Career Opportunity  

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential. Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world; we are building it. Join us to find the way.
  Position  

Position: Deputy Manager, Technical, Urban Development Programme (Contractual)

Job Description:

  • Manage the Local Adaptation Centre (LAC) in climate-resilient planning, design and demonstration.
  • Provide technical input to prepare, document, validate (by the LAC) and implement of LCAPs, WCAPs, and TCAP as per project guideline to enhance locally led adaptation for building community and city resilience.
  • Provide technical input to prepare, document, validate (by the LAC) and implement of LCAPs, WCAPs, and TCAP as per project guideline to enhance locally led adaptation for building community and city resilience.
  • Assist Project Manager-Operations and LAC in capacity enhancement of Pourashava, community participants, community-based organizations and relevant stakeholders on locally-led adaptation.
  • Support to set-up, operationalize and day-to-day management of the Local Adaptation Center (LAC)
  • Implement all approved activities by the LAC authority such as climate resilient community infrastructure, including WASH, low-cost climate resilient housing, rain water harvesting and renewable energy, etc.
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual progress report.
  • Explore options and contribute to the designing and implementing actions to promote locally led climate resilient solutions
  • Assist and support in preparing technical reports, field operation guideline, documentation and monitoring of project activities.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • 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:

  • Bachelor/ Masters in Civil Engineering/ Environmental Science/ Urban and Regional/ Rural Planning/ Climate Change or any  relevant discipline.
  • equivalent field.

Experience Requirement:  

Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working in in development sector with NGOs/international development organizations/ local government institutions or any relevant discipline.

Additional Job Requirements:

  • Technical estimation and budgeting.
  • Any responsibilities deemed necessary by UDP and BRAC
  Salary and benefits  

Salary Range: Negotiable

Other Benefits: Festival Bonus and others as per policy
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Job Location: Patuakhali.

Published Date:  March 28, 2024

Last Apply Date:  April 07, 2024

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process including police verification.
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