Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children's development organizations in the world. We work in 52 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity.

Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.

The Project:

Plan International Bangladesh is currently implementing a project titled “Community Driven Climate Adaptation- Making sustainable climate adaptation solutions accessible to the urban poor” in Dhaka. The project aimed at the co-creation and implementation of climate change adaptation solutions in Dhaka’s Rail Line Slum and Match Colony in order to make the community more resilient to the multiple impacts of climate change, particularly flooding and water logging.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Project Manager-CDCA, Project Engineer will be responsible for providing technical assistance and input to the project team in different phases of the project to develop effective solutions for the slum dwellers of Dhaka to adapt with changing climate. The position holder will also be responsible for ensuring high quality of construction works and assessing the effectiveness of implemented solutions. Key responsibilities of this position also includes maintaining liaison with community, youth, different bodies of local govt. and others who is working in the same sector and assist for quality reporting and documentation of deliverables.

Requirements for this position:

Applicants should have B.Sc. in Civil Engineering with 3 years demonstrated experience in development sector in the field of urban planning, climate change & resilience, WASH, construction-urban sites and governance (or similar). Sound technical expertise in this specialized area with good communication skills both in English & Bangla and ability to prioritize tasks to meet strict deadline is also essential.

To Apply:

Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should apply online by 8 May 2017 at: Plan International Bangladesh: Career. Please click on Job Description for details regarding the job.

Only short listed candidates will be communicated for interview. Any form of persuasion in the selection process will automatically disqualify the candidacy.