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For every child, a champion
City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) is a globally accepted urban sanitation approach. Since 2021, UNICEF and Gates Foundation has been promoting CWIS approach in Bangladesh. UNICEF-Gates Foundation’s City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) project has been implementing in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) areas in both formal and informal settlement which has three major outputs (1) By 2026, Ensure safely managed sanitation services for 0.8 million people living in urban formal settlement through “Scheduled Desludging Scheme:” A Public Private Partnership Model; (2) By 2026, Demonstrate wastewater reusing scope using Sanitation Transformative Technologies in urban informal settlements (Low-income communities) and (3) By 2026, Determine on-site and off-site sanitation market segmentation through Sanitation Masterplans.
Beside of CWIS, UNICEF with SWISS NetCom support has been implementing Climate Smart WASH Systems for Children in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) areas at two low-income settlements (LICs) called Bastohara and Rupshar Char. Climate SMART WASH project has three main outputs, (1) Ensuring access to climate-resilient water supply systems and water safety planning; (2) Ensure climate resilient, sustainable, safely managed sanitation; and (3) WASH in Health Care Facilities.
How can you make a difference?
The incumbent will work closely with WASH Specialist to achieve CWIS and Climate SMART WASH projects output 2, urban sanitation related targets. In 2025, under climate SMART WASH project the major components will be rolled out include: (i) demonstrate two (02) transformative sanitation technologies for onsite wastewater (Black) treatment and reuse for two low-income society in KCC. Similarly under CWIS project, the major components will be rolled out include: (i) Establish a sustainable O&M system for continue functionality of four (04) piloted wastewater treatment and reuse plants under DNCC (03 treatment plants) and RCC (01 treatment plant); (ii) capture lesson learned from transformative technological solutions, document, disseminate and scale up (iii) certification of treated wastewater quality from Department of Environment (DoE) for reuse; and (iv) Proof of community acceptability of treated wastewater reuse for their toilet /road cleaning/plantation etc.
S/He will also contribute to output three (03) under SWISS NatCom project. In 2025, the components will roll out under this output include: (i) Demonstrate an innovative (Design and installation process) medical waste management plant (MWMP) to safely manage 500 kg medical waste per day generated from 99 public and private hospitals through implementing a functional and sustainable MWMP in KCC to reduce nosocomial infections; (ii) Environmental clearance certificate from DoE; (iii) Develop technical guideline include O&M guideline and SOP and training manual; (iv) quality control, monitoring and supervision; and work to scale up MWMP.
The incumbent will provide technical assistance, guidance, and quality assurance support to UNICEF CWIS Lead and Government Officials to develop, analysis and implement a variety of technical tasks related to urban sanitation. This will include innovation in technology options, designs and installation process, development of technical guidelines like O&M, SOP, feasibility assessment, BoQ review, quality assurance of construction works and treatment performance assessment of the facilities, follow-up monitoring of O&M practices, DoE certification, poof for reuse and capacity building training.
Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:
Major Tasks
Responsibilities
Ensure to implement two wastewater treatment and reuse plants in Bastohara and Rupshar Char Slum in KCC.
Site selection Assessment Criteria Development Innovative design development emphasizing efficient use of land, nature-based solution, low or zero operation and maintenance. Develop technical guideline include O&M guideline, SOP, and training manual and Quality control: monitoring, clearance certification from DOEEnsure to implement innovative medical waste management plant in KCC.
Develop MWM Technology section criteria for KCC. Appropriate installation as per recommendations of the supplier of a green and safe technology Establishing protocols for safe transportation and handling of medical waste from HCFs to the treatment plant Facilitate with the supplier of the equipment a capacity building training for local operators and facility staff to ensure sustainable operations. Develop technical guideline include O&M guideline and SOP and training manual.Establish a sustainable O&M system for continue functionality of four (04) demonstrated wastewater treatment and reuse plants of which three (03) in DNCC and one (01) in RCC.
engage DNCC community development committee (CDC) to ensure community led O&M assess technical robustness of treated wastewater reuse applicability. Prepare proof of community acceptability of treated wastewater reuse for their toilet/road cleaning/plantation etc.Scaling up lessons learned from piloted transformative sanitation technological solution.
Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues, partners, government counterparts, private sectors and multi-stakeholders as required to scale up the lessons learned from piloted transformative safe sanitation technological solution through contributing to
evidence generation. documentation and dissemination and follow up.Capacity Building Training on sanitation transformative technologies and its O&M.
Facilitate and support capacity-building initiatives with suppliers and relevant agencies as a resource person on safely managed on-site sanitation practices with emphasizing:
transformative sanitation technologies; and its O&M with SOP guideline for the sweepers, FSTP operators and supervisors and relevant staff under urban sanitation projects at DNCC, RCC and KCC areas to enhance their competencies.
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: TOR for TA _WASH_Officer.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
Education:An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Civil engineering, Environmental Sanitation Management, or public healthAdditional relevant post-graduate degree that complements/supplement the main degree is a strong asset.
Work Experience: DEVELOPMENTAL: A minimum of two years of relevant professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required. In-depth knowledge on engineering design, drawing, BoQ for WASH components, Hands-on experience related to “Sanitation Transformative Technology” project management, related experience to supervise technical agency (engineering). Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of the local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (1)
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (1)
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact (1)
(4) Innovates and embraces change (1)
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
(6) Thinks and acts strategically (1)
(7) Works collaboratively with others (1)
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