Fresh Openings at BRAC

The key responsibilities include but not limited to the following-

• Works with BI strategic service partners and Country IT managers to design systems architecture, build and deploy at Country offices
• Monitors and ensures high quality IT Service Partner service delivery
• Provides expert infrastructure, cloud services (AWS) and cybersecurity support to global IT project implementations.
• Significantly contributes to achieving the global IT strategic objectives and ensures effective solutions are created and implemented to meet business requirements
• Ensures an effective and validated Disaster Recovery infrastructure exists for each country office
• Develops a cybersecurity and infrastructure system monitoring strategy, using an effective tool portfolio
• Creates a communication plan to ensure all employees are well-informed of architecture standards, implementation guidelines and process expectations
• Acts as the lead systems architect for all system design and implementation activities
• Prepares and executes timely and effective Technical Refresh and System Upgrade initiatives
• Protects all cloud data via effective security, storage, backup/recovery and disaster recovery techniques
• Adheres to audit and compliance expectations and continually seeks to improve system controls and cybersecurity
• Ensures that all implementation initiatives follow established change management policies/ITIL compliant processes

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.

Other Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain own knowledge, expertise, and professionalism.
• Keep abreast of current developments in microfinance and IT industry.
• Remain current with organization’s technological requirements and new developments in the industry.
• Meet personal training and development needs through relevant professional and commercial training and networking.

Educational Requirements:

• At least Bachelors’ Degree in Computer Science or Information technology.
• Professional certification in ITIL Foundation and Cisco Certified Network Professional
• Microsoft or Unix/Linux Certification

Skills and Competencies Requirements:

• Ability to work effectively and maintain partnerships with service vendors
• Requires an understanding of, and a commitment to advancing the mission and core values of BRAC International and, the ability to incorporate them into the job setting and articulate them to staff
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Persuading and influencing
• Implementation and management of infrastructure platforms or components like Unix, Windows, Storage Technologies, Databases, Middleware, Capacity Management, etc.
• Proficient in Networking and Communications
• Allocate and manage the resources, support and infrastructure required for any IT projects, products and services
• Able to interpret global market trends, enabling a competitive edge to drive innovation

Experience Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in managing technical and infrastructure services
• Must have proven leadership skills and strategic planning capability
• Must be ITIL certified and certified in Cybersecurity
• Experience with securing applications, networks and databases is mandatory
• Must have experience with Disaster Recovery System Design and Recovery Planning
• Experience with Enterprise Systems Monitoring and Management Tools required

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Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and technical leadership on gender quality and social inclusion mainstreaming across BI programmes, considering the context of BRAC International countries of operation.
• Steer the development/implementation of a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Policy and Strategy for BRAC International through coordination with different BI stakeholders and ensure its application through a GESI Action Plan.
• Establish a GESI team in BI countries of operation and build their capacity.
• Provide oversight and guidance to the programme teams to ensure that thematic components are technically sound and ensure that implementation methods are consistent with international strategies and best practices.
• Lead the establishment of a GESI working group at BRAC International chairing regular meetings of the working group to develop its ToR, plan activities, develop guidance documents, share lessons learned, and incorporate these into the delivery of programmes as well as the organizational systems and processes.
• Review programme workplans, reports and data collected, analyzing outcomes and desired impact making recommendations to maximize gender transformative potential.
• Work closely to guide and support the monitoring team to design and implement a MEAL system appropriate for gender-transformative programming; and to conduct monitoring and evaluation activities using methodologies that promote gender equality and social inclusion.
• Guide programme and monitoring teams on data collection of programme activities’ impact with regard to GESI; ensuring that intended and unintended activity impacts are monitored and adapted through constant learning and improvement.
• Work with HR teams to ensure GESI integration in organizational policies, systems and procedures and review progress.
• Lead GESI integration in project proposal development for new projects, through the resource mobilization and fundraising team.
• Work with country teams and grants management to ensure that sub-contractors are in compliance with BI’s GESI policy and strategy.
• Lead BI-wide events for international campaigns (IWD, 16 Days of Activism, etc.)
• Prepare reports, case studies and success stories to promote the successes of the GESI strategy and its implementation.
• Participate in programme design meetings and workshops to facilitate GESI inclusion in programme planning.
• Represent BRAC International at external networks and working groups.

Safeguarding

• Establish a safeguarding culture across all level of the programme by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Responsible to ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Educational Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Gender and Women’s Studies, Sociology, Development Studies, International Development, Anthropology, Economics or any relevant discipline.

Required Competencies:

• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills with regards to gender and/or social inclusion mainstreaming.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated success engaging with key stakeholders to enhance the adoption of GESI best practices.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis and utilization of data and information from a broad range of sources to ensure effective integration of GESI concerns in project programming.
• Experience integrating GESI into monitoring, evaluation, and learning plans.
• Experience of providing technical guidance and supportive supervision to a large geographically dispersed team.
• Strong knowledge of international standards and best practices.
• Ability to work strategically with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Capable of working both individually and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, negotiation, presentation skills).
• Ability to prioritize and deal with competing demands to deliver results.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines.
• Excellent Computer proficiency on MS office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Experience Requirements:

• At least 10 years of experience in the development or humanitarian sector.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in gender and/or social inclusion mainstreaming, project/program development and implementation.