Career with BRAC International
BRAC International is a leading non-profit organisation with a mission to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Founded in 1972, by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC is the largest non-governmental development organisation in the world, and is present in 15 countries across Asia and Africa today. BRAC designs proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential. BRAC’s institutional expertise on various programmes, including health, agriculture, microfinance, education, and youth empowerment, is touching the lives of over 100 million people in the Global South.
BRAC International (BI) is seeking application from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position:
Proposal Development Manager, GRP, BRAC International-Re-advertisement
The Proposal Development Manager main task is to be a great English-speaking communicator (verbal and in writing) to be able to assure high quality, well written and edit concept notes and proposals for BRAC Internationals country and program operations.
The role is part of the Global resource mobilization and partnership team and will primarily support BRAC Internationals country offices and technical units with the writing and editing of high-quality Concept notes/Expression of interests/Proposals / Resource mobilization documents with clearly defined program designs, outputs, outcomes, and M&E systems responding to the context and donor expectations. The work will respond to BRAC International’s Country Program Strategic Plans and the relevant program sector strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
Proposal development: (85%)
- Write and edit high quality concept notes, EOI’s/proposals in partnership with country, GRP, and technical teams.
- Support Proposal development workshops
Communication: (15%)
- Support the updates of Country fact sheets and program updates in partnership with the GRP BI team including circulation and engagement with BI Communication.
- Support/coordinate the process of updating/reviewing Resource Mobilization Plans for BI Country offices.
- General resource mobilization work
Safeguarding
- 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.
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communication/ International development or relevant subjects.
Required Competencies:
- Excellent editing/writing skills for resource mobilization.
- Know or have used AI for writing/editing.
- Excellent English language skills.
- Good networker and team member.
Experience Requirements:
- 2-3 years of work experience in communication or development work with a focus on writing/communication/advocacy.
- 2-3 years of working in development sector is preferred.
- Experience of Proposal writing is preferred.
Employment type: Regular/contractual
Salary: Negotiable
Job Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh/Nairobi, Kenya/The Hague, The Netherlands
How to apply
If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:
External candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience at recruitment.bi@brac.net.
Internal candidates need to apply with their latest CV including all job assignments, curated portfolio in detail with BRAC PIN and email to internal.bi@brac.net.
Please mention the name of the position and AD# BI 61/23 in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 25 March 2024
BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.
BRAC is an equal opportunities employer