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 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 five years consecutively by NGO Advisor.

Position

Area Manager, Climate Change Programme

Job Description/Responsibilities:

Ensure regular supportive supervision and monitoring of the programme’s field level staff
To guide the field level staff and provide on job training as required
Ability to mobilize communities
Ability to provide training at the community level
Supervise implementation of the programme activities at the field level
Ensure regular documentation of the programme activities
Regular update of activities status to contribute to MIS database and keep the supervisor/ management informed
Prepare weekly/ monthly field action plan based on observation and submit to respective supervisor/ management
Keep track of financial record of the field activities
Be ready to move to field regularly and frequently
Work in close coordination with other field staff under the Climate Change Programme
Ensure 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.
Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Requirements

Educational Requirements:

Masters in any discipline preferably in Social Science/ Environmental Science/ Agriculture/ Development Studies from any recognized university/ institution

Experience Requirement:

Minimum 03 years of experience in the development sector

Additional Requirements:

Knowledge on disaster management, environment and climate change
Capacity to work independently at the field level with minimum guidance
Good verbal and written communication skills both in Bengali and English
Computer skills with all Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Power Point)

Age: N/A

Salary & Benefits

Salary:Negotiable

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

Job Location: BRAC Field Office

Last Apply Date: 17/Mar/2021

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.

Area Manager, Climate Change Programme

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