Academic Coordinator, BRAC Education Programme

Job Description

Title: Academic Coordinator, BRAC Education Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 20 years

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Madrasa

• Bachelor/Honors

• Diploma in Primary Education (Dip-in-Ed), B.Ed, or relevant pedagogy certifications preferred

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Madrasa

• Age At least 20 years

• Minimum 2–3 years of direct experience in teaching, teacher training, academic supervision, or early childhood development (ECD) / primary education programs.

• Diploma in Primary Education (Dip-in-Ed), B.Ed, or relevant pedagogy certifications preferred.

• Excellent training facilitation, active listening, pedagogical coaching, and report writing skills.

• Proficiency in digital tools, including mobile LMS applications and video-conferencing platforms.

• Strong knowledge of the National Primary and Ebtedayee Curriculum, Early Childhood Development (ECD) principles, active learning strategies, and classroom assessment tools.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with adaptability to madrasa socio-cultural contexts and the ability to engage diverse stakeholders with empathy.

• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with a demonstrated commitment to safeguarding principles.

RAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

In 2007, Bangladesh faced a demographic dividend with 1.6 million youth lacking education, employment, or training. To address this, BRAC launched an apprenticeship program for school dropouts, which officially evolved into the BRAC Skills Development Programme (SDP) in 2015. Today, SDP spans 26 projects offering market-aligned skills, entrepreneurship training linked with microfinance, and career counseling. Aligning with national policies and UN SDGs, the program promotes deep inclusivity, even adapting to 100% online training during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, SDP has empowered over 428,000 marginalized individuals—including women, disabled, and transgender people. With a high job placement rate, the program has proven to be a transformative socio-economic force, successfully reducing child marriage, boosting household incomes, and supporting a prosperous future for Bangladesh.

Job Purpose:

This position is responsible for supporting the effective implementation of the project by strengthening the capacity of madrasa teachers and leaders through training, classroom observation, coaching, mentoring, digital learning support, and community-based professional development. The role will contribute to improving teaching quality and promoting active, child-centered, and play-based learning practices while ensuring effective madrasa selection, field-level monitoring, documentation, and reporting in line with project requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct surveys and support the selection of potential madrasas in accordance with project requirements, assessment procedures, and defined selection criteria

• Facilitate basic teacher training and deliver bi-monthly refresher sessions to strengthen teachers’ knowledge, skills, and classroom practices.

• Conduct regular classroom observations across assigned madrasas and provide constructive feedback, coaching, and mentoring to promote active learning and play-based teaching approaches.

• Support teachers in accessing and completing digital Learning Management System (LMS) courses, including troubleshooting basic technical challenges.

• Moderate and facilitate the mobile-based Community of Practice (CoP), promoting peer learning and connecting teachers with appropriate pedagogical and technical support.

• Assist with leadership training for Madrasa Superintendents and maintain accurate records of training, observations, mentoring, coaching, and other field activities for project monitoring and reporting.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of 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.

Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, and others as per policy.