Description
Young Professional- Technical
Contract type: Engagement for One (1) Year | Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Location: WaterAid Bangladesh Country Office Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allowance: Monthly Allowance BDT 30,000/-, Cell phone allowance, Festival allowance BDT 30,000/- for completed tenure and Health Insurance for self.
Change starts with water. Change starts with you.
Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.
About WaterAid
We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.
About the team
The Technical Services Department at WaterAid Bangladesh serves as the central hub for advancing technical excellence, strategic communication, and evidence-based research across the organisation’s WASH initiatives. Comprising three key portfolios: Technical, Communications, and Research, the department drives innovation, ensures quality assurance, and fosters learning to support impactful and inclusive programme delivery.
The Technical unit within this department plays a critical role in developing climate-resilient solutions, amplifying WaterAid’s voice and visibility, and generating knowledge to influence policy and practice. It is expected that the unit will collaboratively work across teams and with external partners to achieve WaterAid’s mission of transforming lives through clean water, decent toilet, and good hygiene.
About the role
The primary purpose of the Young Professional (YP) position is to support innovative design development, capacity building and youth engagement tasks, including documentation, facilitating inter-departmental coordination, and contributing to ongoing and future project activities through technical efforts. The position offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a wide range of technical activities while supporting organisational goals. S/he is expected to carry out activities with high degree of consistency, collaboration and critical thinking to contribute to WaterAid’s mission of transforming lives by making safe water, sanitation, and hygiene accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Young Professional (YP) is a programme through which WaterAid provides adequate support and opportunity to the Bangladeshi young and talented aspirants having good academic background. Therefore, YPs can groom themselves up in the organisational environment, obtain relevant experience, and prepare themselves to contribute professionally to any organisational set-up.
In this role, you will:
- Develop designs incorporating green technologies for ensuring environmental safety and sustainability of WASH infrastructures.
- Design and estimate climate resilient and universally accessible technologies to support programme implementation.
- Conduct field visit to provide technical assistance to different projects/programmes as and when needed.
- Organise trainings/ workshops and other capacity building activities.
- Support in promoting WASH through innovative technologies/ approaches.
- Assist in the development of training module and communication materials for different capacity building initiatives.
- Assist in development/ revision of organisational guideline and policies.
- Development of knowledge pieces and its publications at appropriate media.
- Documentation, reporting, and presentation as and when required.
These responsibilities will be reviewed with the line manager from time to time.
Requirements
To be successful, you will need:
Education: Fresh graduates with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), preferably in Architecture, Civil Engineering, or Urban Planning, from any recognized and reputed university in Bangladesh or abroad.
Desired attributes:
- Strong understanding of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) issues in both national and global contexts
- Standard written and verbal communication skills in both Bangla and English
- Admirable leadership, interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Excellent computer proficiency with hands-on experience in software such as AutoCAD, GIS, SketchUp, etc.
- High level of proactiveness, creativity, and a positive attitude
- Strong ability to plan and prioritize tasks, uphold integrity, and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
- Willingness to travel extensively to different parts of the country.
View the full Terms of Reference (TOR)
Closing date: Applications close 05:00 PM BD time on February 09, 2026. Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis, and the role may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found
How to apply: Click Apply to upload your CV and cover letter
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application?
At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre‑employment screening
To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy.
Benefits
Our Global Commitment:
Our People Promise
We will work with passion and focus to make sure everyone everywhere has clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.
Safeguarding
We are committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero- tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks).
Together, we’ll change the world through water.
Join us and be part of the change!
