Current Openings at BRAC

Primary Responsibilities:

• The Executive Associate, will be responsible for supporting many day to day functions of the Managing Director and Senior Leadership offices, including but not limited to the following:
• Calendar and diary management, assisting in scheduling of calls and meetings for senior leadership team, as well as administration for team-wide meetings;
• Help to develop and manage agendas, take minutes and ensure action items of calls and meetings - ensuring they are appropriately shared and executed;
• Assist with organisation of internal events including annual retreats, learning workshops and strategy meetings;
• Internal data management and organization including management of storage Drives;  
• Support cross-team knowledge management and assist the Senior Leadership Team in donor reporting and relations,
• Support Executive leadership project management and planning through use of project management tools,
• Curate itineraries and briefing documents for senior management ahead of key events, meetings, and conferences,
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Safeguarding:

• 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.

People Specifications:

• The candidate for Executive Associate, Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative should have a deep commitment toward international development and the eradication of extreme poverty.

Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, with a preference given to candidates with degrees in international development, or policy and communications or other relevant field; or equivalent experience such as 4+ years experience in administrative role reporting directly to senior management
• Some experience with administrative support functions preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong organisational skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment;
• Highly self-motivated and strong ability to work independently;
• Proactive collaborator, with ability to effectively manage competing work streams and deadlines;
• Diplomatic, with strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of cultural sensitivity;
• Excellent writing skills in English required.

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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