Career Opportunity

BRAC’s vision is a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. The organization 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 12 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 five years consecutively by NGO Advisor.

Position

Manager, Material Development and Communication, Gender Justice & Diversity (GJD) Programme

Job Description/Responsibilities:

Lead the process of planning, development and implementing communication activities of GJD to achieve BRAC Gender Strategy Goal.
Ensure productions of gender related IEC/BCC materials for BRAC staff and wider community including flip chart, video documentary, contents of social media, training module, implementation toots, guidelines, advocacy materials etc.
Manage the publication of promotional materials by consulting with respective programme personnel, procurement unit, communication department and vendor.
Manage resources (budget and work) to deliver results to agreed quality standards.
Work with different units of GJD for producing high quality gender responsive communication products for a wide range of audiences including programmes, donors, and policy makers both at national and global level.
Liaison with and encourage different BRAC programmes/departments/enterprises for ensuring gender sensitive communications materials.
Design and produce training and implementing materials for Gender Integration unit, Organisational Development Unit and Advocacy Unit for different kind of stakeholders.
Develop capacity of field staff by orienting and coaching on communication materials developed for achieving desired goal.
Update regularly GJD’s brochure and website.
Develop popular write-ups for different media, blogs, internal newsletters and partner organisations.
Ensuring the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
Practicing, promoting and endorsing the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensuring the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
Following the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encouraging others to do so.

Requirements

Educational Requirements:

Masters’ in Social Science of English but preferably in Mass Communication/ Journalism/ Public Relations/ from a recognized University. Strong command in English is highly desirable.

Experience Requirement:

Minimum 4 years of experience in development sector with relevant work experience.

Additional Requirements:

Knowledge on gender equality issues, policies, priorities and programmes in the context of Bangladesh.
Graphics designing skill.
Understanding of strategic and technical aspects in communications.
Demonstrable knowledge, experience and capabilities relating to designing and implementing gender equality concerns in designing new communication materials and implementing gender equality promotion actions and gender mainstreaming.

Age: N/A

Salary & Benefits

Salary:Negotiable

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

Job Location: BRAC Head Office

Last Apply Date: 22/Nov/2020

BRAC believes every one of its employees, suppliers, downstream partners, visitors, clients and community including children, youth and vulnerable adults that come into contact regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability or ethnic origin has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. We guarantee assessment of candidates with disabilities who meet the essential requirements. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification of candidature.

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