SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is an international humanitarian organization based in Paris, France, which provides aid and assistance to victims of war and natural disasters. For the past 35 years, the organization’s vocation has been to meet the three vital needs - drinking, eating and sheltering – of vulnerable populations around the world. Our programs mainly focus on emergency relief actions related to water and sanitation but also related to food security as well as shelter and infrastructure rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Water Supervisor

Affectation: Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Start of the activities: As soon as possible
Duration of the contract: 3 months
Number of Vacancy: 01

I. Major responsibilities of the Water Supervisor:

• The Program Supervisor will supervise and coordinate a team of Water Officers, in order to set up the WASH activities, ensuring that Solidarités International technical recommendations and procedures are followed.

Setting up the activities /control and supervision:

• Plan the weekly activities for his/her team and have them approved by his/her Deputy Program Manager:
• Plan human resources needs (daily workers, workers...)
• plan tool and material needs (request from stock)
• anticipate administrative issues (requests in advance)
• Anticipate logistics issues (transport, communication means...)
• Organize and carry out, with his/her team, tasks assigned by his/her Deputy Program Manager
• Supervise and monitor each stage of activity. Ensure that standards and instructions given by his/her Deputy Program Manager, as well as Solidarités procedures, are followed
• Respect schedules and deadlines agreed upon with his/her Deputy Program Manager
• Report back any problems and constraints encountered during the course of the activities and suggest operational solutions

Logistics and Administration:

• When recruiting daily workers, follow procedures and directives outlined by his/her Deputy Program Manager and the administrative service
• Train his/her team members to use and maintain the available tools correctly
• Track usage with monitoring tools provided
• Enforce safety procedures
• Ensure that safety procedures are followed by members of his/her team

Reporting / communication:

• Take part in weekly program meetings and clusters on request
• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her Program Supervisor and/or project manager
• Draw up and submit a weekly task report (which should include progress made by the team) to his/her Deputy Program Manager
• Take part in the drafting of the monthly program pack
• Provide design, drawing and BoQ of different WASH infrastructures
• Establish and maintain good relations with local participants and communities (populations) in the operational fields

II. Qualifications and Competencies: 

• Bachelor Degree of any discipline with NGO/INGO experience
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in relevant fields
• The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
  
  • Project Coordinator/ Officer, Supervision, Survey Enumerator


• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  
  • NGO, Engineering Firms
• Chittagonian language will preferable
• Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural tolerance;
• Demonstrated ability to work with others in a team environment;
• Sound knowledge of MS Office
• Knowledge on local context will be an added value
• Good level of idea of team management

III. Salary Range:

• TK. 51300
• 33 000 basic salary + 18 300 (medical, house, transportation allowances)
• Other benefits as per the organization HR policy.

ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)
Line manager: Activity Manager
Line report(s): Water Officer/Sanitation Officers

Application dead line: February 15, 2018

Only short listed candidates will be invited for test and interview.
“SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL promotes diversity in its workforce”