Wash Officer Bangladesh Cox's Bazar

Our Ideal Candidate

The purpose of the WASH Officer position is to implement the day to day activities of WASH projects, and support the team in coordinating all related activities in Cox’s Bazar. The position, which reports to a WASH Coordinator, ensures effective planning of activities, monitors their implementation, coordinates reporting, and makes sure that resources are used effectively.

Key Task and Responsibilities

• Contributes to the identification of potential projects in coordination with the project’s management.
• Administers the project’s activities including raising purchase requisitions, preparation of payment vouchers, and maintaining the project’s archive.
• Line manages WASH Assistant, responsible for providing direction, capacity building and staff development to the Assistant.
• Supports in assessments coordination by compiling progress tracking, reviewing assessment reports, and assisting in preparation of related documents and forms.
• Assists in reviewing procurement contracts and related documents, analyse contents and findings, and provides recommendations on variations or changes.
• Visit the projects to assess quality and assists with monitoring activities, with consideration to security situation.
• Tracks the results of the projects implementation and reports findings and/or breaches to the line manager.
• Assists in the coordination of WASH activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans.
• Ensures that authorities, communities and community leaders are involved and informed about the activities of the projects, in coordination with the field teams.
• Breaks down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly, and quarterly implementation plans and ensures that all plans are documented, regularly updated, and properly tracked.
• Carries out any other related WASH activities relevant to the role, as requested by the Shelter Project Manager.

Key Education and Skills Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree ideally in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or any other relevant field
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a WASH position preferable within a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous relevant experience with community work in rural and urban areas
• Experience in a humanitarian context is advantage plus
• Ability to work independently in a result oriented multi-tasking and multi-cultural environment
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities
• High integrity and confidentiality
• Negotiation skills
• Fluent in both Bangla and English, written and verbal
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, mainly Word and Excel

Additional Information

We welcome applications from qualified and interested candidates, particularly local candidates, from the Cox’s Bazar area.  Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Contract period:  06 months

Duty Station:  Cox’s Bazar

Salary and Benefits:  Competitive salary and allowances as per NRC’s salary scale, medical allowance, festival bonus, and annual leave