Key Responsibilities:
Lead the Education, Youth and ECD team, and oversee the implementation of programme strategy, work plan and initiatives.
Develop transformative technical approaches for education, youth and ECD and promote innovation for learning.
Assist country management on develop strategic direction to country education, youth and ECD programme, by ensuring transformation of BRAC values & learning to BRAC International.
Provide technical support and guidance to the team to design, implement, and monitor and evaluate the programmes through communication and regular field visit to the countries.
Help country management to design new projects/proposals and review and provide technical input on proposals.
Bring innovation in terms of digitally enabled education, youth and ECD programme to address newness in system.
Review and provide technical input on internal and external impact documents/ reports and other documents.
Fosters donor relations and ensures consistent fundraising for education, youth and ECD programming.
Informs, learns from, and builds relationships with key stakeholders, affiliates and partners.
Build capacity of the team and ensure the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned from the programmes.
Safeguarding:
Establish a safeguarding culture across all level of the program by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
Responsible to ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.
Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
Educational Requirements:
Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Education, ECD, International Development or related field.
Required Competencies:
Experience in team management
Strategic Planning
Familiarity with best practice in thematic areas
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Advanced relationship building skills
Excellent English language skills
Demonstrated experience in project design and proposal development.
Demonstrated technical expertise in the subject area
Experience and knowledge of south based development issues
Experience Requirements:
10+ years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the development, implementation, management of education and skill development programs, particularly working with children, and youth, marginalized groups in developing countries.
Employment type: Contractual
Salary: Negotiable
Job Location: Head Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh or Any BRAC International Country in Africa Region
Method of Application
If you feel you are the right match for the above mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:
External candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary at recruitment.bi@brac.net
Internal candidates need to apply with their latest CV including all job assignments in detail with BRAC PIN and email to internal.bi@brac.net
Please mention the name of the position and AD# BI 55/19 in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 18 November 2019