Programme Head, Gender Justice and Diversity Programme

Job Description

Title: Programme Head, Gender Justice and Diversity Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters preferably in Sociology/ any other subject from any recognised university.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 12 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ JOB PURPOSE: Lead GJD team into strengthening gender mainstreaming efforts in BRAC towards achieving gender equality as the strategic priority of the organisation. S/he will oversee the initiatives on gender mainstreaming of BRAC Programmes, Departments and Enterprises. S/he will also track the gender responsive organisational developments, gender equality result and knowledge management. S/he will emphasise on the initiatives to Engage Men and boys at organisational, national, regional and global levels. S/he will also lead in developing new programme /projects through gender lens.
∎ The Programme Head will work closely with the GJD Director in representing GJD to BRAC Management, donors, government and other stakeholders as well. This position will also be a part of BRAC management like IPC for coordination with BRAC programmes, departments and enterprises.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the programme by implementing the safeguarding policy and follow its reporting procedure in case of any reportable incident. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise for establishing a safe working environment and ensure that team members have the required means to act in accordance with the policy and its procedure.
∎ 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.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide strategic management/ guidance for planning and ensuring implementation of the GJD interventions for gender mainstreaming in all programmes, enterprises and departments throughout the country.
∎ Collaborate with BRAC programmes, enterprises and departments for ensuring sector specific gender mainstreaming designs, methodologies and developing new initiatives from gender perspective to achieve BRAC's gender goals and inclusion at various levels.
∎ Ensure GJD support for strengthening gender responsive organisational development, including staff capacity building, Gender Mainstreaming platform like GFP in BRAC along with promoting gender friendly environment and addressing VAW and sexual harassment at workplace.
∎ Coach and mentor GJD staff to improve their analytical skills, develop team spirit and cooperative attitudes among programmmes/ project personnel and different stakeholders.
∎ Facilitate to develop gender responsive M&E system in selected programme, department and whole organisation to ensure tracking and reporting of gender equality results with BRAC interventions.
∎ Ensure functioning of BRAC led networks, partnerships and alliances towards policy and advocacy on Gender Equality, VAWC, Ending Child Marriage issues and Engage Men and Boys at national, regional and global levels.
∎ Oversee and guide capturing gender equality knowledge and learning from BRAC's interventions for evidence based gender advocacy and policy changes.
∎ Oversee GJD's communication and documentation related activities, development of IEC, BCC and other communication materials and Knowledge Management system.
∎ Develop project proposal based on the context of gender, women empowerment, EVAW and sexual and reproductive health and ensure all project designs are done applying gender lens.
∎ Oversee and finalise GJD's budget, audit, procurement and other resources.
∎ Ensure all progress reports, donor reports, report to Government etc. and timely summation and maintain effective communication with donors, government line ministry and relevant stakeholders including SPA and Gender Team.
∎ Manage and supervise the key staff of GJD at HO level and performance appraisal including managing grievance of the team.
∎ Support BRAC senior management for adopting new policy and strategic directions on gender justice and diversity issues.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Hands on experience in gender analysis, strategy development, policy development, mainstreaming, capacity building and implementation of gender programme/ initiatives.
∎ Excellent facilitation, conceptual and analytical skills with regard to gender issues.
∎ Active involvement with women movement at national, regional and global levels.
∎ Experience in gender responsive programme/ project design and in setting indicator to measure the gender equality progress.
∎ Strong understanding on Gender Analysis tools and practical knowledge and skills to use them.
∎ Strong communication, people management and leadership skills.
∎ Minimum 12 years of professional experience in gender mainstreaming work both at organisational and programmatic levels, including 07 years of management experience is preferred.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and life Insurance and others.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 4 Apr 2022

Company Information:
∎ 28 Mar 2022
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : 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.

Category: NGO/Development