Vacancy Announcement
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bangladesh is seeking applications from Bangladeshi nationals for
the following consultancy positions:
Position: National Consultant (Civil Engineer), WASH
Number of positions: Three Field Engineers
Each consultant will report to the respective UNICEF Zone office (Rangamati, Khulna and Barisal) and will be liaising
with the Dhaka-based consultant Engineer on a daily basis.
The consultant reporting to Rangamati office will be responsible for visiting construction/rehabilitation sites around
Kagrachari, Bandarban and Rangamati districts .
The consultant reporting to Khulna zone office will be responsible for visiting construction/rehabilitation sites around
Khulna and Sathkira districts.
The consultant reporting to UNICEF Barisal zone office will be responsible for visiting construction/rehabilitation sites
around Patuakhali and Narail districts.
Purpose of Assignment:
UNICEF WASH section is currently engaged in an ambitious programme constructing water, sanitation and hygiene
facilities in schools across Bangladesh with financial support from a number of donors. The design of the current
programme is based upon learning from other large-scale WASH programmes, including the Sanitation, Hygiene
Education and Water Supply in Bangladesh (SHEWA-B) programme as well as Environmental Sanitation, Hygiene and
Water Supply in Rural Areas (ESHWRA).
As part of the current programme, UNICEF is supporting the construction and rehabilitation of WASH in School
facilities (latrines, water points and handwashing facilities) in primary and secondary schools using a mixture of the
recently adopted national Standards as well as piloting some new designs while simultaneously, collecting information
on the appropriateness of school WASH facilities which have been constructed in historical programmes. It is
anticipated that learning from the historical interventions will be collated and will assist the review of the recently
approved national standards.
Field Engineers are sought to offer independent support to the WASH section, at a field level, to assist with Quality
Assurance and field monitoring of the WASH facilities in Schools under construction/rehabilitation as well as a
proportion of those constructed since 2011 under other projects. The activities of the three engineers will be
coordinated by an Engineer, based in Dhaka with travel to the districts.
Major duties and responsibilities:
 Carry out site inspections of WASH facilities under construction in schools to determine compliance with
the agreed designs, highlighting any issues of concern.
 Conduct inspections of constructed WASH facilities in schools to determine compliance with the agreed
designs, completion, structural integrity and functionality.
 Carry out site inspections of WASH facilities in schools being rehabilitated to determine compliance with
the planned activities, highlighting any issues of concern.
 Conduct inspections of rehabilitated WASH facilities in schools to determine compliance with the agreed
activities, degree of completion and functionality.
 Provide technical advice to respective NGOs on issues relating to progress, quality, adherence to designs
and standards and timeframes for remedial action.
 Maintain up-to-date records of progress and construction/rehabilitation timeframes for each of the sites to
enable phased release of payments to NGOs.
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Report on the construction/rehabilitation progress on a bi-monthly basis in addition to key activities
conducted over the reporting period.
Contribute to a final report (using a UNICEF-approved structure) including recommendations
Qualifications and experience required for the assignment:
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Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised institution;
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At least three years’ experience conducting inspections of construction and rehabilitation sites;
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Experience in the design of WASH facilities;
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Familiarity with the issues around poor construction and poor maintenance of WASH facilities;
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Knowledge of the situation of WASH in School facilities and activities in Bangladesh;
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Excellent coordination capacity with individuals, community group representatives, NGOs, WASH
officers, and government officials;
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Demonstrated ability to monitor progress through regular and accurate updates;
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Highly developed skill sin reporting and the presentation of results;
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Excellent spoken and written Bangla and English.
Logistics:
The Consultant will be responsible to arrange and pay for their own accommodation, laptop, internet connection and
logistic support including any required transportation.
How to apply:
Applications with bio-data and completed P-11 (UN Personal History Form available at UNICEF website
(www.unicef.org.bd) should be sent to the Chief, Human Resources, UNICEF, 1 Minto Road, Shahbagh, Dhaka. The
soft copy of the application along with P-11 and CV should be forwarded to the following email address:
hrbangladesh@unicef.org. The name of the position with preferred reporting Zone office(s) should be mentioned on
the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: 8 September 2013.