Assistant Technical Specialist, Material Development, Early Childhood Development, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Assistant Technical Specialist, Material Development, Early Childhood Development, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Masters

Master’s in Education, Early Childhood Development, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or relevant discipline from any UGC approved reputed university or institute

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

KNOWLEDGE

Early Childhood Development, play-based learning approaches, inclusive education (SEND), child development, safeguarding, and humanitarian programming

SKILLS

Material design and development, technical review, communication, facilitation, creative content development, coordination, and problem-solving

COMPETENCIES

Strong technical expertise, creativity, attention to detail, leadership ability, cultural sensitivity, adaptability, and strong computer proficiency

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners globally with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise their potential.

The Assistant Technical Specialist – Material Developer provides technical leadership in the design, development, and quality assurance of inclusive, play-based learning and caregiver engagement materials under the BRAC–LEGO strategic partnership. The role ensures that all materials are developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant, and aligned with programme standards and global ECD frameworks.

• Lead the technical design and development of age-appropriate, inclusive, and play-based learning materials for children aged 0–8 years

• Ensure alignment of materials with programme frameworks including responsive caregiving, early stimulation, play-based learning, and school readiness

• Provide technical guidance and supervision to the Senior Project Officer – Material Developer

• Develop a range of materials including storybooks, activity cards, facilitator tools, games, posters, and caregiver engagement resources

• Ensure materials promote holistic child development (cognitive, socio-emotional, language, physical, and creative domains)

• Contextualize materials to reflect local culture, language, and practices of Rohingya and host communities

• Integrate inclusion (SEND), child protection, and psychosocial wellbeing considerations into all materials

• Review and validate materials to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with programme standards

• Collaborate with technical teams (ECD, MERL, Capacity Building, QA) to ensure materials support programme objectives

• Coordinate with Head Office specialists, consultants, and external experts for technical review and improvement

• Oversee piloting and field testing of materials and incorporate feedback for refinement

• Support development of facilitator guides, manuals, and session plans

• Ensure materials are safe, durable, and suitable for humanitarian contexts

• Promote development of low-cost, locally sourced play materials

• Maintain documentation, version control, and archiving of all materials

• Support training and orientation of facilitators and staff on the effective use of materials

Safeguarding

• 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 and encourage others to do so

• Medical allowance,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Health & Life Insurance

• Health & Wellness Facility

• Paternity/ Maternity leave and

• Others as per Organisation policy