Team Lead, Communications (Contractual); Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme

Job Description

Title: Team Lead, Communications (Contractual); Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication/ Media and Communication/ International Relations/ Development Studies or any other relevant field from any recognised university/ institution

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Can you manage the communications team for the biggest non-government civil society responder in the world`s biggest refugee camp?
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∎ Don`t apply if you just want a job. A salary. A 9-5 desk-based position. Don`t apply if you are not ready for mud, disasters and midnight deadlines, if you`re not a team player or if you often say `that`s not my job`.
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∎ Apply if you want a challenge. If you have excellent people skills, can listen and can operate with humility no matter who you are working with. If you can manage a team, meet deadlines, manage budgets and find a way to get anything done. If you have a spreadsheet on a laptop glued to your hands and can operate just as well in a bamboo school as in a boardroom. If you want to do something real about the state of the world.
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∎ We offer an adventure, autonomy and the chance to work with globally renowned humanitarian experts. It will not be easy, but you will be able to see direct impact on the ground. In return, we need drive, commitment and flexibility.
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∎ Get serious about changing the world. Get on the good side. Join the world`s biggest family.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Develop communications strategy by collaborating with leadership
∎ Lead communication team to drive high level communication initiatives
∎ Ensure visible positioning of Humanitarian Crisis Management programme (HCMP) of BRAC both in national and global platform
∎ Maintain regular communication with partners/ donors for implementing high standard program activities and advocacy with the relevant stakeholders
∎ Carry out capacity building/ initiatives for the various sectors within BRAC
∎ Represent BRAC in sectoral coordination meetings
∎ Ensure periodic report to Management and Donor and contribute to BRAC's learning
∎ 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 7 years of experience in the field of communications in NGO/ INGO. Candidates having experience to work with different media at the local and the national level will get preference
∎ Commitment to an understanding of BRAC core values and principles
∎ Have sound knowledge on development sector, global development scenario to identify funding trends, contemporary communication practices and platforms, media engagement etc.
∎ Excellent skills in strategic communication, relationship building, project management, event management, fundraising, public speaking, creative writing, blogging and visual storytelling
∎ Have effective acquaintance with people management

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organisation policy

Application Deadline: September 30, 2019

Company Information:
∎ BRAC

Category: NGO/Development