Deputy Project Manager, Market Linkage, Humanitarian Development Coexistence Nexus, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Deputy Project Manager, Market Linkage, Humanitarian Development Coexistence Nexus, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

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

Published: 1 Jun 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or relevant discipline from a reputed university or institute.
∎ Training or certification in Livelihoods Programming, Labour Market Linkages, or Entrepreneurship Development will get preference.
∎ Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or relevant discipline from a reputed university or institute.
∎ Training or certification in Livelihoods Programming, Labour Market Linkages, or Entrepreneurship Development will get preference.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ KNOWLEDGE:
∎ • In-depth understanding of local labour markets, especially in humanitarian or displacement contexts.
∎ • Familiarity with skills development frameworks.
∎ • Knowledge of livelihood, protection, and gender-sensitive programming.
∎ • Understanding of refugee policy and operational constraints in the Rohingya response.
∎ SKILLS:
∎ • Strong communication, negotiation, and networking skills.
∎ • Practical skills in community engagement and market mapping.
∎ • Budget tracking and financial monitoring skills.
∎ • Data collection, analysis, and reporting using MS Excel or MIS tools.
∎ • Problem-solving and adaptability under pressure.
∎ COMPETENCIES:
∎ • Strategic thinking and results-oriented delivery.
∎ • Empathy, cultural sensitivity, and respect for humanitarian principles.
∎ • Professional integrity and compliance adherence.
∎ • Ability to manage multiple tasks and teams efficiently.
∎ • Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities.
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Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Facilitate self and wage employment for skills training graduates in coordination with private sector actors, NGOs, and community networks.
∎ Build and maintain partnerships with market actors (e.g. SMEs, local contractors) to create viable livelihood pathways.
∎ Coordinate career counselling and post-training support (e.g., entrepreneurship, referrals for volunteer roles, apprenticeships).
∎ Supervise the mobilisation and engagement of institutional participants (volunteers already in jobs) for advanced training.
∎ Oversee the enrolment of graduates into production centres and support small-scale business setups.
∎ Submit need assessments, monthly updates, and completion reports to CiC offices across assigned camps.
∎ Ensure timely and accurate processing of payments for volunteers, labourers, utilities, and training participants.
∎ Lead recruitment, onboarding, supervision, and performance tracking of volunteers per project guidelines.
∎ Represent BRAC at camp-level meetings and coordination platforms, especially with CiC, UN agencies, and sectoral working groups.
∎ Conduct community consultations and ensure continuous feedback is incorporated into programme adaptation.
∎ Track employment outcomes, follow-up on placed graduates, and document case studies and impact stories.
∎ Coordinate with M&E team to ensure timely data collection on employment status, income generation, and market engagement.
∎ Assist with budget planning and financial tracking, ensuring efficient use of self/wage employment resources.
∎ Contribute to donor reports and programme reviews, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
∎ 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.
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∎ The Deputy Project Manager – Market Linkage is responsible for coordinating and ensuring sustainable livelihood opportunities for skills training graduates across assigned camps and host community centres. The role focuses on building pathways for self and wage employment, creating strong linkages with local market actors, private sector partners, and community-based initiatives. This position also leads volunteer and participant management, supports coordination with CiC offices, and ensures compliance with administrative and financial procedures in line with project objectives.
∎ Employment Linkage and Market Engagement
∎ Facilitate self and wage employment for skills training graduates in coordination with private sector actors, NGOs, and community networks.
∎ Build and maintain partnerships with market actors (e.g. SMEs, local contractors) to create viable livelihood pathways.
∎ Coordinate career counselling and post-training support (e.g., entrepreneurship, referrals for volunteer roles, apprenticeships).
∎ Supervise the mobilisation and engagement of institutional participants (volunteers already in jobs) for advanced training.
∎ Oversee the enrolment of graduates into production centres and support small-scale business setups.
∎ Administration, Coordination, and Volunteer Management
∎ Submit need assessments, monthly updates, and completion reports to CiC offices across assigned camps.
∎ Ensure timely and accurate processing of payments for volunteers, labourers, utilities, and training participants.
∎ Lead recruitment, onboarding, supervision, and performance tracking of volunteers per project guidelines.
∎ Represent BRAC at camp-level meetings and coordination platforms, especially with CiC, UN agencies, and sectoral working groups.
∎ Conduct community consultations and ensure continuous feedback is incorporated into programme adaptation.
∎ Monitoring, Budgeting, and Reporting
∎ Track employment outcomes, follow-up on placed graduates, and document case studies and impact stories.
∎ Coordinate with M&E team to ensure timely data collection on employment status, income generation, and market engagement.
∎ Assist with budget planning and financial tracking, ensuring efficient use of self/wage employment resources.
∎ Contribute to donor reports and programme reviews, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
∎ Safeguarding Implementation:
∎ 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.
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Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ • Festival Bonus
∎ • Health & Life Insurance
∎ • Paternity/ Maternity leave
∎ • others as per Organisation policy.
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Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

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

Read Before Apply:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification

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Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac 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.

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∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac 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.

Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2025

Category: NGO/Development