WaterAid Bangladesh is recruiting a Project Officer on a fixed-term, full-time contract (37.5 hours per week) based at the WaterAid Bangladesh Project Office in Khulna. Monthly gross salary is BDT 67,000, with benefits including a festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, life insurance, health insurance for self, spouse and children, and a cell phone allowance.
About the team: The Project team delivers WASH initiatives with a focus on equity, rights and good governance. It works with Gender Equality and Inclusion, Policy and Advocacy, and MEAL colleagues, and with implementing partners across two unions and one municipality. As part of a multi-country consortium with WaterAid Netherlands, the Water Integrity Network, and project teams in Kenya and Uganda, it works to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in WASH.
About the role: The Project Officer will lead day-to-day implementation of the three-year From Shame to Action Project in Bangladesh, focusing on Paikgacha. The work is done with implementing partners, local government, communities and key stakeholders. The project takes a survivor-centred, rights-based, systems-strengthening approach to preventing and responding to SGBV linked to WASH services.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead project planning, implementation and monitoring in line with the workplan, budget and results.
- Coordinate and strengthen implementing partners across two rural unions and one municipality through joint planning, field monitoring, quality assurance and capacity building.
- Monitor partner performance, expenditure and reporting.
- Mobilise youth groups, women's organisations, religious leaders and communities to challenge GBV linked to WASH.
- Strengthen safe reporting mechanisms, survivor-centred support services and referral pathways.
- Support capacity building for local government representatives, healthcare providers and WASH service providers.
- Contribute to ethical research, monitoring and evaluation, progress reporting, case studies and policy briefs.
- Represent WaterAid Bangladesh in project meetings and stakeholder events.
- Promote compliance with WaterAid's safeguarding policies and Code of Conduct.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a social science such as sociology, anthropology, social work, gender studies or development studies. A Master's degree is an added advantage.
- At least 2 years of experience in GBV prevention and response projects, applying a rights-based approach to community engagement with women, girls and survivors, and working with NGO partners, community groups and local government in Bangladesh.
- Good understanding of survivor-centred and do-no-harm principles, including confidentiality and safe referral mechanisms.
- Strong facilitation, training and communication skills.
- Effective planning, monitoring, reporting and basic data analysis skills.
- Understanding of the WASH sector, water governance, anti-corruption or social accountability.
- Experience working with INGOs, youth groups, creative community-based campaigning, or media.
- Experience supporting research on sensitive topics.
- Fluency in written and spoken Bangla and English.
Closing date: Applications close 05:00 PM?BD?time on 03 November 2026.
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