WASH Officer

Job Description

Title: WASH Officer

Company Name: Society Development Agency (SDA)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Patuakhali

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor/Master Degree, preferably in Social Science/Geography/Diploma in CIVIL Engineering other relevant discipline

Job Context:
∎ TEAM/PROGRAMME : SDA-MNCH in Coastal Bangladesh (funded by MAC-P , Concern Worldwide) LOCATION : Upazila Level
∎ POST TYPE : 100% (Project Base/ Contractual) GRADE : Level-7
∎ ROLE PURPOSE:WASH Officerof SDA-MNCH in Coastal Bangladeshproject is a key position for its WASH component and WASH Related Program implementation. He/ She well manage and implement project activities in program areas for community wash behaviour improvement especially in software application.This position will also ensure the project wash achievement related to program through assessment, development and mobilize community to develop their WASH facilities.
∎ SCOPE OF ROLE:
∎ Reports to:Project Coordinator(PC)
∎ Dotted line management:Project Operational Focal of SDA-MNCH, RMANCAH Specialist and Donor and other Partner organization
∎ Dimensions:60% of field visit required
∎ Staff directly reporting to this post: N/A
∎ Functional relationship: Director, Manager-Operations of SDA- MNCH,Finance, Admin& Logistics Officer

Job Responsibilities:
∎ KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
∎ Initiate, guide, facilitate and support the implementation of projects under the WASH portfolio to ensure quality outputs.
∎ Mobilise community for WASH facilities development for healthy society build up.
∎ Ensure the health and safety policy of is adhered to during construction and support project teams on this matter.
∎ Act as contact person for all technical aspects, water quality issues, and technical monitoring of the projects.
∎ Identify and support the implementation of context-specific WASH technologies for the assigned area.
∎ Assess the performance of different water and sanitation technologies and pilot initiatives.
∎ Document learning from various initiatives and disseminate the same to respective teams.
∎ Support the team in planning, reviewing programme/ project plan and budget.
∎ Develop relevant operational and technical guidelines and modules for WASH interventions for the front-line staff, community leaders and other stakeholders.
∎ Develop the capacity of partners' engineers and other relevant personnel on operation and maintenance.
∎ Support to ensure smooth and effective implementation of the projects.
∎ Prepare field visit/ follow-up report and share it with the relevant partners and supervisor.
∎ Contribute to the preparation of periodic project reports and documents as per internal requirements, donors and other stakeholders.
∎ Support and Coordinate with other teams to ensure providing necessary support to the partner and community organisations on their needs and analysis/study report.

Additional Requirements:
∎ SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
∎ Accountability:
∎ Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling SDA core values
∎ Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
∎ Ambition:
∎ Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
∎ Widely shares their personal vision for SDA, engages and motivates others
∎ Future orientated, thinks strategically.
∎ Collaboration:
∎ Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
∎ Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
∎ Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
∎ Creativity:
∎ Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
∎ Willing to take disciplined risks
∎ Integrity:
∎ Honest, encourages openness and transparency
∎ QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
∎ ESSENTIAL
∎ Working Experience: At least 5years' experience in WASH program component at community level in rural/urban setting. Coastal base wash activity implementing experience will added more value
∎ Knowledge: Should have clear concept on WASH Program implementation, documentation, communication and dissemination.
∎ Skills:
∎ Excellent communication skills both in English and Bengali
∎ Should have ability to interpret report writing skills in English
∎ Should be proficient in computer operation, particularly, inMS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint
∎ Problem solving and decision making,
∎ Applying technical and professional expertise,
∎ Working effectively with others,
∎ Communicating with impact,
∎ Networking
∎ Attitude:
∎ To work in team
∎ To protect children in connection
∎ To be non-discriminatory and gender sensitive

Salary:
∎ 42,848.00/month (+/-) (As per project Allocation; including all other facilities)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 2 Mar 2023

Company Information:
∎ 22 Feb 2023
∎ Society Development Agency (SDA)
∎ Address : PTI Road, Sabujbbag, Patuakhali- 8600
∎ Web : https://www.sdabangladesh.org/
∎ Business : Society Development Agency (SDA) is a well-known regional, progressive coastal based and District LEAD non-governmental organization established in 1996, working with the poor and marginalized people for their empowerment through improving their situation by creating access to quality life. The organization always puts its all-out efforts to address the emerging needs of the working communities pushed by a changing global context and collaborates with various local, national and international NGOs, CSOs, and government departments in realizing their common goal of poverty eradication, improving health situation, Child protection, address disaster and environment issues and social development. Organization is looking for potential staff for one of its health development program financed by MAC-P Concern Worldwide.

Category: NGO/Development

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