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  • Regional Office Manager

    Regional Office Manager

    Position Brief:
    The Regional Office Manager coordinates office management support for BRAC International Africa Regional Office which consists of 5/6 full time senior Managers and few part time positions. S/he manages general administration of shared office resources and liaison with Head Office on any administrative related matters. The Regional Office Manager liases with the government for BRAC’s license in the base country. S/he ensures that expatriates obtain work permit and visa to work/stay in the country (where Regional office is based) and provides logistic support to office as well as coordinating meeting and conference calls; arranging travel and preparing correspondence, maintains reports and documents. Provides administrative support to visitors and facilitate settle in requirements of expatriates. This position requires constant interaction with senior management team in Africa Regional Office, Head Office and Country Offices to resolve a variety of complex issues in order to meet the growing needs of the organization.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Office Management:
    Manage general administration of Africa Regional office, including the implementation of effective and efficient office procedures and systems for the shared office. Design and Implement office administration systems, including petty cash system, bill payment, travel arrangement, equipment purchases, office supplies, shared space arrangements and all other office administration related functions. Authorized to handle petty cash for day-to-day running of office. Submit operations report as required.
    Staff supervision:
    Provides on-going supervision and guidance to Office Assistant, cleaner, driver and other support staff. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, writing and reviewing job descriptions, interviewing and selecting staff, on-the-job training, coaching, conducting performance appraisal and guide development plan for capacity building.
    Liaison with government:
    Liaise and ensure compliance with the relevant Ministries of Government for BRAC’s license and registration in the based country and for obtaining work permits and visas for all expatriates to stay and work in the country without major interruptions. Find appropriate Office space to rent and maintain all lease related procedures and documents.
    Facilitate settle in related requirements of expatriate staff and family members, arrange accommodation, coordinate with property agency for home search, and negotiate for lease agreement. Coordinate with customs regarding customs clearance for incoming and outgoing shipment.
    Logistics and Administrative Support:
    Organizes and arranges itineraries, meetings, conference calls, travel arrangements of Regional office team and BRAC visitors. Provides administrative support for regional workshops and meetings, tracking workshop related travel arrangements. Keeping track of staff pay checks, leave, and sending intra-office message when employees call in sick. Follow BRAC’s procedures for procurement and consultant services. Ensure appropriate filing procedures, mail processes, and other administrative functions as required. Implement decisions of Deputy Director-Programme Support on safety & security matters.
    Communication support:
    Maintains communications within Africa Regional Office and with BI-Head Office and Country Offices with regard to implementation guidelines of administration, procurement, performance management, security and other support as required. Handles communications with numerous outside contacts and vendors. Ensures proper functioning of telephone and IT support in the office.
    Any Other Support: as required and directed by the Deputy Director, Programme Support.

    Educational Requirements:
    Minimum Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University; MBA with Major in Finance and Administration would be of added value.
    Required Competencies:

    Planning and Organizing skills
    Information management skills
    Contributing to team success
    Strong interpersonal skills
    Ability to communicate with diverse group of people
    Excellent in written communication
    Ability to use information to track administrative support
    Computer proficiency at advance level

    Experience Requirements:
    At least 5 years’ experience in office management and administration with minimum two years in International organization.
    Employment type: Contractual
    Salary: Negotiable

  • Director, Africa Region

    Director, Africa Region

    About the Role
    The Director for Africa reports to the Executive Director for BRAC International, supervising 5-7 Country Directors and overseeing a staff cohort of 4,000+ working across Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and soon in Rwanda. The operating income for the region is approximately 48 Million USD in both grants and microfinance programmes.
    Within BRAC, the Director holds key relationships with the Director of Asia Programmes, Country Representatives, Unit Heads and Sector Specialists. Externally, the Director relates to the leaders of BRAC UK, BRAC USA, donors and BRAC Bangladesh. The Director takes leadership of operational and policy-level decisions related to the countries and region. The Director receives advice and guidance from his or her supervisor on strategic and policy-level decisions which has an impact outside of the Africa region. The goal of the Director is to lead the regional offices’ development and guide them towards growth and long-term success.
    Purpose of the Role

    Leading the implementation of the regional strategy with a focus on quality control, monitoring and evaluation and donor reporting.
    Identifying synergies within the region and identifying different opportunities for programme improvement and funding and partnerships for growth.  
    Tracking success of programmes through data analysis and informing future plans and policies, aligning with the mission of BRAC.
    Offers operational support and creative leadership to country directors across the region.

    Key Performance Indicators

    Quality delivery of the programmes; including improvements required by audit and finance reports.
    Regional partnerships and donor relationships.
    Developing and reviewing new projects and proposals for existing and new BRAC countries in Africa.
    Data and research-based decision making which informs the regional strategy.

    Major Responsibilities

    Ensure successful implementation of in-country operation through overseeing planning, development and implementation of programmes in countries and achieving coherence with BRAC’s mission, values and core competencies, as well as ensuring timely reporting to donors and feeding the communication needs for the broader BRAC family.
    Oversee the management of the country offices and ensure the implementation of the country strategy.
    Manage programme collaboration within countries and within the region, identifying synergies and economies of scale in close collaboration with the country representatives.
    Provide information and analysis on regional and country-specific issues to inform future plans, innovate and adapt programme design, plan the resource mobilisation strategy and inform stakeholder interactions.
    Liaise effectively with programme anchors at BRAC International, and unit heads and programme directors in BRAC Bangladesh to ensure quality control and seamless technical assistance from head office to countries.
    Study data trends, emerging research, and advise on resource optimisation and influence internal and external stakeholders on the same.
    Align country programme strategies and sector plans with BRAC’s core competencies.
    Support country representatives in building national and regional partnerships, government and donor relationships, and fundraising and advocacy activities.
    Support effective staff hiring and management, diversity, security, gender justice, legal issues and adherence to BRAC’s integrity policies.
    Representation in external forums, country visits, advocacy.
    Oversee the development of the skills and competencies of the country team leaders.  
    Work closely with audit and finance team to ensure and align financial and overall integrity processes for the Africa office.

    Major challenges

    BRAC Africa faces resource constraints and further resources must be mobilised.
    This position is in a complex region with various countries that require support to improve synergies.  
    Remote management is required to interface with donors and country representatives.
    The region has multiple post-conflict countries, and troubleshooting in emergency context is required. 

    Experience
     

    At least 15 years’ experience in a senior technical or management position preferably in an NGO/INGO, managing complex programmes, including programme planning and administration, evaluation, proposal writing and fundraising, managing budgets and accounts, staff supervision and training.
    Experience in more than one country is preferable.
    Demonstrated experience in dealing with multiple stakeholders and multicultural staff as well as foster a culture of gender justice and diversity.
    Demonstrated experience in advocacy work and knowledge of at least one sector BRAC works in.

    Knowledge, skills and competencies
     

    Track record of managing large-scale and complex development programmes.
    Demonstrated experience leading multicultural staff and developing senior teams.
    A proven ability to raise funds and further sound growth and programme development.
    Strong influencing skills and experience relating to government and managing relationships with diverse stakeholders including business, donors, academia, media, and civil society. Technical knowledge of at least one BRAC programme.
    Able to analyse and apply research, data and learning to improve programmes and operations.
    Previous field experience, including leading community-driven programming and Southern-led development initiatives.
    Excellent communication and relationship skills.
    Experience and excellence in managing a multi-cultural organisation, leading it towards a culture of gender justice and diversity in practice.
    Excellent written and spoken English skills.
    Willingness to travel internationally.

  • Deputy Director – Programme Quality, Africa region

    Deputy Director – Programme Quality, Africa region

    BRAC International is seeking to recruit an experienced high calibre professional for the position of Deputy Director – Programme Quality, Africa Region.
    Job Location: Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya.
    Job Purpose:
    Reporting to the Director-Africa region, the Deputy Director-Programme Quality, Africa Region will contribute to implementation of the Africa strategy by developing a coherent approach among the countries to achieve the programmatic goals for Africa. The incumbent will oversee programme quality in the BRAC International countries within the region. This will include proposal development, project design, implementation and impact measurement of country programmes.
    The role holder will also be responsible for ensuring knowledge sharing and learning related to programming and programme quality across the region and rest of BRAC International.
    S/he will develop a sustainable network with donors and ensure financial sustainability of programmes.
    The Deputy Director – Programme Quality, Africa region will be responsible for coordinating activities of the regional programme staff, including the direct supervision of some of those staff, ensuring they, as a team, meet the requirements of the region.
    Key Responsibilities:
    The key responsibilities include:

    Providing successful leadership in proposal development and programme specific sustainable fundraising mechanisms and working closely with senior management, donors and the Board for programme expansion and exit strategy;
    Assisting BRAC International countries in carrying out contextual analysis, programme reviews and making necessary adjustments to ongoing programmes to better align them with organizational priorities, and identify opportunities for innovation;
    Working closely with affiliates (BRAC UK, BRAC USA) and Resident Representative Fundraiser of Netherlands for fund-raising, maintaining donor liaison and representing BRAC at a regional level. Developing a sustainable network/relationship with donors to lift BRAC International acceptability among donors at regional level;
    Supporting countries to establish effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks and developing impact measurement systems. Visiting Country Offices in the region on a periodic basis to review programmes. Offering suggestions to the country teams on how to strengthen their programmes and following up on implementation of suggestions. Reviewing programmatic reports of the countries and sharing knowledge across BRAC International;
    Advising BRAC International senior management on strategic programming in the countries and participating in strategic decision making. Ensuring communication and cooperation within the region and between the region and the wider organization around programme quality issues;
    Representing BRAC at the regional level and facilitating engagement with strategic partners, donors, social movements in the region and globally;
    Developing a competitive advocacy framework for the Africa region and providing necessary suggestions and guidelines for implementation;
    Directing and managing regional programme staff at the Regional office and being actively involved in selection, orientation, coaching and development of staff through supportive supervision;
    Any other responsibility as and when required by the Regional office.

    Education requirements: A PhD/ Masters in relevant subjects such as Economics, Social Science, International Development, etc.
    Experience requirements:

    15 to 20 years experience in a senior technical or management position preferably in an NGO/INGO managing complex programmes, including programme planning and administration, evaluation, proposal writing and fund-raising, managing budgets and accounts, staff supervision and training;
    Experience in developing and implementing an effective monitoring framework and impact measurement tools;
    Experience in more than one country preferably;
    Demonstrated experience in dealing with multiple stakeholders and multicultural staff and work team supervision and development; and
    Demonstrated experience in advocacy work and knowledge of at least one sector BRAC works in.

    Required competencies:

    Leadership skills
    Understanding of international social, political and economic issues and regional particularities
    Commitment to poverty alleviation and gender issues
    Data rational, finance and budgeting skills , analytical and resource optimization skills
    Excellent written and spoken English skills
    Skilled at developing others
    Participative style, strong influencing skills
    Experience and knowledge of south-based development issues
    Technical knowledge of at least one BRAC programme
    Skills related to Monitoring and Evaluation functions and knowledge management
    Adept at multitasking, troubleshooting innovatively
    Appreciation of diversity and familiarity with multicultural environment

    Employment type: Contractual

  • Regional Office Manager

    Regional Office Manager

    Position Brief:
    The Regional Office Manager coordinates office management support for BRAC International Africa Regional Office which consists of 5/6 full time senior Managers and few part time positions. S/he manages general administration of shared office resources and liaison with Head Office on any administrative related matters. The Regional Office Manager liases with the government for BRAC’s license in the base country. S/he ensures that expatriates obtain work permit and visa to work/stay in the country (where Regional office is based) and provides logistic support to office as well as coordinating meeting and conference calls; arranging travel and preparing correspondence, maintains reports and documents. Provides administrative support to visitors and facilitate settle in requirements of expatriates. This position requires constant interaction with senior management team in Africa Regional Office, Head Office and Country Offices to resolve a variety of complex issues in order to meet the growing needs of the organization.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Office Management:
    Manage general administration of Africa Regional office, including the implementation of effective and efficient office procedures and systems for the shared office. Design and Implement office administration systems, including petty cash system, bill payment, travel arrangement, equipment purchases, office supplies, shared space arrangements and all other office administration related functions. Authorized to handle petty cash for day-to-day running of office. Submit operations report as required.
    Staff supervision:
    Provides on-going supervision and guidance to Office Assistant, cleaner, driver and other support staff. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, writing and reviewing job descriptions, interviewing and selecting staff, on-the-job training, coaching, conducting performance appraisal and guide development plan for capacity building.
    Liaison with government:
    Liaise and ensure compliance with the relevant Ministries of Government for BRAC’s license and registration in the based country and for obtaining work permits and visas for all expatriates to stay and work in the country without major interruptions. Find appropriate Office space to rent and maintain all lease related procedures and documents.
    Facilitate settle in related requirements of expatriate staff and family members, arrange accommodation, coordinate with property agency for home search, and negotiate for lease agreement. Coordinate with customs regarding customs clearance for incoming and outgoing shipment.
    Logistics and Administrative Support:
    Organizes and arranges itineraries, meetings, conference calls, travel arrangements of Regional office team and BRAC visitors. Provides administrative support for regional workshops and meetings, tracking workshop related travel arrangements. Keeping track of staff pay checks, leave, and sending intra-office message when employees call in sick. Follow BRAC’s procedures for procurement and consultant services. Ensure appropriate filing procedures, mail processes, and other administrative functions as required. Implement decisions of Deputy Director-Programme Support on safety & security matters.
    Communication support:
    Maintains communications within Africa Regional Office and with BI-Head Office and Country Offices with regard to implementation guidelines of administration, procurement, performance management, security and other support as required. Handles communications with numerous outside contacts and vendors. Ensures proper functioning of telephone and IT support in the office.
    Any Other Support: as required and directed by the Deputy Director, Programme Support.

    Educational Requirements:
    Minimum Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University; MBA with Major in Finance and Administration would be of added value.
    Required Competencies:

    Planning and Organizing skills
    Information management skills
    Contributing to team success
    Strong interpersonal skills
    Ability to communicate with diverse group of people
    Excellent in written communication
    Ability to use information to track administrative support
    Computer proficiency at advance level

    Experience Requirements:
    At least 5 years’ experience in office management and administration with minimum two years in International organization.
    Employment type: Contractual
    Salary: Negotiable