WASH Infrastructure Officer

Job Description

Title: WASH Infrastructure Officer

Company Name: Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Engineering degree (B.Sc) in civil or hydraulic or infrastructure engineering.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 4 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency, NGO

Job Context:
∎ Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the most important Swiss NGO working in child protection and has been working in Bangladesh since 1974 and is registered with the Non-Governmental Organization Affairs Bureau (NGOAB). Since October 2017, Tdh is working in Cox`s Bazar district providing an integrated emergency response in health, nutrition, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and child protection activities. In Teknaf Tdh is currently implementing a WASH project within which family latrines and showers are being built, as well as a faecal sludge treatment plant. Operation and maintenance of this faecal sludge treatment plants (collect, transport and treatment) is also plan for the coming months.
∎ In this context, the WASH infrastructures officer will be responsible for the design, the construction, the operation and maintenance of all WASH facilities in the project location, in Teknaf refugees` camps. He/she will manage the Infrastructure team to achieve the expected activities. He/she will report directly to the National WASH Coordinator (line manager) and will manage a team of 1 infrastructure assistant and 2 daily workers as well as the contractors and/or daily workers involved in the work. He/she will be working closely with the whole WASH team (hygiene officer, hygiene promoters, water quality assistant and community mobilizers) as well as other departments (logistics, finance, administration).

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Carry out technical assessment according to schedule and specifications;
∎ Prepare bills of quantity (BoQ), technical drawings, technical specifications guidance and terms of references for the construction;
∎ Organize the collection of qualitative and quantitative data as regards to infrastructure and ensure that the worksite monitoring tools (supply, consumption, progress, etc.) are correctly completed in the field;
∎ Manage the team under his responsibility (1 infrastructure assistant, 2 daily workers), provide guidance, technical support in work planning;
∎ Train and supervise the infrastructure team (officers, assistants) so they can effectively achieve their duties;
∎ Supervise with his/her assistants the work carried out by contractors and/or daily workers on the worksites, guide and reframe when necessary.
∎ Validates the execution of the work according to the defined standards and therefore the payments.
∎ Ensure the good progress and completion of works, according to timeline and works specifications;
∎ Conduct the receipt of works and ensure the proper registration of infrastructures (GPS, documentation for authorities);
∎ Organize and monitor the correct operation and maintenance of WASH services (fecal sludge desludging and treatment);
∎ Ensure that the contractor safeguards the safety of his employees and the community;
∎ Provide weekly and monthly written reports to his/her line manager and communicate orally on a daily basis with his/her manager;
∎ Communicates actively and immediately with his/her manager whenever he/she encounters a difficulty;
∎ Actively participates in WASH team meetings during which he presents the activities carried out and the planned activities;
∎ Flag and report any abuse or security issue in the community, monitor and report on any staff abuse or wrongdoings.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 4 years of significant experience in a senior position (site engineer, site supervisor, worksite manager, engineer in charge, project engineer...);
∎ A first significant experience of at least 3 months with an international NGO in a similar position would be a strong asset;
∎ Work experience in the context of humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees would be an asset
∎ At least 2 years of team management experience in required;
∎ Both males and females are encouraged to apply;
∎ Good level of oral and written English is required, ease and fluidity in communication is required;
∎ Excellent oral and written Bangla is required, knowledge of Chittagonian would be an advantage;
∎ Strong leadership skills, autonomy, organization and rigor in work is essential;
∎ Significant experience on design (drawings, BoQ, technical specifications...), construction and supervision of water and sanitation infrastructures is mandatory;
∎ Technical drawing skills (AutoCAD or comparable) would be a real strong asset;
∎ Strong planning, anticipation and communication skills with other departments, particularly the logistics department is required;
∎ A strong ability to adapt and integrate into a new environment, especially in a remote area such as Teknaf is necessary;
∎ A good resistance and high work capacity to meet deadlines is necessary.

Salary: Tk. 43108 - 48309 (Monthly)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting

Application Deadline: April 14, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : Sayeman Heritage, (floor 2), Building no - 01, Sayeman Road, Baharchara, Cox's Bazar
∎ Web : www.tdh.ch/en
∎ Business : Terre des hommes is the leading Swiss child relief agency, improving the lives of millions of the world`s most vulnerable children. TDH is a humanitarian non-Governmental, non-political, neutral and non-profit international organisation (INGO). TDH working in Bangladesh since 1974 and its work focused on Health, Nutrition and Child Relief. The Organization is considering interventions in Nutrition at Coxs Bazar among the displaced people from Myanmar

Category: NGO/Development

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