Head of Programme Operations, BRAC Afghanistan

About BRAC International:

BRAC International (BI), a leading non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our vision is to create a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the last five decades has grown to become one of the world’s largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs), reaching over 100 million people. We started our first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from our work in Bangladesh to support a nation devastated by war. Currently operating in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Born, proven and led in the Global South, BRAC International brings a unique Southern perspective and commitment to continuous learning, providing a depth of insight, experience and evidence to meet the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage across Asia and Africa. To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org.com)

About BRAC Afghanistan:

BRAC is a nongovernmental development organization originated in Bangladesh and currently working in 10 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC began its operation in Afghanistan in 2002, has been implementing its development programs in education, health, citizens’ charter Afghanistan programme as well as capacity development in the country.

Position: Head of Programme Operations

Job Location: Kabul, Afghanistan

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to progarmme design and proposal development for BRAC Afgahnistan.
• Provide guidance to sectors on programmatic issues; programme planning, technical implementation, etc.
• Drive achievement of all project results and oversee project work planning, performance management, and risk forecasting and mitigation
• Ensure that all project assistance is technically sound and appropriate
• Work in close collaboration with program leadership to implement studies or operational research, supervising data collection and analysis and presenting results.
• Produce written reports on program activities, capturing the impacts of activities.
• Conduct field visits to all project sites and support field staff in smooth implementation of the programmes and to ensure quality as per the agreed standards and complains.
• Advance the capacity building of programme team .
• Define program indicators and develop data relevant resources and tools (including M&E plan, technical data collection tools, databases, dashboards and reporting templates), that align with the Humanitarian M&E Standards, donor requirement and overall BRAC goals.
• Ensure M&E plans and tools are developed by M&E team and analytical report are provided on time.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Set a team culture valuing learning and adaptive management in support of an ongoing resilience approach in programming.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Provide technical support to the programme staff in planning, implementation, management, and monitoring of the project activities. Conduct regularly monitoring of the performance and ensure the achievement of the projects outputs, goals and objectives. Guide technical and field teams to follow the organizational policies, procedures are maintained as per the organizational standards.
• Maintain liaison with the donor, government entities and maintain close contact with other support functions of the country office and BI.
• Support the team to ensure program quality and reporting requirements are ensured.
• Management of project resources in a cost efficient manner and in line with programme budgets.

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Professional knowledge in diverse development approaches, demonstrable leadership, organisational, managerial and communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically, conceptualize new ideas, digest and analyze complex information and present coherent work plan or implementation plan.
• Understanding of BRAC core competencies so that programme knowledge and skills can be transferred. Entrepreneurial and proactive.
• Work on own initiative with minimum supervision and to stay on task.
• Work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ability to travel frequently.
• Possess professional attitude and diligence and able to work independently as well as work in a team.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently.
• Proven skills in networking and relationship building.
• Strong analytical and information gathering skills.
• Excellent writing and facilitation skills.
• Strong communication and representational skills.
• Strong administrative skills.

Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s or equivalent degree in International Development or Business and Administration or Finance

Experience required:

• 10+ years’ experience proven programme management experience in a developing country setting.
• Preferred to have experience as Assistant Country Director – Programme or Head of Programme Operations /equivalent role in INGOs, preferably in Afghanistan.