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 Fazle Hasan Abed, and today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002, under the Stichting BRAC International based in the Netherlands and 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 2017, BRAC was ranked as the number one NGO in the world for the second 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 up the following position:

Director, Asia Region

Job Location: BRAC International Head Office, Dhaka

Key Responsibilities:

Director - Asia Region is responsible for leading the development and implementation of organisation’s strategy and building the organisation’s brand, communications and reputation in the region to create meaningful impactfor the region and beyond. The Regional Director will have direct oversight over country programs across the region. The key responsibilities include:

  • Articulate a compelling vision for the region and support country programs in setting country strategies. Strategically position BRAC International for new opportunities in the region and prioritize and oversee the preparation of concept papers and proposals.
  • Guide and support the management of country level strategic planning and successful implementation of country operations achieving coherence with BRAC’s vision, mission and values. Promote thought leadership by ensuring that program innovations and successes are tested, analyzed, documented, and effectively communicated externally and internally.
  • Explore, evaluate and present innovative funding opportunities that support the objectives for the region as a whole. Proactively engage with donors to shape and influence their strategies and funding priorities for areas that BRAC deems critical for transformational change in the region.
  • Directly manage Country Representatives and develop their leadership and management capacity. Ensure effective senior management team structures in each country.
  • Liaise effectively with Director, Sectoral Development and technical teams at the head office to ensure quality control and technical assistance to countries.
  • Support Country Representatives in building in-country partnerships, government and  donor relationships, fundraising and advocacy activities.
  • Develop and nurture culturally sensitive internal and external relationships and networks to ensure optimum communication and programme success.
  • Oversee regional budget and other regional initiatives

Educational Requirements: Masters/PhD in technical subject areas from any reputed university.

Required Competencies: 

  • Strong Leadership skills providing strategic guidance to the regional and country teams
  • Understanding of international social, political and economic issues and regional particularities.Experience and knowledge of south-based development issues.
  • Commitment to poverty alleviation and gender issues.
  • Gives clear directions and lays out work in a well planned, organised manner; maintains two-way dialogue about work and results without micro-managing; coaches and mentors others to develop them and bring out their best.
  • Leads strategic planning processes to achieve organisational goal. Demonstrates long-term thinking, planning and decision-making to help the organization achieve its goals.
  • Technical knowledge of at least one BRAC programme.
  • Appreciation of diversity and familiarity with multicultural environment
  • Possesses strong oral and written communication skills; makes effective presentations and speeches; gets messages across that have the desired effect; demonstrates strong listening skills; ability to motivate and influences others.
  • Strong understanding of programme, financial and operational management processes

Experience Requirements:

  • 10-15 years experience in a senior technical or management position preferably in an NGO/INGO managing complex programs, including administration, budgetary management, staff supervision,training, country security management and risk evaluation, country stakeholder management
  • Experience in playing strategic role in long and short-term planning and executing ambitious strategy in complex global organization.
  • Experience of defining and leading change in a complex global organisation which has led to significant results for the organisation and their stakeholders.
  • Experience of building networks at senior levels, resulting in securing significant new opportunities to advance the strategy
  • Experience of managing a major crisis, requiring quick changes to priorities and rapid action to respond
  • Demonstrable security management experience in a complex environment with a commitment to ensuring staff safety and security
  • Experience of working in a rapidly changing political environments and/or other unstable operating settings

Employment type: Contractual

Salary: Negotiable


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 28/17 in the subject bar.

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

Application deadline: November 29, 2017

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer