BRAC Job Circular 2024: Senior Manager, Research & Evaluation

The Senior Manager, Research & Evaluation at BRAC will play a pivotal role in driving the organization's research agenda, ensuring that it is aligned with BRAC's mission to alleviate poverty and empower communities. This position offers an opportunity to lead impactful research that contributes to the development and scaling of innovative solutions in the socio-economic sector.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in research and evaluation, a strong academic background, and the ability to manage both people and projects effectively. This role is crucial for translating research insights into actionable strategies that can enhance the effectiveness of BRAC’s programs.

Overview

Location: Head Office

Date Posted: August 11, 2024

Last Date of Application: August 21, 2024

Senior Manager Job Description 

The Senior Manager Research & Evaluation will be responsible for supporting a range of programmatic and organisational learning and development efforts through advancing the programme’s and organisation’s own learning, research, and evaluation to support M&E, operations, and advocacy.

Senior Manager Job Key Responsibilities 

• Work closely with UPG programme’s M&E, operations, and advocacy teams to identify research and evaluation needs. 

• Develop and implement research studies and evaluation objectives as per annual work plan which can be translated into action plans.

• Lead the conduction of the research studies (Both qualitative and quantitative in nature) for the programme.

• This task involves research design; hiring of consultants and/or enumerators (as required) ; managing data collection, data analysis, and report preparation.

• Commission learning exercises, research and evaluation works to third parties as required, and to manage this relationship with such organisations or academic departments to ensure that the work meets a set of pre-agreed objectives.

• Provide technical assistance to research design and evaluation to other UPG programmes implemented by BRAC International.

• Lead the production of competitive proposals for external research and evaluation projects.

SENIOR MANAGER SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. 

• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action. 

Senior Manager Skills Requirements 

• Computer literacy, Report preparation. 

• Knowledge on research methodology, survey planning, questionnaire design, quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques.

• Data analysis, consolidation and interpretation.

Senior Manager EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Master in Economics or any other relevant subject from any recognized university.

Senior Manager EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in relevant field.

Senior Manager Salary

• Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and Life Insurance, Maternity/ Paternity Leave, Wellness Centre Facility, Day Care Facility and others as per policy.

Brac Career 

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 is the pioneer of the Graduation approach, a globally recognised holistic solution to curb extreme poverty. Since 2002, BRAC's flagship, the Ultra-Poor Graduation program, has reached more than 2.2 million households in 48 districts of Bangladesh and supported them to sustainably break the poverty trap. Join us at BRAC to build an inclusive society free from the clutches of extreme poverty. It's not just a job but a platform to drive real changes for those who need it the most. Be a part of the journey.

BRAC Job Circular 2024

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.

BRAC Job Circular 2024: Apply online

Interested candidates should submit their resume, portfolio, and a cover letter detailing their qualifications and experience. Applications can be sent at https://careers.brac.net/auth/login. 

 

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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