Career with BRAC International

BRAC is a development success story, born in Bangladesh and expanding into 10 other developing countries in Asia and Africa. It spreads anti-poverty solutions 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 is today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, fragile and post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 through its Dutch registered Stichting BRAC International. BRAC International is 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 February 2019, BRAC was ranked as the number one NGO in the world for the fourth consecutive year by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent media organisation 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 the following position:

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

The M & E Specialist – is responsible for the quality of the M & E works of the different context programmes and projects focusing on outputs, results and impact as well as result based monitoring core upshot for the incumbent. This position will also engage in conducting different issue based assessment or survey in the dimensions of Afghanistan contexts and will engage in rolling out Real Time Monitoring systems and tools for the different project or Programmes. This position is reportable to the Manager Monitoring and Evaluation. The job responsibilities include but not limited to the following-

Key Responsibilities:

  • To extend adequate support in planning and designing of existing and upcoming programmess/projects from M & E perspectives.
  • To assist different programmes in setting up M & E system and functioning effectively.
  • To provide technical and capacity building support to programmess/projects in developing/ establishing appropriate result based M & E systems. So that staff are trained and confident in using the tools.
  • To ensure that the M & E findings and organisational learning of the programme are appropriately documented and disseminated at the different levels.
  • To appropriately carry out documentation of different assessment, small scale qualitative study, feasibility & case studies.
  • To work collaboratively with colleagues of the Programme to ensure excellence within BRAC’s work is captured, promoted and disseminated.

Educational Requirements: Master Degree in Social Science but degree in Statistics will be preferred.

Required Competencies:

  • Understanding of the current M&E trends, especially M&E systems in Development organisations in any conflict context.
  • Monitoring and evaluating methods, tools, techniques and processes.
  • Knowledge of education, programmes, social audits, community score cards.
  • Strong analytical skills, particularly in the context of urban and rural society is highly desirable.
  • Fluency in Pashto and/or Dari in addition to English and Urdu languages will be an added advantage
  • Competent in undertaking quantitative data analysis using computer software particularly SPSS, Excel and ACCESS.
  • Competent in using qualitative data collection tools and technique such as PRA and participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME).
  • Fluent in English speaking and good in report writing.

Experience Requirements:

  • Above 5 years work experience in the area of M & E preferably in the development organisations, 02 years experience with an international organisation will be an added advantage.
  • Experience in monitoring and evaluating education or citizen charted projects.
  • Experience of high quality analytical and summative report writing.

Employment type: Contractual

Salary: Negotiable

Job Location: Kabul, Afghanistan


If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

External candidates are requested to email their CVs with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary at recruitment.bi@brac.net

Internal candidates are requested to apply with their latest CVs 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 32/2019 in the subject bar.

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

Application deadline: 28 July 2019

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.  

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer