Medical Officer, Urban; BRAC Health Programme (BHP)

Job Description

Title: Medical Officer, Urban; BRAC Health Programme (BHP)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Must have a MBBS degree. Master of Public Health (MPH) is strongly preferred.

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Minimum 1 year of experience in public health / NGO sector.

• Demonstrated experience in hands-on field monitoring, public health data collection, and tracking resource utilization within National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) frameworks or similar government health structures.

• Proven track record of liaising with government health officials, public sector agencies, and multi-sector partners to foster collaborative health initiatives and streamline program delivery.

• Strong capacity to design, lead, and facilitate interactive workshops, training sessions, and stakeholder meetings, presenting complex public health findings confidently to diverse audiences.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills in both English and Bengali, with a demonstrated ability to motivate field teams, build trust, and maintain strong interpersonal relationships under tight deadlines.

• Competency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to manage data, prepare reporting deliverables, and prioritize multiple task schedules effectively in fast-paced field environments.

Location: Field Office

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.

With the support of The Global Fund, BRAC Health Programme has been implementing TB Control Project for more than three decades in collaboration with National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP). BRAC works in a people-centered approach across rural and urban areas of the country with the aim to ensure prevention, early diagnosis and treatment adherence of tuberculosis through community engagement and Public-Private Mix (PPM) activities so that TB related healthcare services can be widely accessible and affordable to every individual.

Job Purpose:

This contractual position requires a candidate with hands-on field experience in health program monitoring, data collection, and resource tracking within public health structures. Working closely with NTP and BRAC staff, you will oversee field-level operations to ensure the delivery of high-quality TB services while monitoring performance against national guidelines, SOPs, and NTP objectives. The role demands strong stakeholder coordination to align government health officials and community partners, alongside bilingual fluency in English and Bengali to lead interactive workshops, facilitate training, and motivate field teams. Additionally, proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and robust time-management skills are essential for planning, prioritizing, and delivering project goals effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote government ownership and stewardship of implementing integrated TB and Malaria activities at field level

• Work closely with government stakeholders to ensure integration of the TB and Malaria services at urban areas

• Maintain effective coordination and relationship building focus on mutual respect, transparency, programme priority with the all stakeholders including government and other relevant partners

• Prepare work-plan based on budgets, national targets and execution of the field activities under the guidance of NTP

• Identify training needs and building capacity of the field staff though the on-job training and formal one

• Provide technical support to the TB control and malaria elimination activities under BRAC Health Programme with required field visit and any job assigned by the programme

• Conduct regular supervision and monitoring of quality implementation programme activities at assigned areas extensively, identify bottlenecks and take appropriate measures timely to make functional all the component of TB and Malaria services

• Ensure optimum utilization of the available resources and inform the management to fulfil the vacant position at earliest

• Regular checking programming record including financial and prepared programmatic and other reports within in the stipulated timeline.

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 and encourage others to do so.

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