About Helvetas Bangladesh

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation is a development organization anchored in Switzerland. Our vision is a just world in which all men and women determine the course of their lives in dignity and security, sustainably using environmental resources. The promotion of good governance and gender equality, and social equity is an integral part of the overall organizational policy of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, through which we seek to ensure that our organizational culture and practice reflect our commitment to social change.

Job Context

We are looking for an IEC, BCC Materials Development and Training Consultant for an anticipatory action project under the DPHE-HELP initiative. The Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), with support from development partners, is implementing the HELP Project focused on improving WASH services, community behaviour change, and strengthening institutional capacity. Effective IEC (Information, Education and Communication) and BCC (Behaviour Change Communication) materials are essential for promoting safe WASH practices across host communities and Rohingya camps. The Consultant will lead the design, contextualization, field‑testing, and rollout of IEC/BCC materials and training programs that support behaviour change in WASH practices, community mobilization, and service uptake in target areas.

Key Responsibilities

IEC & BCC Materials Development

• Develop culturally appropriate, gender‑ and age‑sensitive IEC and BCC materials (posters, flipcharts, audio‑visual content, job aids, community session tools).
• Contextualize messages to the Rohingya and host community environment, aligning with national WASH standards.
• Pilot and field‑test materials with communities, ensuring clarity and usability.
• Coordinate with DPHE, partners, and technical working groups to finalize materials.

Training & Capacity Building

• Design and deliver training modules for DPHE staff, local government institutions (LGIs), community health workers, and volunteers.
• Conduct Training of Trainers (ToT) sessions at national, district, and field levels.
• Ensure training content reflects updated WASH behaviour change strategies.

Community Mobilization Support

• Guide partner organizations on community engagement methodologies.
• Support facilitation of group sessions (mothers’ groups, youth groups, community WASH committees).
• Strengthen community feedback systems to improve communication approaches.

Coordination & Reporting

• Work closely with PMU/HELP, Caritas, Mukti, and other stakeholders for harmonized communication efforts.
• Prepare progress reports, field visit reports, training summaries, and documentation of best practices.
• Maintain close coordination with DPHE central and field officials.

Required qualifications, experiences and skills

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communication, Social Science, Public Health, Development Studies, or related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in communication, training, or community development roles.
• At least 4 years of experience in the WASH sector.
• Proven capacity in developing and contextualizing IEC/BCC materials for community‑based or infrastructure‑linked programs.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating workshops/trainings at national and grassroots levels.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of behaviour change communication methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Bangla and English.
• Experience working in multi‑stakeholder, humanitarian, or development environments.
• Sensitivity to gender, age, disability, and cultural diversity.
• Strong coordination, planning, and reporting skills.

Reportable To

Coordinator / Team Leader

Workstation

Cox’s Bazar (with extensive field travel)

Working Hours

8.5 hours per day including lunch break 30 minutes in between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Contract Tenure

March 2026 – April 2027

Salary & Benefits

Consolidated payment BDT. 100,000/- per month

Travel

Extensive field travel is required in Project Areas / DPHE Office – All subdistrict of Cox’s Bazar and 2 Sub-district oif Noakhali district.

Required behaviours

• Reliable in keeping the deadlines and commitments, and walk the talk.
• Develop and promote a culture of quality and performance.
• Demonstrate problem-solving, analytical and conceptual skills Foster teamwork, cooperation and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure fair and equal participation and opportunity.
• Transparent, just and objective

Apply Instruction

Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated resume along with a motivational letter detailing their relevant experience and motivation for their role. Please apply online at https://career.helvetasbd.org/ by 23 March 2025. Hard copies or other forms of application will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps. We encourage early applications as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

Application Deadline: 23 March 2026

ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
Candidates will have to go through an extensive selection process.
Any lobbying will be considered as disqualification

Helvetas is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, age, race, religion, ethnicity, or minority status.

Helvetas promotes a code of conduct that aims to create a work environment with zero tolerance for mobbing, sexual harassment, child abuse, abuse of authority, corruption, fraud, and conflict of interest. This code of conduct applies to all Helvetas staff, volunteers, interns, contractors, and board of directors. Helvetas strongly encourages reporting through the complaint mechanism if any actions or behaviors are suspected of violating the code of conduct's zero tolerance policy.

To know more about our organisation, please visit: www.helvetas.org/en/bangladesh