Manager, Disability Inclusion, Gender Justice and Diversity (GJD)

BRAC

 

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Summary

• Vacancy: —
• Location: Dhaka
• Experience: At least 5 years
• Published: 10 Jun 2024

 

Requirements

Education
Master’s in Sociology/ Anthropology/ Development Studies or any relevant discipline from a recognised university/ institution

Experience

• At least 5 years

Additional Requirements

ADDITIONAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Thorough understanding of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Disability Inclusion, and Gender, Justice and Diversity.
• Effective communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management ability.
• Proficiency in both strategic and technical aspects of communications
• Skilled in budget preparation, MS Office and knowledge management.
• Willingness to travel anywhere in Bangladesh.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the relevant field/ development sector

Responsibilities & Context

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.

The Gender Justice and Diversity (GJD) Programme is at the core of BRAC’s operations. Our goal is to ensure equal access for all to progress professionally. We address issues of gender inequality, and violence against women and children and work towards creating a harassment-free workplace. GJD has been paramount in facilitating gender transformative programmes across all BRAC initiatives. Want to play an active role towards fighting gender-based discrimination? Join us and learn how to bring transformative change into the mainstream. 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 Manager of Disability Inclusion will promote disability inclusion across the organisation and collaborate with stakeholders, providing guidance and advice to strengthen disability-inclusive systems throughout Bangladesh, helping achieve BRAC’s mission, vision, and programme goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide guidance, advice, and technical support on disability inclusion to BRAC Programmes, Enterprises, and Departments (PEDs), ensuring they can independently operationalise disability inclusion.
• Promote accessibility, reasonable accommodation, and disability-inclusive communication at all levels within BRAC.
• Initiate evidence-informed advocacy and organise events to improve disability-inclusive systems in Bangladesh.
• Manage collaborations with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) and other disability inclusion actors, ensuring their participation in national and local coordination levels.
• Document, promote, and brand BRAC’s disability inclusion efforts, while coordinating with KM, M&E, and OD for result tracking, quality monitoring, knowledge capturing, and progress reporting.
• Prepare and manage budgets effectively, ensuring compliance with financial policies and efficient expenditure.

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.

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.

Compensation & Other Benefits

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

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Dhaka

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