Senior Manager, Partnership and Knowledge Management; Microfinance Programme (Contractual)

Job Description

Title: Senior Manager, Partnership and Knowledge Management; Microfinance Programme (Contractual)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: At most 30 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 6 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• At least 6 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age At most 30 years

Additional Job Requirements

Strong experience in partnership development, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management in development or financial inclusion sectors.

Knowledge of knowledge management systems, organizational learning, and best practice documentation.

Experience in donor communication, reporting, proposal development, and cross-functional coordination.

Strong communication, storytelling, presentation, and writing skills for diverse audiences.

Understanding of monitoring, reporting, data analysis, and inclusive finance trends.

Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills.

Excellent project coordination and multitasking abilities across partnerships and initiatives.

Strong collaboration, influencing, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

Proficiency in knowledge management tools and facilitation practices.

Adaptable, solution-oriented, and committed to continuous learning and improvement.

This position is open for Bangladeshi nationals only.

Educational Requirements

Master's in Development Studies/ Business Administration/ Public Policy/ Economics/ Marketing/ Social Science/ International Development or any relevant discipline from any recognized educational institution.

Experience Requirements

Minimum 6 years of professional experience in partnership management, knowledge management, development programs, research, communications, or microfinance-related sectors.

Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) certificate number- 00488-00186-00065

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.

BRAC Microfinance provides people who cannot access traditional financial banking services with access to a suite of financial services, including loans, savings and microinsurance. We provide an alternative to high-interest loans from informal lenders, supporting families to invest in income-generating activities, build assets, and reduce vulnerability to health shocks and natural disasters. Passionate about finance beyond formal banking systems? Join the BRAC Microfinance team to help build a more financially-inclusive society, where everyone can access finance when they need it - safely, responsibly and sustainably.

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 purpose of this role is to lead strategic partnerships and knowledge management initiatives for DABI Microfinance to enhance program effectiveness and scale inclusive financial services, by fostering collaboration with key stakeholders, generating and translating evidence-based insights and field learnings into actionable strategies, and driving innovation and sustainable impact across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership Development & Management:

• Identify, develop, and maintain strategic partnerships with development agencies, donors, financial institutions, NGOs, research organizations, government bodies, and private sector stakeholders.

• Support collaboration opportunities that align with DABI’s strategic priorities and innovation agenda.

• Coordinate partnership discussions, meetings, MoUs, and collaborative initiatives.

• Build long-term trust-based relationships with stakeholders through proactive engagement and regular communication.

• Support resource mobilization efforts through partnership engagement and concept collaboration.

Knowledge Management & Organizational Learning:

• Develop and implement knowledge management strategies, frameworks, and systems for capturing institutional learning.

• Document best practices, success stories, field insights, case studies, and lessons learned from microfinance operations and pilot initiatives.

• Facilitate knowledge-sharing platforms, workshops, learning sessions, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Create repositories and systems for organizing and disseminating organizational knowledge and research outputs.

• Promote a culture of continuous learning and evidence-based decision-making across teams.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation:

• Represent DABI Microfinance in relevant forums, workshops, conferences, and partnership meetings.

• Coordinate with internal departments to ensure alignment between partnership activities and organizational objectives.

• Strengthen collaboration among program, operations, communications, product, and monitoring teams.

• Manage communication flow with external stakeholders to ensure timely information sharing and expectation management.

• Support strategic visibility initiatives to position DABI as a thought leader in inclusive finance and development innovation.

Communication & Knowledge Dissemination:

• Develop compelling storytelling and communication materials highlighting program impact, innovation, and customer experiences.

• Prepare presentations, newsletters, donor updates, learning notes, and strategic communication content.

• Simplify complex technical or operational information into accessible formats for diverse audiences.

• Support internal communication initiatives that encourage knowledge exchange and institutional alignment.

• Collaborate with communication and branding teams to ensure consistency in messaging and organizational positioning.

Monitoring, Reporting & Strategic Analysis:

• Track partnership progress, collaboration outcomes, and knowledge management initiatives.

• Develop dashboards, reports, and analytical summaries to support management decision-making.

• Monitor key indicators related to partnership engagement, knowledge dissemination, and organizational learning.

• Provide strategic recommendations based on emerging trends, field feedback, and ecosystem developments.

• Support annual planning, reporting, and institutional strategy development processes.

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.

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