Career with BRAC International
BRAC is a development success story, born in Bangladesh and
expanding into 11 other developing countries in Asia and Africa. It
spreads anti-poverty solutions making it a global leader in providing
opportunities for the world's poor.
BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir FazleHasan
Abed, and is today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective,
evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, fragile and
post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of
Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 through its Dutch registered
Stichting BRAC International. BRAC International is 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 2018, BRAC was
ranked as the number one NGO in the world for the third 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 Internationalis seeking applications from competent,
dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position:
Head of Targeting Ultra Poor (TUP) Programme
Job Location: BRAC International Head Office, Dhaka
Key Responsibilities:
The purpose of this position (Head of TUP) is to provide
technical support to BRAC International (BI) countries on ultra-poor
programming that include programme designing and proposal development,
timely and quality implementation of projects/programme ,monitoring
& evaluation and reporting including donor reporting and
coordinating with BRAC Bangladesh TUP, BI countries and
affiliates (BRAC UK, USA and Netherlands office).
The Head of TUP reports to the Advisor, Programme
Development and work closely with regional and country teams. Job
responsibilities include but are not limited to the following-
- Provide technical support and guidance to TUP country
teams to design, implement, monitor and evaluate TUP projects in BI
countries
- Work closely with country team and other technical units to ensure cross-unit collaboration and programme integration
- Contribute to the development of new and innovative approaches and initiatives in the programmes/projects
- Ensure the quality of the programmes being implemented by the country TUP team
- Ensure mechanisms are in place to measure and improve
quality of programmes, sharing best practices and transfer technical
skills to the local staff
- Ensure the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned from the programmes.
- Mobilization resource for expansion of TUP programmes in BRAC International countries
- Network with donors, policy makers, researchers and other implementing organisations
- Work with fundraising team and affiliates to design and review new projects/proposals to ensure quality
- Develop, review and update training materials and support
country team to adapt/contextualize the materials/modules as per
country need
Educational Requirements: At least Masters, preferably in Economics/Social Science/Development Studies
Required Competencies and skills:
- Ability to direct works and drive result
- Ability to plan effectively and prioritize work
- Ability to effectively work remotely, across time zones and team locations
- Ability to collaborate effectively and build relationship
- Excellent in interpersonal skill and comfortably adapts with diverse group of people
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to travel and visit field work
Experience Requirements:
- At least 8 years of experience in managerial positions, preferably in relevant field
- Experienced in project designing, proposal development, fund management and programme monitoring
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 03/19 in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 27 January 2019
BRAC is committed to safeguard children,
young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and
volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, our hiring process
includes extensive background checks and a criminal records disclosure
to ensure safeguarding and to prevent harassment and abuse
BRAC is an equal opportunities employer
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