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, Bangladesh
Start of the activities: May 01, 2018
Number of positions: 01
Duration of the contract: up to July 31, 2018 (with possibility of extension)

I. Responsibilities and description of tasks:

Under the supervision of the Program Manager, the Water Supervisor will carry out and oversee the activities related to access to water along with the Fecal Sludge Management pilot activity, ensuring that Solidarites International technical recommendations and procedures are followed.

His/ her main responsibilities in below:

Project relevance, quality and design

• Carry out (participate) in technical baseline assessments, design and feasibility for water supply construction and rehabilitation when necessary/ closely supporting the Construction Engineer.
• Supervise and monitor each stage of activity. Ensure the quality of construction by following the drawings, specification, safety measures, methods and SI procedures.
• Assisting in designing disaster resilient infrastructure and follow the international and national standards. Support in BoQ preparation may be required.
• Prepare the operation and maintenance(O&M) manual and train Water Committees
• Develop a weekly activities plan, approved by his/her Program Manager, in order to achieve the required objectives defined in the project proposal.
• Ensure that weekly briefings are held with the PM to update on progress on the water & FSM activities
• Ensure that within weekly activities plan, the following aspects are included:
• Plan human resources needs (daily workers, workers...)
• Plan tool and material needs (request from stock in advance)
• Anticipate administrative issues (requests in advance)
• Anticipate logistics issues (transport, communication means...)
• Anticipate delays on program activities and update planning when delays occur
• Report back any problems and constraints encountered during the course of the activities and suggest operational solutions.
• Organize and carry out, with his/her team, tasks assigned by his/her Program Manager
• Respect schedules and deadlines agreed upon with his/her Program Manager
• Train and build the capacity and supervise the Water Officers

Logistics and Administration

• Prepare the daily workers payment sheet and payment documents for workers/contractors (assisting in post-BoQs, bills preparation).
• Support the Program Manager  in preparation of monthly forecast of water- related expenses and IOFs
• Ensure that safety procedures are followed by members of his/her team.
• Monitor the quality and quantity of material delivered to areas of intervention.
• Ensure the receipt and storage of material and equipment necessary for his/her work to be carried out in the field and the warehouse at the office level
• Ensure the support in stock monitoring
• Ensure the good respect of working conditions while in office or in the field, especially the respect to SI code of conduct and standard operating procedures for the area of operation and safety rules on the construction sites.
• Ensure biannual staff appraisals are conducted and together with the WASH Deputy Program Manager/Program Manager, identify staff training needs and follow up for appropriate action with the WASH PM, with recommendations for training and other capacity building measures

Reporting / communication

• Take part in weekly program meetings
• Participate in building M&E tools and strengthen the program team capacity on using them
• Track the usage of provided monitoring tools and suggest necessary changes
• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her Program Manager
• Draw up and submit a weekly task report (which should include progress made by the team) to his/her DPM and point out challenges faced in the implementation and propose mitigation measures.
• Take part in the drafting of the monthly program pack (APU)
• Establish and maintain good relations with local participants and communities (population) in the  field
• Listen to the population and local participants in the field and report to his/her Program Manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarités International teams.
• Strengthen the communication & knowledge-flow linkages between the field and his/her Program Manager &DPM.

II. Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelor degree in relevant field.
• Minimum of 2 years professional experience in humanitarian and/or development programs.
• Good understanding experience with MS Office applications, including Excel.
• Good interpersonal and communication skill.

III. Salary Range: Monthly consolidated salary BDT 51,300 and other benefits as per HR policy of SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL.

ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)
Line manager: Roberto Ferracci

Application deadline: Thursday, 26th April 2018

Only short listed candidates will be invited for test and interview.
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