District Manager, Skills Development Programme

Job Description

Title: District Manager, Skills Development 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

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

• Age At least 20 years

• Bachelor's degree social welfare/economics/development studies or any related subject. Madrasah graduates will be given preference.

• Minimum 2–3 years of relevant professional experience. Preference will be given in coordinating with TVET institutions, educational institutions, and/or government institutions and facilitated formal training sessions, workshops, or learning activities

• Strong communication, coordination, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively engage students, Madrasahs, teachers, and Skills Training Providers (STPs).

• Strong capabilities in monitoring, reporting, documentation, problem-solving, and conducting effective field visits.

• Sound knowledge of TVET and skills development, including student enrolment, assessment, certification, and job placement processes.

• Good understanding of project implementation, training quality assurance, and effective coordination with diverse stakeholders.

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.

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:

The position will be responsible for ensuring the effective selection of Madrasahs, Skills Training Providers (STPs), and eligible Madrasah students for demand-driven skills training, assessment, and career coaching. The role will oversee the effective implementation of project interventions to strengthen the skills, employability, and career readiness of Madrasah students.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct surveys and finalize Madrasahs and Skills Training Providers (STPs), ensuring compliance with project selection criteria and requirements.

• Coordinate with selected STPs and Madrasahs for MoU/Agreement signing, student selection, TVET awareness sessions, and enrollment in demand-driven skills training.

• Ensure effective delivery of safeguarding, soft skills, career coaching, and skills training, including assessment and certification of enrolled students.

• Maintain regular coordination and communication among students, Madrasah authorities, teachers, and STPs to ensure attendance, participation, and successful completion of training.

• Monitor training quality through regular field visits, verify STP performance and financial documents, identify implementation challenges, and recommend appropriate solutions.

• Provide ongoing support to STPs and Madrasahs, ensure teacher capacity development and job-placement activities, follow safeguarding procedures, and implement supervisors’ instructions.

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.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor's degree social welfare/economics/development studies or any related subject. Madrasah graduates will be given preference.

Experience Requirements:

Minimum 2–3 years of relevant professional experience. Preference will be given in coordinating with TVET institutions, educational institutions, and/or government institutions and facilitated formal training sessions, workshops, or learning activities

Additional Requirements:

• Strong communication, coordination, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively engage students, Madrasahs, teachers, and Skills Training Providers (STPs).

• Strong capabilities in monitoring, reporting, documentation, problem-solving, and conducting effective field visits.

• Sound knowledge of TVET and skills development, including student enrolment, assessment, certification, and job placement processes.

• Good understanding of project implementation, training quality assurance, and effective coordination with diverse stakeholders.

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