Regional Manager, Gender Mainstreaming; Gender Justice and Diversity Programme

Job Description

Title: Regional Manager, Gender Mainstreaming; Gender Justice and Diversity Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 2 years

Master’s in Sociology/ Gender Studies/ Development Studies or any relevant discipline from a recognised university/ institution.

• At least 2 years

Additional Job Requirements

• Excellent coordination and stakeholder management skills.

• Knowledge of gender equality, women’s empowerment, and development.

• Skilled in using Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

• Experience in facilitating training sessions, workshops, and meetings.

• Ability to travel extensively.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the relevant field/ development sector.

The Gender Justice and Diversity (GJD) Programme is at the core of BRAC’s operations. Our goal is to ensure equal access for all to progress professionally. We address issues of gender inequality, violence against women and children and work towards creating a harassment-free workplace. GJD has been paramount in facilitating gender transformative programmes across all BRAC initiatives. Want to play an active role towards fighting gender-based discrimination? Join us and learn how to bring transformative change into the mainstream. 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.

Job Purpose

The Regional Manager will effectively coordinate, implement, and monitor gender mainstreaming plans across BRAC's programmes and enterprises. This role also involves facilitating skill transfer, advocacy, and reporting to achieve gender equality goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement field-based gender mainstreaming with programmes, enterprises and departments (PEDs).

• Facilitate gender skill development for staff, volunteers and relevant stakeholders.

• Develop monthly & annual plans, gender mainstreaming IEC (information, education, and communication) materials, modules and tools for achieving gender equality goals.

• Organise and participate in regional meetings, dialogues, workshops and events.

• Prepare VAWG incident reports, maintain referral linkages, and regularly update digital MIS.

• Manage budgets, advocate for gender goals, and maintain strong communication with local partners, including government and NGO stakeholders.

• Drive the implementation of the gender marker to ensure a gender-responsive workplace.

• Conduct gender-responsive infrastructure surveys across field level to generate inputs for the gender climate report.

• Assist safeguarding investigations on sexual harassment cases by facilitating field-level fact-finding with the Safeguarding Unit.

• Organise events and campaigns to promote women’s rights and gender equality.

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 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.

Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh (Outside Dhaka)

Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and Life Insurance, Maternity/Paternity Leave, and others as per policy.