Chief of Staff, MDs Office - Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative at BRAC

Responsibilities

• BRAC’s UPGI program is into its fourth year of a new strategy and entering a new phase from 2025-2030 where our execution will be tested by realities, challenges will be identified, and new opportunities will emerge. We aim to constantly learn from this and remain nimble to proactively respond. This role sits at the heart of this process and would need to organize and inform senior management of UPGI to operate optimally. 
• This Chief of Staff function will take the lead at the heart of the organization and be responsible for:
• Support in strategy development: Facilitate discussions and option appraisal that aids the senior leadership team and the MD to set strategic direction.
• Guide the Senior Leadership Team towards success by overseeing effective and consistent planning and management practices:
• Organize and facilitate regular bi-monthly management discussions among the Senior Leadership team (UPGI’s top 9 management roles). At least twice a year organize and facilitate of an offsite for this same group.
• Organize and guide senior management through regular planning and strategy process: annual work planning and budgeting, annual staff performance evaluations, regular country/global team performance reviews. Help build the internal culture within the leadership team and that extends to all staff and offices.
• Contribute and add to ongoing organizational learning.
• Refine and Manage UPGI’s organizational planning and strategy process:
• Facilitate organizational planning and strategy processes: including annual planning and budgeting, review of new investments (Big Bets), progress reviews, and the efficient documentation and execution of decisions.
• Aggregate and depict country and global efforts in concise and compelling form to help shape strategy discussions.
• Develop program materials: Support the MD in reporting to the BRAC International Supervisory Board, drafting presentations and other materials, and collaboration with the BI executive leadership team. Contribute to new funding opportunities and develop content directed to external audiences UPGI aims to influence.
• Safeguarding Responsibilities
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation
• 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, and encourage others to do so

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience working in international development
• Master’s degree in administration, business or policy
• Experience with strategy, finance and organizational performance
• Evidence of strong analytical and written skills (writing, powerpoints)
• Extremely well organized: developing schedules, setting deadlines, issuing clear instructions, well developed project management skills
• Communication skills and patience to work in support of leadership team, earn their trust, and develop strong working relationships
• Success working independently and collaboratively as part of a remote, multicultural, multi-time zone team
• Maturity to work in support of a senior global management team to drive a global program
• Highly organized with ability to take initiative and balance multiple priorities
• Diplomatic, with strong interpersonal skills, a high degree of cultural dexterity
• High performance in prior work in multiple different organizations, countries and cultural contexts