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Career with BRAC International

BRAC is a global leader developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs to empower the most marginalized in extremely poor, conflict-affected, and post-conflict states. Founded in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC now works in more than 20 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC takes a holistic approach to alleviate poverty, running programs in education, healthcare, microfinance, women and girls’ empowerment, agriculture and food security, and human and legal rights.

BRAC International is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position:

Deputy Manager – Youth Empowerment, Africa Regional Hub

The Deputy Manager, Youth Empowerment, will support the execution and management of the education and youth portfolios at BRAC. As a member of BRAC’s Youth Empowerment team, the Deputy Manager will identify and cultivate new prospects for BRAC’s education and youth programs, develop winning proposals to expand the portfolios, provide technical input to contracted and donor funded projects, provide effective management of current grants and key donor relationships, and represent BRAC’s work in education and youth. The Deputy Manager’s primary reporting line is to the Regional Advisor for Youth Empowerment, currently based in Nairobi. The Deputy Manager also closely liaises with other members of the LEAD team, based in the United States and the Programs, Finance and Communications teams. The Deputy Manager will also work closely with key counterparts in the broader BRAC family, including the Program Development, Resource Mobilization and Learning team, BRAC USA, BRAC Education Programme, BRAC University, BRAC International and BRAC country teams.

Required Education and Competencies

● Bachelor’s degree required + at least three years’ relevant experience or Master’s Degree/equivalent + at least two years’ relevant experience in Social Development, Programme Management or equivalent.

● Experience in fundraising required; background in fundraising for a global development organization preferred.

● Understanding of education and youth program design and proposal development; proven track record in fundraising and business development.

● Demonstrated knowledge of at least one of the following areas: education in fragility, refugee education, and/or positive youth development, adolescent girls programming, youth employability.

● Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to be a team player and to work independently and with initiative.

● Excellent writing and editing skills.

● Proven track record in mobilizing resources from institutional donors and/or investors.

● Ability to perform under pressure and prioritize with multiple competing demands.

● Demonstrated ability to build relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

● Highly organized, strategic thinker with a strong attention to detail.

● A positive attitude, strong work ethic, and sense of humor.

● Ability to travel periodically to BRAC countries as needed; and

● Fluency in written and spoken English.

Employment type: Contractual

Salary: Negotiable

Job Location: BRAC International Regional Office Nairobi – Kenya

How to apply

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

External candidates Email your CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary to [email protected]

Only complete applications will be accepted and short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 7th February 2022

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer*

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We are the world’s largest development organisation, dedicated to empowering people living in poverty. We operate across 11 countries, touching the lives of 1 in every 55 people

About Spreading proven anti-poverty solutions born in Bangladesh to countries around the world.Company Overview A global leader in creating opportunity for the world’s poor. What started out as a limited relief operation in 1972 in a remote village of Bangladesh, has turned into the largest development organisation in the world. Organising the poor using communities’ own human and material resources, we catalyse lasting change, creating an ecosystem in which the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. We do this with a holistic development approach geared toward inclusion, using tools like microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services, community empowerment and more. Our work now touches the lives of an estimated 138 million people, with staff and BRAC-trained entrepreneurs numbering in the hundreds of thousands, a global movement bringing change to 11 countries in Asia and Africa.

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Career with BRAC International

BRAC is a global leader developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs to empower the most marginalized in extremely poor, conflict-affected, and post-conflict states. Founded in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC now works in more than 20 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC takes a holistic approach to alleviate poverty, running programs in education, healthcare, microfinance, women and girls’ empowerment, agriculture and food security, and human and legal rights.

BRAC International is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position:

Deputy Manager – Youth Empowerment, Africa Regional Hub

The Deputy Manager, Youth Empowerment, will support the execution and management of the education and youth portfolios at BRAC. As a member of BRAC’s Youth Empowerment team, the Deputy Manager will identify and cultivate new prospects for BRAC’s education and youth programs, develop winning proposals to expand the portfolios, provide technical input to contracted and donor funded projects, provide effective management of current grants and key donor relationships, and represent BRAC’s work in education and youth. The Deputy Manager’s primary reporting line is to the Regional Advisor for Youth Empowerment, currently based in Nairobi. The Deputy Manager also closely liaises with other members of the LEAD team, based in the United States and the Programs, Finance and Communications teams. The Deputy Manager will also work closely with key counterparts in the broader BRAC family, including the Program Development, Resource Mobilization and Learning team, BRAC USA, BRAC Education Programme, BRAC University, BRAC International and BRAC country teams.

Required Education and Competencies

● Bachelor’s degree required + at least three years’ relevant experience or Master’s Degree/equivalent + at least two years’ relevant experience in Social Development, Programme Management or equivalent.

● Experience in fundraising required; background in fundraising for a global development organization preferred.

● Understanding of education and youth program design and proposal development; proven track record in fundraising and business development.

● Demonstrated knowledge of at least one of the following areas: education in fragility, refugee education, and/or positive youth development, adolescent girls programming, youth employability.

● Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to be a team player and to work independently and with initiative.

● Excellent writing and editing skills.

● Proven track record in mobilizing resources from institutional donors and/or investors.

● Ability to perform under pressure and prioritize with multiple competing demands.

● Demonstrated ability to build relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

● Highly organized, strategic thinker with a strong attention to detail.

● A positive attitude, strong work ethic, and sense of humor.

● Ability to travel periodically to BRAC countries as needed; and

● Fluency in written and spoken English.

Employment type: Contractual

Salary: Negotiable

Job Location: BRAC International Regional Office Nairobi - Kenya

How to apply

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

External candidates Email your CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary to [email protected]

Only complete applications will be accepted and short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 7th February 2022

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer*

2022-02-08

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