Young Professional- ICT

Young Professional- ICT
Contract type: Temporary Engagement for One (1) Year Engagement | Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Location: WaterAid Bangladesh Country Office Dhaka, Bangladesh
Salary: 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 Communication Unit within this department plays a vital role in strengthening WaterAid’s brand, visibility, and public engagement. The team leads on strategic communication, media relations, digital outreach, and content development to effectively showcase WaterAid’s work. By combining communication expertise with innovative use of ICT and digital tools, the unit ensures a strong online presence, smooth information flow, and creative support for campaigns and organisational priorities, helping to amplify WaterAid’s voice and connect people with its mission in impactful ways.

About the role

The primary purpose of the Young Professional (YP) position is to get support for development and monitoring of WaterAid Bangladesh’s wide-ranging ICT and digital portfolio in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. The role involves working on websites and mobile applications, helping with deployment and version control, exploring new technologies, and contributing ideas for new digital solutions. The position offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a wide range of ICT initiatives while supporting organisational goals.

The YP is expected to be part of the wider Technical Services Department collectively working towards making clean water and decent sanitation accessible for all, along with ensuring adoption of good hygiene practices. We believe robust and creative application of ICTs and digital technologies can help us attain that. Therefore, the YP will be presented with challenges to increase our technology footprint and being a critical architect to fashion an evolving ecosystem of digital products to improve WASH outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Support in developing and maintaining digital tools such as mobile apps, websites, and information management systems.
• Assist in managing and updating existing websites and mobile applications.
• Support troubleshooting and fixing technical issues when needed.
• Design application prototypes, architecture, visual and shortform SRS, and support development of user-friendly frontend interfaces (UI/UX). 
• Maintain clean and understandable source code, codebase and transform legacy codes to enterprise-grade, clean codes.
• Maintain robust documentation and repositories.
• Optimise existing applications to improve responsiveness, performance, usability, and security.
• Work closely with team members, consultants, and other departments to complete ICT-related task.

These responsibilities will be reviewed with the line manager from time to time.

To be successful, you will need:

Education: Fresh Graduates with a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Computer Science ang Engineering (CSE), Computer Science (CS), Information Technology (IT), Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE), or relevant subject from any recognised university.

Desired attributes:

• Proficient in web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and CMS platforms (WordPress, Webflow, Drupal), with experience in UI/UX design using tools like Figma.
• Skilled in mobile app development for Android and iOS (Flutter, React Native, Java, Kotlin), with integration into app stores and billing systems.
• Strong understanding of API integration, cybersecurity, database management, and version control (Git), maintaining clean, modular code.
• Basic knowledge of server management, deployment processes, and staying up-to-date with current digital trends.
• Ability to transform functional requirements into user-friendly products, with strong written and verbal communication in both Bangla and English.
• Highly proactive, creative, with strong time management skills to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Maximum age of 26 years as of January 1, 2025.
  
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Closing date: Applications close 05:00 PM BD time on November 10, 2025. 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.

Our Benefits

As a global organisation, WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. Alongside our inspiring mission and meaningful work, we offer a range of benefits tailored to each country’s context and policies. These will be shared during the process.

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!