Career with BRAC International

BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organisation, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low-income countries, including in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. It is an organisation of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to achieve prosperity. As well as being the world's biggest NGO by number of staff and people directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the number one NGO in the world by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent organisation committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector. BRAC retained the top spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002, and has since reached millions of people in 11 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide array of programmes and social enterprises, including in microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender and human rights. BRAC believes that every person has inherent potential, and when an enabling environment is created and that potential is unleashed, even the poorest can become agents of positive change in their own lives, for their families and their communities. 

BRAC International is seeking a competent, dynamic and self-motivated individual to fill the following position:

Senior Manager, Talent Development

About the Opportunity 

Senior Manager, Talent Development of BRAC International Human Resources Department (BIHRD) is responsible to shape and implement strategies that will help BRAC International to develop and retain high-performing employees. This role focuses on designing and implementing programmes for effective performance management, leadership development, talent assessment, and succession planning. Senior Manager, Talent Development will report to the General Manager of BIHRD and work closely with BRAC International leadership team and human resources teams in operating countries to implement and establish appropriate leadership tools and practices to lead leaders, teams and BRAC International to drive performance excellence. Key responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work with senior leadership team and partner with external experts and agencies to devise and establish a talent management strategy that is in line with BRAC International’s strategy
  • Design talent review processes and implement periodic talent reviews that result in the creation of internal talent pools for key roles
  • Craft talent development programmes and initiatives for the identified talents in the key roles as per need
  • Develop long-term succession plans, monitor and ensure implementation of these plans to ensure potential talents are on track with their career progression
  • Collaborate with HR Business Partners of Microfinance and NGO and country HR teams to effectively implement talent strategies at across BRAC International
  • Work closely with HR reporting and Analytics team to collect aggregate data for talent pool and translate those data into insights through data analysis that drives appropriate action plans at the appropriate levels
  • Manage execution of an effective performance management system across BRAC International operating countries that leads to a positive and measurable impact on BRAC
  • Partner with leaders of different functions and countries, HR business partners and country HR teams to support in ensuring the link between annual strategic plan and people’s day-to-day jobs by implementing every step of performance management system -goal setting, mid-year reviews and end of year evaluations
  • Craft, implement and manage organization-wide performance management capacity building programmes for all levels of employees and managers to establish performance driven culture throughout the organization
  • Gather performance data, present performance analysis of all head office employees and leaders at regional and country level to the performance management board to support rewarding employee contribution

Safeguarding responsibilities:

  • Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the organizational 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.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Superior analytical ability to interpret data
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent ability to build collaborative relationship and work effectively in a team structure 
  • Agility to learn for professional development
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision
  • Exceptional ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Superior proficiency in using Microsoft Office
  • Willingness to work flexibly in different time zones and travel globally as and when required

Education and Experience:

  • 5+ years of broad HR experience including talent management and performance management.
  • Familiarity with performance management and relevant software
  • At least bachelor’s degree in Human Resources from a reputed university is preferred

Employment type: Regular

Salary: Negotiable 

Job Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

If you feel you are the right candidate for this position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:
External candidates should email their CV/Resume and a cover letter to recruitment.bi@brac.net

Internal candidates should send their updated CV/Resume and cover letter mentioning  BRAC PIN to internal.bi@brac.net

Please mention the name of the position and AD# BI 27/21 in the subject bar.

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

Application deadline: 10 November 2021

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable 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 process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.