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 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 2002through the Stichting BRAC International, which is registered in the Netherlands. 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 International is seeking application from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position:
Project Manager: Targeting the Ultra Poor (TUP)
Job Location: Uganda Country Office
The successful candidate will manage the implementation of a Graduation pilot programme on behalf of BRAC Uganda. Key responsibilities of the role will comprise of supervising and monitoring the field operation activities, capacity building of staff, as well as ensuring control and effective use of allocated budget for programme operation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all aspects of implementation of the key Graduation interventions and related activities including participant trainings, asset package identification and delivery, life skills coaching, formation of savings groups, health care support and social integration.
- Supervise and monitor field operation activities through frequent field visits for smooth implementation of all programme activities.
- Monitor all front-line staff, as well as coordinate with BRAC staff for expertise on agriculture/livelihoods, technical, health, finance and logistics.
- Organize and conduct training, material development and process documentation of the training, as well as input on monitoring and knowledge management for the pilot
- Serve as a representative of the project and support at all external activities including but not limited to technical donor reviews, implementation partner and stakeholder meetings, and relevant learning events, among others.
- Report directly to the CR on each implementation activity, using documentation process/templates
- Manage potential external technical consultants and partners to ensure high quality outputs.
- Ongoing reviews of programme implementation areas and selection of branches, developing yearly targets, recruitment of staff, staff setup and training,
- Develop proposals related to the programme and lead teams in key areas of project design, including budget development, proposal writing, identifying and developing new funding sources.
Educational Requirements:
- Master Degree in Development Studies/Economics/ Anthropology/Sociology, with concentration/major in Development Studies/Sociology.
Required Competencies:
- Good management and pedagogical skills in the income generation, agriculture, food security and livelihood development program.
- Capacity to manage a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
- Strong capacity building/training facilitation skills and experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English with different stakeholders.
- Capacity building of ultra poor and local farmer organizations and market actors, dealers.
- Good report writing skills, and experience in conducting surveys.
- Ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
- Diplomacy, tact and negotiating skills.
- Strong financial/budget management skills required.
- The ability to coordinate effective team work and to work effectively within a team.
- Strong conceptual, creative and analytical skills and be responsible, flexible, culturally sensitive.
- Computer skills (Microsoft office, Photoshop).
Experience Requirements:
- About 5 years plus job experience in different development sectorsworking towards the improvement of livelihoods of ultra poor and marginal people through implementing integrated development interventions including microfinance and agricultural and off-farm.
- Experience of project proposal development/project management/coordination in establishing and managing TUP projects/livelihoods projects, including monitoring, evaluation, administration, finance, and logistics, in complex and challenging environments.
- Technical knowledge on microfinance, food security, livelihood, nutrition, social protection, gender and diversity and environmental issues, and participatory approaches.
- Direct involved on identify income generating activities and marketing related intervention for smallholder farmers/ultra poor through Market development approaches.
- Development of training materials for facilitating marketing and other technical training related to income generation activities, marketing as well as organized, coordinated and facilitated different training for staff & counterpart.
- High level of expertise in representation and negotiation with Government, Donors, partners and other stakeholders.
- Ability to adapt or change priorities and take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work.
- Broad grasp of socio-economic policy issues with respect to food security and livelihood development in rural setting.
- The ability to work independently, think innovatively and strategically and work effectively within a team.
- Ability to conduct work in a professional and fair manner, and building relations with local authorities as a representative of BRAC.
- Quality to manage local staff in a mature and impartial manner and addressing inequalities in all the key areas of responsibility.
Employment type: Contractual
Salary: Negotiable
How to apply:
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.netor 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 030/18 in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: May30, 2018
Women are encouraged to apply
BRAC is an equal opportunities employer
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