BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organization, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low-income countries, including in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. It is an organization of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to achieve prosperity. As well as being the world's biggest NGO by the number of staff and people directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the number one NGO in the world by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent organization committed to highlighting innovation, impact, and governance in the non-profit sector. BRAC retained the top spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 and today has activities in 14 countries across Africa and Asia. BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide array of programmes that include microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender, and human rights. BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which people in poverty have the chance to seize control of their own lives.

About the Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative

The Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (“UPGI”) is a global unit within BRAC that was founded in 2016 to build off the success of BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation programme in Bangladesh. BRAC UPGI aims to position the evidence-backed Graduation approach as a key driver to eradicate extreme poverty worldwide. It does this by:

●      Advocating for uptake of the Graduation approach by policymakers, national governments, multilateral institutions, and non-governmental organisations; and

●      Effective adaptation and implementation of the Graduation approach in countries around the world, supported through technical assistance and capacity strengthening for external stakeholders. 

In 2002, BRAC pioneered the Ultra-Poor Graduation (“Graduation”) approach in Bangladesh — a sequenced, two-year investment that enables people to create lasting pathways out of extreme poverty — after recognizing that existing programmes were not reaching the poorest people. Through the provision of a productive asset, basic needs support, and ongoing coaching, the Graduation approach tackles multiple constraints at once and achieves lasting impact. 

Graduation has been adapted and implemented across a wide variety of contexts and countries, with dozens of rigorous evaluations documenting its effectiveness at achieving broad and lasting impact, as well as returns that greatly outweigh the costs. So far, a total of 6.7 million households have been reached by Graduation programs, more than 2 million of which BRAC reached through its flagship Graduation programme in Bangladesh. 

To help eradicate extreme poverty, BRAC UPGI is working with governments across Africa and Asia to scale  Graduation by integrating it into existing government programmes. Alongside governments, BRAC aims to equip 21 million more people to lift themselves from extreme poverty by 2030.

 About the Position

The BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) is seeking to hire a Senior Associate – Administration & Logistics to be based in Oxford, United Kingdom.This role will provide efficient and reliable administrative and coordination support to the Director of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning and Director of Program Design & Impact, to ensure the smooth day-to-day functioning for both.

The post holder will support diary and meeting coordination, travel arrangements, document and records management, correspondence, event and meeting logistics, and routine administrative processes. The role will involve working closely with colleagues across BRAC International and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure information, requests and administrative activities are coordinated in a timely and professional manner.

The role requires a highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented individual who can manage multiple priorities, work collaboratively and maintain confidentiality when handling organisational information.

 Responsibilities

• Administrative Support: Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Directors of MEL and PDI, including document preparation & support, filing, record keeping and routine administrative tasks. 
• Calendar & Meeting Coordination: Support diary management, schedule meetings, coordinate invitations and logistics, prepare meeting materials, take notes where required and follow up on actions. 
• Travel & Event Support: Assist with travel arrangements and provide logistical support for meetings, workshops, conferences and other team activities. 
•  Communication & Coordination: Support routine correspondence and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure requests and information are followed up in a timely manner. 
• Information Management: Maintain organized shared folders, trackers and records, ensuring documents and information are accurate, accessible and appropriately managed. 
•  General Team Support: Assist with routine administrative and operational requests, including invoices, procurement documentation, onboarding and other tasks as required by the Directors. 
• Safeguarding: Promote and adhere to BRAC's safeguarding policies and procedures and follow the appropriate reporting process where required. 
•                Other (Safeguarding Responsibilities)
• o Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation.
• o   Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• o   Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

●        Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Management, Office Administration, Social Sciences or another relevant field.

●        0–2 years of relevant administrative, coordination or office support experience. 

●        Previous experience in an international organization, NGO or professional office environment would be an advantage. 

●        Relevant internship, placement or volunteer experience may be considered for an entry-level candidate.

●        Ability to think outside the box and work independently.

●        Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

●        High level of cultural sensitivity and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration across diverse institutional and professional contexts.

●        Ability to travel domestically and internationally occasionally where necessary.

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable 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 process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

Only complete applications will be accepted, and short-listed candidates will be contacted.