Afghanistan, Liberia, Sierra Leone: Country Head


Feb 17, 2015 | BRAC International
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The Country Representative will be part of the senior management team of BRAC Iinternational and have shared accountability for programmatic and operational activities. As head of the country office, the Country Representative will be responsible for delivering BRAC International country strategy through quality programmes in Microfinance, Health, Education, Agriculture, poultry & livestock, livelihood, food security,Targeting the Ultra Poor (TUP) and future  programmes/projects , as well as liaising with funding partners BRAC USA and BRAC UK.

The role provides immense opportunity to play an increasingly important and decisive strategic role within BRAC International while leading a diverse workforce of in-country staff. The role will receive support to carry out day-to-day activities from a variety of sources at BRAC International –

Executive Director, Head of HR, Head of Finance, programme anchors and other unit heads in BRAC International based in the Head Office in Dhaka.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the country team in line with BRAC’s mission, vision and values and ensure BRAC policies and code of conduct are followed.
  • Be the key person accountable for ensuring high quality delivery of integrated other programmes,
  • Analyse the continuous impact and effectiveness of existing programmes on a national level
  • Develop new programmes in line with the country’s policies, priorities and BRAC’s strategic direction and capability
  • Participate in networking and coordination with different stakeholders i.e. ministries, policy makers, donor agencies, foreign embassies, NGO associations and other relevant organisations nationally and internationally to represent BRAC and find potential partners for collaboration
  • Work as focal person for the organisation and represent BRAC in different forums, actively participating in national level consultation or committees formed by the government for specific issues where BRAC is invited
  • Facilitate the preparation of project proposals and programme and operational budgets, working closely with programme anchors at BRAC International
  • Inform the Executive Director of in-country developments that influence the sector and ensure timely production of Situational Reports that may affect the in-country strategy.
  • Ensure strong manpower plans for adequately staffing the national teams
  • Develop managerial and technical capacity of national and expatriate staff
  • Ensure effective and transparent management of resources that comply with the organisational, host country governments and donors’ policies.
  • Follow up with programme managers on the findings of Audit and Monitoring reports and take steps to improve quality of programme activities Ensure legal and ethical compliance of the host country departments/ministries and the contractual obligation with donors
  • Build effective working relationships with Head office in Bangladesh
  • Build a strong country management team and plan succession

Employment type: Contractual

Job Location: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Afghanistan

Salary: Negotiable