Career with BRAC International
BRAC is a development success story, spreading
anti-poverty solutions born in Bangladesh to 10 other developing
countries in Asia and Africa, making it a global leader in providing
opportunities for the world’s poor.
BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan
Abed, and today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective,
evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, conflict-prone
and post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of
Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002, under the Stichting BRAC
International based in the Netherlands and currently reaching over 19
million people beyond Bangladesh and creating opportunities to break
the cycle of poverty.
With a holistic approach that uses a wide array of
interventions including microfinance, education, healthcare, legal
services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material
resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which
the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. Of the
world’s top development and humanitarian relief organisations, BRAC is
one of the few based in the global south. In January 2017, BRAC was
ranked as the number one NGO in the world for the second consecutive
year by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent media organization
committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the
non-profit sector.
BRAC International is seeking application from competent,
dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill up the following
position:
Director, Asia Region
Job Location: BRAC International Head Office, Dhaka
Key Responsibilities:
Director - Asia Region is responsible for leading the
development and implementation of organisation’s strategy and building
the organisation’s brand, communications and reputation in the region
to create meaningful impactfor the region and beyond. The Regional
Director will have direct oversight over country programs across the
region. The key responsibilities include:
- Articulate a compelling vision for the region and
support country programs in setting country strategies. Strategically
position BRAC International for new opportunities in the region and
prioritize and oversee the preparation of concept papers and proposals.
- Guide and support the management of country level
strategic planning and successful implementation of country operations
achieving coherence with BRAC’s vision, mission and values. Promote
thought leadership by ensuring that program innovations and successes
are tested, analyzed, documented, and effectively communicated
externally and internally.
- Explore, evaluate and present innovative funding
opportunities that support the objectives for the region as a whole.
Proactively engage with donors to shape and influence their strategies
and funding priorities for areas that BRAC deems critical for
transformational change in the region.
- Directly manage Country Representatives and develop
their leadership and management capacity. Ensure effective senior
management team structures in each country.
- Liaise effectively with Director, Sectoral Development
and technical teams at the head office to ensure quality control and
technical assistance to countries.
- Support Country Representatives in building in-country
partnerships, government and donor relationships, fundraising and
advocacy activities.
- Develop and nurture culturally sensitive internal and
external relationships and networks to ensure optimum communication and
programme success.
- Oversee regional budget and other regional initiatives
Educational Requirements: Masters/PhD in technical subject areas from any reputed university.
Required Competencies:
- Strong Leadership skills providing strategic guidance to the regional and country teams
- Understanding of international social, political and
economic issues and regional particularities.Experience and knowledge
of south-based development issues.
- Commitment to poverty alleviation and gender issues.
- Gives clear directions and lays out work in a well
planned, organised manner; maintains two-way dialogue about work and
results without micro-managing; coaches and mentors others to develop
them and bring out their best.
- Leads strategic planning processes to achieve
organisational goal. Demonstrates long-term thinking, planning and
decision-making to help the organization achieve its goals.
- Technical knowledge of at least one BRAC programme.
- Appreciation of diversity and familiarity with multicultural environment
- Possesses strong oral and written communication skills;
makes effective presentations and speeches; gets messages across that
have the desired effect; demonstrates strong listening skills; ability
to motivate and influences others.
- Strong understanding of programme, financial and operational management processes
Experience Requirements:
- 10-15 years experience in a senior technical or
management position preferably in an NGO/INGO managing complex
programs, including administration, budgetary management, staff
supervision,training, country security management and risk
evaluation, country stakeholder management
- Experience in playing strategic role in long and
short-term planning and executing ambitious strategy in complex
global organization.
- Experience of defining and leading change in a
complex global organisation which has led to significant results
for the organisation and their stakeholders.
- Experience of building networks at senior levels,
resulting in securing significant new opportunities to advance the
strategy
- Experience of managing a major crisis, requiring quick changes to priorities and rapid action to respond
- Demonstrable security management experience in a
complex environment with a commitment to ensuring staff safety and
security
- Experience of working in a rapidly changing political environments and/or other unstable operating settings
Employment type: Contractual
Salary: Negotiable
If you feel you are the right match for the above mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:
External candidates need to apply online through careers.brac.net
or email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational
grades, years of experience, current and expected salary at [email protected]
Internal candidates need to apply with their latest CV including all job assignments in detail with BRAC PIN and email to [email protected]
Please mention the name of the position and AD# BI 28/17 in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: November 29, 2017
BRAC is an equal opportunities employer |