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WaterAid Bangladesh

Health Specialist

Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2025
Summary
Published: Aug 13, 2025 Vacancy: Not Specified Gender: No Preference
Age: Not Specified Career Level: Experienced Professional Experience: 7 Year
Salary: Tk. 127163 (Monthly) Location: Dhaka
Requirements

Education


  • Bachelor/Honors, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Experience


  • 7 Year

Additional Requirements

Skills and Knowledge

  • In-depth knowledge of the national healthcare system, particularly community-based health services and the involvement of civil society organizations

  • Demonstrated expertise in designing, monitoring, and evaluating programmes, with a focus on achieving sustainable, large-scale impact

  • Strong financial management capabilities, including experience in budget planning and oversight

  • Excellent skills in stakeholder engagement, networking, and advocacy, with the ability to effectively represent and influence across different platforms

  • Practical experience collaborating with local government institutions, as well as engagement with regional and international stakeholders

Core Competencies

  • A collaborative team member who fosters trust and teamwork within diverse groups

  • Capable of working effectively under pressure, handling changing priorities, and meeting tight deadlines

  • Shows leadership qualities, problem-solving abilities, and instills confidence in others

  • Proactive, innovative, self-driven, and maintains a positive and solution-oriented mindset


Responsibilities & Context

Role Overview & Context

Contract Type: Fixed-term, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: WaterAid Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh

About the Role

WaterAid Bangladesh, as a leading international NGO specializing in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), recognizes the deep connection between WASH and health. Over the years, it has implemented a range of health-related WASH initiatives at the grassroots level — from upgrading WASH facilities at community clinics and Upazila Health Complexes to establishing a dedicated WASH Cell within the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and supporting the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other efforts include piloting medical waste management at Phulchari UHC and installing rainwater harvesting systems in coastal health centers and community clinics. However, as WaterAid Bangladesh shifts its focus toward Universal Access and Climate Change, the critical integration of health into WASH programming has received less attention. Given that many of the organization’s new projects now show measurable health benefits as outcomes of WASH interventions, it’s clear that greater emphasis on this linkage is needed.

These efforts also align with WaterAid’s global goal #2: “Prioritize WASH across the health sector to improve public health.” This role will be key in identifying and strengthening those connections.

Key Responsibilities

Programmatic Support

  • Assist project teams (such as WS4H and WASH4UP) in effectively embedding health components into WASH initiatives

  • Promote the inclusion of themes like WASH and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), as well as Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), in programme design and implementation

Advocacy, Coordination & Networking

  • Build strong relationships and collaborative platforms with key stakeholders in the health sector

  • Contribute to policy advocacy efforts in partnership with government bodies and development partners

Capacity Building

  • Enhance the ability of WASH practitioners to integrate health-focused approaches

  • Organize and facilitate training sessions and workshops for implementing partners and relevant stakeholders


Compensation & Other Benefits
  • Salary Review: Half Yearly
  • Lunch Facilities: Partially subsidize
  • Festival Bonus: 1

Other Benefits


Salary: A monthly gross salary of BDT 127,163, along with an attractive benefits package. (Negotiable for candidates with exceptional experience and proven expertise.)

Work Place

Work from Office

Employment Status

Type: Full Time/Permanent

Job Location

Dhaka

Company Information
Company Name: WaterAid Bangladesh

Address: WaterAid Bangladesh, House 97/B, Road 25, Block A, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh.


Business Type : NGO/Development

Website Link : www.wateraid.org
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