ Participate in different external (WASH cluster in district level) and internal coordination meeting and represent BDRCS
∎ Participate different technical working group meeting.
∎ Any other duties as assigned by the appropriate authority.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Priority will be given to candidates who demonstrate a high level of motivation and good communication, social, and interpersonal skills.
∎ Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Required fluency in both spoken and written in English language.
∎ Proficiency to operated Auto-Cad.
∎ At least 05 years working experiences in WASH with INGO/NGO
∎ Adhere to the 7 fundamental principles of Red Cross and Red Crescent movement
∎ Act at all times in accordance with the Code of Conduct
∎ Able to work in a team and respects opinions of others
∎ Honest and high level of integrity
∎ Assist the organization on occasion, in times of national, international, local emergencies or major disasters
∎ Good Computer skills
∎ Organization, coordination and planning skills
∎ Sound knowledge in subject area
∎ Fluent in English and Bangla.

Salary: Tk. 60000 - 70000 (Monthly)

Application Deadline: December 21, 2019

Company Information:
∎ The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
∎ Business : The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), established by the President’s Order No. 26 of 1973 as an auxiliary to the Government, provides with humanitarian assistance to the distressed and vulnerable population. The Training Department of BDRCS has been providing various trainings to employees, volunteers and communities internally (BDRCS and Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners) and to same of external partners (local, national and international organizations). During the last three and half year period the Department conducted over 348 different training courses.

Category: Engineer/Architect