Senior Manager, Design & Co-creation, Social Innovation Lab (SIL)

Job Description

Title: Senior Manager, Design & Co-creation, Social Innovation Lab (SIL)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in Social Science from reputed public/private university. (Preferably in Demography / Anthropology / Sociology / Development Studies).

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Social Innovation Lab (SIL) is a cross-disciplinary platform for BRAC staff to learn about best practices in development, generate ideas, experiment and share knowledge with the global development community. We look for colleagues who value the importance of collaboration, embody curiosity, situational adaptability, sincere enthusiasm and a commitment to social good. Come join us, to experiment with innovation at scale and know that your work will have a lasting positive impact. 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.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
∎ 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.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead design team for smooth operation and experimenting Human Centred Design principles to improve quality of services/product/communications incorporating user experience and behavioral insights in Social Innovation Lab's work.
∎ Coordinate with the other units of Social Innovation Lab (SIL) to familiarize this innovative approach and maintain strong liaisons to promote all programmatic units as well as uptake with other BRAC entities.
∎ Provide a strategic view with clients/users experience and human behavioral insights designing services, communication and interventions to transform BRAC into an evidence-based knowledge organization.
∎ Ensure systematic application of Human Centered Design (HCD) and behavioral insights in designing interventions, services, communications and products through engaging programmes in field research, ideation, creation, prototype, nudging and implementation.
∎ Coordinate and collaborate with Research and Insights team to create evidence with proper documentation and evaluated result of design experiments/ interventions to promote Knowledge Products for wider audiences and stakeholders for replications.
∎ Promote effective use of HCD methods and tools through systematic communication, consultation, orientation and collaboration with BRAC and other organizations.
∎ Ensure the quality and cost-effective services to design intervention.
∎ Manages staff, budget, resources and administration that related with design team operation as well as maintain working liaison with connected department i.e. communication, procurement, finance including with programmes and other BRAC entities and conduct conflict resolution and peer mediation sessions.
∎ 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:
∎ Minimum 5 years' of working experience in development field. Experience in behavioral insights project and material development will be an added advantage.
∎ Skilled and experienced on programme and project management, particularly related to behavioral insights projects.
∎ Strong strategic thinking abilities, challenge existing assumptions and thinking of creative solutions.
∎ Sound knowledge of programme, development and social communication.
∎ Skilled on conceptualizing communication materials following a systematic process such as analysis, objective setting, collecting field information, channel selection, product development, pre-testing and material review.
∎ Skilled in computer software application (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet and basic illustrations).
∎ Understanding on demography, audience analysis, anthropological & development research.
∎ Ability to execute rapid prototypes.

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

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 2 Nov 2022

Company Information:
∎ 25 Oct 2022
∎ BRAC

Category: NGO/Development