Sr. Manager, Global Policy and Partnerships at BRAC

1 month ago

Nairobi, Kenya BRAC Full time

We are the world’s largest international development organisation, dedicated to empowering people living in poverty. If you were to describe this world to a child, which one of the following would you pick?
About Job


The BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) seeks to hire a Senior Policy Manager to supportUPGI’s efforts to scale the Graduation approach through government systems. The candidate will report to and work closely with the Global Lead, Policy & Partnerships to design and support the overall global policy strategy, and will serve as a primary liaison between the global Policy & Partnerships team and some of the country portfolio, facilitating cross-country learnings and regional partnerships.
The candidate should have political acumen, a strong track record of working with complex and high level external stakeholders and be extremely organized with a problem solving attitude. All candidates require demonstrated experience in poverty reduction and/or women’s empowerment programs and policies, and must show a commitment to BRAC’s mission and values.
The role can be based in any existing BRAC office with a strong preference for candidates based in Nairobi, Kigali, Delhi, or Dhaka. Irrespective of location, work hours will often need to include GMT 11AM-3PM for maximum overlap with global teams, and flexibility will be required to accommodate the global nature of UPGI’s team.

Responsibilities

Work across UPGI country teams to support policy strategy implementation, as directed by country leads in each context, including but not limited to:

Policy events, dialogues, exchanges, and roundtables
Direct engagement with key decision-makers
Background research for influence & policy impact
Policy drafting or implementation planning
Interventions to strengthen & influence government systems to own and deliver the graduation approach
Support as needed for the Immersion & Learning Exchange (ILE) program, a joint effort led by the Policy & Partnerships team and the India Country team, which expects to host :15-25 delegations per year (both national and international) for field visits and relevant government partner engagement with the Government of Bihar’s Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana (SJY), the world’s largest government-led Graduation program)


Facilitate, collate and present lessons learned from government to government (and across teams) ; oversee and facilitate communities of practice to distill such lessons
Directly cultivate and maintain relationships with critical regional development stakeholders, and support country leads with connections and in holding relationships.
Serve as liaison with global policy & partnerships and country teams, helping to document successes and learnings throughout our country portfolio and connecting global relationships to regional and national stakeholders
Develop global and regional coalitions for scaling the graduation approach
Develop proposals for global development partners connected to our country portfolio

Safeguarding Responsibilities

Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation.
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, and encourage others to do so

Qualifications

8+ years experience working in international development and/or policy
Bachelor’s degree required, with a master’s degree in a relevant field (public policy, development, etc) strongly preferred
Demonstrated direct experience with high level national policymakers and the global policy landscape, including relevant agendas & actors, such as the World Bank, United Nations, & other bilateral and multilateral organizations
Demonstrated experience influencing large scale programs and policies and translating policies into action.
Significant external-facing experience in previous roles, including but not limited to writing, speaking, and partnership building.
Strong ability to communicate and tailor messages in a concise and compelling way to key audiences and partners
Strong ability to develop time-bound work-plans and turn them into results.
Possess a flexible attitude and an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving.
Demonstrated ability to serve as an external representative with high level officials
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a remote, multicultural, multi time zone team
Significant travel up to 25% will be required, often at short notice, to accompany high level delegations and to participate in events.
Highly organized with ability to take initiative and manage multiple priorities
Diplomatic, with strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of cultural sensitivity;
Excellent writing and speaking skills in English is required. Additional languages are a plus.

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