Project Associate

Job Description

Title: Project Associate

Company Name: BRAC International

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Business Administration, Social Science, Disaster Management or any other related discipline.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Career with BRAC International: BRAC International is a leading non-profit organisation with a mission to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Founded in 1972, by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC is the largest non-governmental development organisation in the world, and is present in 15 countries across Asia and Africa today. BRAC designs proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential. BRAC`s institutional expertise on various programmes, including health, agriculture, microfinance, education, and youth empowerment, is touching the lives of over 100 million people in the Global South.
∎ BRAC International (BI) is seeking application from competent, dynamic and self-motivated women candidates to fill the following position:
∎ Project Associate, Local Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (LEPRP), Humanitarian Programme, BRAC International
∎ The Project Associate will support the LEPRP project management team on knowledge management and documentation, appropriate administrative and budget monitoring and project capacity-building activities. The position will coordinate with the country teams on project data/ information management, MIS, documentation, and overall record-keeping of the project.
∎ Job Location: BRAC International Dhaka Office, Bangladesh

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist the Project Management team with project planning and coordination with the country team. Maintain the project work plan and compile the progress report against the work plan.
∎ Coordinate with the project teams in BI countries regarding project data/ information management, and maintain central MIS. Preserve different documents and information materials of the programme and assist in publishing project documents and knowledge products.
∎ Plan and execute the activities relevant to administration and budget in coordination and collaboration with finance & accounts, administration, and other support functions to ensure all administrative and compliance-related requirements.
∎ Identify the areas for cost efficiency and ensure yearly budget preparation in collaboration with the accounts department. Ensure project accounts/budget-related approval.
∎ Undertake analysis of monthly financial reports by taking into consideration of budget and expenditure, and share findings with the project management team.
∎ Assist the project research team with various studies and dissemination of research information.
∎ Plan and organize meetings with the regular and special meetings and take meeting notes and arrange circulation.
∎ Safeguarding: Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on 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.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experienced in relevant field specially in Disaster management.
∎ Demonstrated ability to work in a team and to develop networks and collaborations.
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ Ability to carry out assigned tasks independently.
∎ Excellent practical knowledge on MS Office package and software application.
∎ Ability to understand new terminology and concepts easily.
∎ Time management, Multitasking, Communication, Report Writing, Meeting notes taking.
∎ Highly skilled about computer operating, MS office and Internet browsing.
∎ Proficiency in Bangla and English language.
∎ Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience.

Salary: Negotiable

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 6 Apr 2023

Company Information:
∎ 2 Apr 2023
∎ BRAC International
∎ Business : BRAC is a development success story, born in Bangladesh and expanding into 10 other developing countries in Asia and Africa. It spreads anti-poverty solutions making it a global leader in providing opportunities for the world’s poor.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, and is today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, fragile and post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 through its Dutch registered Stichting BRAC International. BRAC International is currently reaching over 19 million people beyond Bangladesh and creating opportunities to break the cycle of poverty.

With a holistic approach that uses a wide array of interventions including microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. Of the world’s top development and humanitarian relief organisations, BRAC is one of the few based in the global south. In February 2019, BRAC was ranked as the number one NGO in the world for the fourth consecutive year by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent media organisation committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector.

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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