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 realise 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 organisation 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 organisation 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, catalysing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which people in poverty have the chance to seize control of their own lives.

To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org.com).

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 recognising 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 BRAC International’s Work in India

The National Rural Livelihood Promotion Society under the Ministry of Rural Development has signed an MoU with BRAC International, formalising a shared commitment to promote holistic economic inclusion and social protection for people living in extreme poverty, particularly women. The MoU envisions a focused strategy to reach the poorest and most excluded households through a time-bound investment in the Graduation approach, enabling more inclusive and sustainable livelihoods across rural India.

The partnership positions BRAC International as a strategic orchestrator, demonstrating how targeted interventions can reach extremely vulnerable groups while generating evidence for scale across State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs). In this role, BRAC is not only providing technical assistance for the implementation of the Samaveshi Aajeevika Yojana (SAY) but also convening stakeholders, aligning systems, and enabling coordinated action across levels. Through its partner agencies, BRAC International has established Project Management Units (PMUs) at national and state levels to support the government in co-designing approaches and ensuring strong strategic guidance alongside effective implementation support. 

About the Position

This is an excellent opportunity to shape the strategic growth of BRAC in India, working directly with the Country Lead, India to drive partnerships and expand impact across the country. The position offers a unique platform to leverage expertise in the development sector, partnership development, and external communications to contribute to sustainable development outcomes. 

The Program Advisor, Partnerships and Strategy for BRAC in India will serve as the senior lead for strategic partnerships, and external positioning for BRAC India’s work nationally and globally. Reporting directly to the Country Lead, India, this new position will be central to expanding strategic partnerships, and ensure coherent external communications and visibility for organisational initiatives across state and country level. This role’s main function is to develop and implement integrated strategies, lead senior practitioners in both the partnerships and communications functions, and position BRAC in India as a strategic partner of choice across the Graduation landscape. 

The position requires a high level of strategic thinking, external collaboration, and leadership to positively shape the organisation's future and deliver sustainable development outcomes. The communications function under this role is strategic in nature, focused on external positioning, narrative coherence, and senior-level messaging. 

The position provides strategic direction and quality assurance for communications and visibility efforts, rather than day-to-day content production. This role includes ensuring consistent articulation of BRAC value proposition across high-level CSO and government engagement, BRAC’s India partners, regional events, policy fora, and media. 

This position offers an excellent opportunity for a mid-to-senior level professional to gain hands-on experience in Graduation-style programme design, government engagement, and knowledge management, while contributing to UPGI’s mission to scale graduation programmes to lift people out of extreme poverty at scale.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

●        At least fifteen years of work experience leading partnership management, program delivery in India in the development sector.

●      At least 7 years of experience in senior-level engagements and negotiations with partners such as governments, international financial Institutions (including Multilateral Development Banks), as well as relevant experience with donors and development sectors, preferably in the Indian and South Asian context.

●    At least 7 years of experience providing strategic oversight and direction for external positioning, high-level communications, or partner-facing narratives, ideally in senior roles supporting organisational positioning with governments, donors, and development partners.

●        Additional experience in resource mobilization, donor engagement, and strategy writing highly preferred.

●        Ability to work strategically and collaboratively across departments.

●        Knowledge of the BRAC India program and work an advantage

●        Experience managing a high pressure environment.

●        Excellent analytical and writing skills, ability to collate reports and proposals.

●        Strong relationship building skills.

●        Proactive leader with the ability to prioritize and effectively manage competing work streams.

●        Strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of political sensitivity

●        Strong English skills and fluency in Hindi are required.

●        Exceptional communication and representational skills

How to Apply

BRAC International offers a competitive salary and benefits package.  If you feel you are the right match for the position mentioned above, please submit your resume and detailed cover letter, via the below link ;

Program Advisor - Partnerships and Strategy - India

Application deadline: June 22 , 2026

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.

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.