BRAC’s vision is a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. The organisation was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and acts as a catalyst, creating opportunities for people to transform their lives. BRAC believes in integrity, inclusiveness, effectiveness, and innovation in all areas of work. BRAC uses an integrated model to change systems of inequity, through social development programmes, humanitarian response, social enterprises, socially responsible investments and a university. It operates in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings in 11 countries across Asia and Africa.

BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes, and has been ranked the #1 NGO in the world for the last three years consecutively by NGO Advisor.

District Manager, Community Empowerment Programme

Job Description/Responsibilities:

• Organize district level planning, budgeting and monitoring of all 4 components of CEP
  
• Explore new opportunities and innovative scope of work in ending VAW and promoting women’s leadership through linkages with local network, organization in GO, NGO and private sector level
  
• Extract learning’s through facilitative monitoring and knowledge sharing mechanism
  
• Attend/ coordinate/ represent in GO/ NGO meetings/ forums at district level
  
• Ensure timely and quality implementation of all activities under CEP’s four components at field level as per operational guideline
  
• Ensure Implementation of partnership project with other programme and other Organization
  
• Plan and ensure meeting, training, workshop, refreshers, dialogue session of all components of CEP
  
• Increase leadership role in Pollishomaj and quality of Polli Shomaj by enhancing their role in bringing transformative change in family and social life.
  
• Ensure close supervision of pilot initiatives of cost effective model and capture learning through documentation
  
• Ensure immediate reporting of incidents of Violence Against Women , provide medical treatment, connecting with relevant service providers, ensure counseling for the survivors, follow up of rehabilitated survivors
  
• Ensure and follow up the activities of animator, Citizen committee, Ward Shova, Upazila Development forum for creating accountable local government
  
• Ensure Popular Theatre (PT) show, take initiatives for PT marketing and improvement of PT and the performers
  
• Organize and Participate in field visits by donor/ GO/ other relevant stakeholders
  
• Conduct monthly staff meetings to take initiatives for developing capacity of PO/ FO
  
• Develop competency plan for PO/ FO base on their need and implementation
  
• Ensure staff benefit as per HR policy and procedure
  
• Network with other organization regarding women empowerment and prevention & protection of violence against women and maintain close networking and liaison with district level relevant government offices and relevant stakeholders
  
• Ensure effective coordination with DBR and other programme staff to get quality support for CEP
  
• Lead to develop programmatic budget as per yearly operational plan and ensure expenditure according to the budget and take steps for actual coding of expenditure
  
• Prepare monthly/ quarterly of programme reports, MIS reports in due time and submit to RM (CEP)
  
• Ensure quality entry of two running database on due time and prepare case story & other documents and submit to respective staff

Educational Requirements:

• Masters in Social Science/ Development Studies from any recognised university with all second class/ division or equivalent GPA/ CGPA 2.50 in all academic examinations

Experience Requirements:

• At least 2 years experience in a relevant position in any local or national NGO. Have Experienced in working with interventions on Social Mobilization, Women Empowerment and Community Development

Additional Job Requirements:

• Have sound knowledge on programme cycle management, gender & women Management, Good Governance, human rights, government safety net programme, national development trends at the social context of Bangladesh
  
• Good articulation, presentation and writing skills in Bangla and English is preferable
  
• Good in reporting, situation analysis and context analysis
  
• Strong social skills - especially when working with community groups
  
• Apply understanding of the political and cultural context and underlying causes of the imbalance power structure
  
• Contribute positively in the team to achieve programme objectives
  
• Remain constructive and positive under stress to be able to tolerate difficult and
  challenging environments
  
• Have proficiency on MS Word (Windows), Excel, Access and data analysis
  packages e.g. SPSS and familiar with PowerPoint
  
• Excellent time management, leadership, analytical ability, multitasking,
  facilitation, Communication, Presentation and report writing skills
  
• Excellent team player and building relationship

Age Range: Maximum 35 years

Salary Range: Negotoable

Other Benefits: Festival Bonus, Contributory Compulsory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and life Insurance and others

Job Location: BRAC Field Office

Last Apply Date: 25/Mar/2019

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