Career with BRAC International

With over 100,000 employees reaching an estimated 138 million people, BRAC is the world’s largest non-governmental organisation.

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.
                                                                
With a holistic approach that uses a wide array of tools including microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalysing 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. BRAC International is seeking application from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill up the following position:

Gender and Child Protection Advisor

Key Responsibilities:

BRAC Afghanistan plans to implement an eight year long project titled Continuation of Education for Marginalized Girls’ in Afghanistan from April 2017 to March 2025 which will deal with 50,000 adolescent girls. The project considers gender and child protection as an issue of red flag and therefore it has taken a very comprehensive and robust plan to address them

  • Ensure the development and implementation of Gender and Child Protection strategies and guidelines for GEC-T.
  • Provide technical guidance to the relevant project staffs on the development of Gender and Child Protection programme, tools and techniques.
  • In conjunction with Programme Manager Education and other programme/department heads, contribute to develop and align/adjust programme strategy and operational and management plans in line with the Gender and Child Protection Policy and Strategies.
  • Ensure capacity building of the GEC-T teams in the areas of Gender and Child Protection and provide essential support to build capacity of other relevant stakeholders of the project including PNGOs.
  • Regularly assess and analyze Gender and Child Protection situations to better understand the protection risks and identify required mechanisms to address any Gender and Child Protection issue.
  • Strengthen the existing support mechanisms and work closely with central and local counterparts to ensure that the GEC-T interventions related to gender and CP are culturally and contextually appropriate.
  • Ensure appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to identify and track the Gender and Child Protection activities time to time and support GEC-T teams in all monitoring processes and provide regular reports on progress and responses.
  • Develop and maintain working partnership with the Line Ministry, concerned departments and relevant child rights focused organizations and networks for joint programs and represent BRAC Afghanistan Education Programme to external audience and networks in the areas of Gender and Child Protection.

Person Specifications:

  • Ability to work, facilitate and lead a multi-cultural team.
  • Willing to travel both within and outside country
  • Confidence and innovation and willingness to learn
  • Excellent understanding of Gender and Child Protections issues, particularly in the context of conflicting countries like Afghanistan.
  • Sound knowledge on global and national Gender and Child Protection policies and guidelines.
  • Experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines on Gender and Child Protection.
  • Proven experience of capacity building of staff and partners on Gender and Child Protection concepts, standards, policy and practices.
  • Ability to take necessary action/work under pressure.
  • Must be a confident communicator and presenter with excellent written and spoken English.

Educational Requirements:

  • Master degree from any reputed University concentrating on Gender and Women Studies/ any other related discipline of Social Science.

Experience Requirements:

  • At least 5-7 years of experience working on Gender and Child Protection issues in any challenging context.

Employment type: Contractual

Salary: Negotiable

Job Location: BRAC Afghanistan

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.net or 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 03/17 in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: April 05, 2017

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer