Bangladesh: Organizational Development Officer (Urban Planning & Management)

Background Information - Job-specific

UNOPS’ work in the South Asia region focuses on the construction and operation of high quality sustainable infrastructure and sustainable procurement, project management, timely provision of services, and the use of most relevant technologies. One of the main focuses on UNOPS work in South Asia is to reduce the vulnerability of population to unsafe infrastructure, maximize the impact of public investments in infrastructure, and improve the effectiveness and financial viability of the public services delivered out of key public infrastructures. Such projects provide social and economic benefits to vulnerable populations across the region, and contribute to poverty eradication. Projects target a range of sectors such as education, health, urban development, environmental services, climate change mitigation, as well as a range of “soft” support in Capacity Building, operations and maintenance of public assets, local governance, etc.

UNOPS Bangladesh has received an invitation from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) to submit proposal for the Establishment of a Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC). The Centre is intended to fill up the gap between the increasingly diverse and competent landscape of think tanks and scientific institutions that provide policy advice and scientific data in Bangladesh and best practices generated within the LGED on the other side. CReLIC is one of the three components of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM) Project funded by KFW Development Bank and Green Climate Fund. The other two components are: Climate Resilient Rural Infrastructure and Climate Resilient Urban Infrastructure**.**

In particular, the services to be provided include technical and management support to LGED in the following areas:

• Establishment of a knowledge management system within the LGED to facilitate climate proofing in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of all local infrastructure on a sustainable basis.
• Adjustment of standards, procedures and guidelines of LGED accordingly.
• Mainstreaming climate proofing throughout the LGED organization and their local partners.
• Set-up and development of the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC) as a staff unit under the LGED top management and initiate the permanent institutionalization structure of CReLIC.

This project has four work packages: 1) Knowledge Management; 2) Guidelines, Standards and Procedures; 3) Communication, Consultation and Training; and 4) Institutional Development.
This 5 year project will lead to the institutionalization of the Centre as a staff unit under the LGED top management which will be responsible for: establishment of the knowledge management system for climate proofing in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of all local infrastructure; and setting of standards, procedures and guidelines for ensuring climate proofing
Overall, the services will require designing and steering a comprehensive change process in a large organization and establishing a sustainable cooperation network on the national and international level.

Functional Responsibilities

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Purpose and Scope of Assignment **

The overall purpose of the assignment is to contribute to a strong technical leadership, guidance, capacity building and improved organizational effectiveness of LGED in the establishment of the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre. The post will require specialist capacity and local context on review, screening, adaptation / development of guidelines, standards and procedures relative to the operation of the center. The objective is to work closely with LGED counterparts for transfer of capacity as well as with other experts in the team to ensure effective delivery of services and assistance to LGED.The Organizational Development Officer (Urban Planning & Management) will contribute the implementation of defined fields in Work Package 2: Guidelines, Standards and procedures.

Functional Responsibilities

The Organizational Development Officer (Urban Planning & Management) shall undertake the following primary tasks:

• Review, screening, adaptation / development of guidelines, standards (e.g. standard designs and standard materials) and procedures that translate the knowledge generated in WP 1 into institutional practice
• Organization of and participation in multi-stakeholder and expert workshops to discuss current practices, best practices and required adjustments with regard to designs, building materials and procedures
• Facilitation of field tests of climate proof Development Project Proposals (DPP) and Technical Project Proposals (TPP)
• Close cooperation with the pilot infrastructure components of the CRIM project

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

• University degree in geography / urban planning & management, public law / administration, economics or related fields

• Work Experience

• At least 4 years of professional experience in a relevant field in Bangladesh

• Good knowledge of the Bangladeshi public regulatory systems

• Organizational development skills

• Experience with editing construction standards and guidelines is an asset

• Experience working for international development agencies is an asset

• Knowledge of climate change impacts and their effects on various types of infrastructure, preferably in South or Southeast Asia is an asset

• Proficiency in using ICT

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Languages**

• Proficient English skills (at least C1-level according to the Common European Framework of References for Languages). Fluent in oral and written Bengali.

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