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Vacancy Announcement
Position: Branch Manager
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Context: Water & Life Bangladesh (W&L Bangladesh) is a non-profit organization, created by the French NGO Eau & Vie. The NGO is active in Bangladesh in the livelihood development of Urban Slum dwellers implementing Water Network, Firefighting, Hygiene promotion, Sanitation and Solid waste management activities.
W&L Bangladesh works in close association with the social business company Shobar Jonno Pani (SJP), created by Eau & Vie, which is specialized in safe water supply for lower income community who do not have access to water in Bangladesh, aiming at creating quality-controlled piped and metered water supply networks, which are financially viable, socially responsible and adapted to the needs of urban low income community.
Both W&L Bangladesh and SJP engaged in partnerships with the local communities, authorities, water operator and other development stakeholders through two branches one in Dhaka and the other one in Chattogram.
Position: Branch Manager
Location: Based in Chattogram City
Reporting to:
Operations Manager
Program Manager
Coordination:
All the managers of Water and Life Bangladesh and Shobar Jonno Pani.
JOB SUMMARY:
The role of the Branch Manager W&L is to be the link between the community facilitators and the Operations Manager / Program Manager.
He or she is responsible for the successful implementation of the activities from the planning to the evaluation in the branch.
He/She is the first representative of Water and Life in front of the community and is in charge of the respect of W&L values.
He/She is responsible for ensuring the good coordination with SJP
Finally, the Branch Manager is generally responsible for the overall management and operations of the Branch assigned.
Tasks & responsibilities:
Implementation of activities
- Implements program or activities related to:
- Hygiene: implement hygiene awareness activities (handwashing, water hygiene, menstrual hygiene) in the community (group sessions with the target population and mass event: Global Handwashing Day, World Water Day, Menstrual Hygiene Day)
- Community empowerment: create a Social Development Committee per new area and a WASH committee after some years of intervention, facilitates regular community meeting and community empowerment activities, work with the marginalized groups to favor their inclusion;
- Firefighting: implements prevention session with the community, firefighting training with the fire brigade volunteers, first aid training and mock drill (fire drill and evacuation drill) with the brigade volunteers;
- Sanitation: implement sanitation awareness activities in the community (group sessions with the target population and mass event like the World Toilet Day);
- Solid Waste Management: implement SWM awareness activities in the community (group sessions with the target population and mass event like World Clean-up Day or community clean-up);
- Responsible for administrative and logistics preparation for the planned activities;
Community Mobilization:
- Motivate the inhabitants and the community leaders to be participative in any activities for the benefits of their community. The aim is to enable a participative, dynamic, empowered community group with a true vision for the improvement of its living conditions.
Reporting and planning
- Prepare the monthly planning of the branch
- Ensures and monitors that the activities are correctly implemented in the area
- Reporting and updating W&L management about the ongoing activities in the field in written form.
- Report concerns and issues and discuss actions to be taken.
- Monitors and reports the activities carried out during each month. Elaborates the monthly report and complete your part of the monthly dashboard for the branch.
- Participates in the coordination meetings.
- Submits any suggestions to improve SJP/W&L programs.
Team Management
- Manage the Community Facilitators
- Manage the Finance and Admin Officer in coordination with the Finance & Administrative Manager
Stock management
- Follow strictly the stock in coordination with the Finance and Admin department
Financial Responsibilities
- Prepare the monthly budget forecast of the activities planned in the community
- Coordinate with FAO for Monthly budget forecast and budget realization
- Prepare the detailed budget of each mass event
- Check the liquidation reports
Human Resources Responsibilities
- Validate and monitor the leave of the Community Facilitators and Finance and Admin Officer
- Monitor and enforce the implementation of the HR rules within the team
Coordination
- Acts as one of the focal persons for all W&L Bangladesh activities with the targeted communities.
- Build strong relationship with the community leaders and coordinate with them regarding the activities or any challenge faced
- Coordinates with community representatives for updates and feedback from the field
- Assist the OM in coordinating with the local administrative authority regarding the different development projects
- Coordinates with the partners directly involved in the activities of the branch (BFSCD mainly)
- Represents the organization to stakeholders and partners
- Participates in local fundraising efforts
Others:
Any other relevant tasks assigned by the W&L Management.
Requirements:
Education:
- Master’s degree in Social Science or Development Studies
- Educational requirement can be relaxed for candidates with relevant experience
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years
- At least 2 years of experience in a managerial position
Skills:
The applicant must demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
- Strong experience in working and organizing community
- Strong social concern, patient and diplomatic approach.
- Understanding of social and community issues or concerns
- Skilled at necessary administration work (planning, finance and reporting)
- Can establish good rapport local government or private partner agencies
- Can work independently and pro-active
- Sensitive ethics and compliance
- Proven computer skills such as MS Office
- Proficient in both spoken and written English and Bangla
- Dynamic and team spirit
- Field oriented
Qualities:
- Social work minded
- Autonomous
- Dynamic
- Team spirit
- Respectful and flexible
- Demonstrate sound work ethics
Salary Range: BDT 43,000 to 48,000 (depends on candidate’s skills and work experience)
Benefits: Two Festival Bonus (basic), Medical Insurance, Gratuity, Mobile Allowance, Two Days’ Weekend.
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