BRAC is looking for a Senior Manager

BRAC is an international development organization founded in Bangladesh. 

 Vacancy: Not specified 

Vacancy Type: Part-Time 

Role: Senior Manager, Adoption, Technology

Job Responsibilities:     

• Lead and provide strategic guidance to develop ownership of delivered tech projects within BRAC, ensuring seamless adoption and integration.
• Engage and coordinate with relevant stakeholders, bridging the gap between the tech team and program teams to establish shared responsibility during pilots/Proof of Concept (PoC) for tech products.
• Guided and oversaw the internal PMU and tech teams in preparing rollouts for tech pilots and large-scale special projects, ensuring smooth execution and adoption.
• Collaborate with Technology senior leadership to develop and implement a strategic roadmap for the adoption of technology-based solutions across BRAC programs.
• Communicate with BRAC program stakeholders to maximize product feedback, ensuring active participation in the solution development phase and enhancing product relevance.
• Maintain internal communication with project leads and coordinators, assisting in developing impact/outcome reports for delivered products.
• Provide strategic guidance to improve user experience for managed services/products offered by the Technology Division, driving user satisfaction and product effectiveness.
• Guide the development team and negotiate with project stakeholders on desirable features, ensuring alignment with program needs and priorities.
• Ensure the implementation of UAT by guiding internal QA engineers, focusing on quality assurance and successful project delivery.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Implement the safeguarding policy to establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the program. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding to establish a safe working environment.
• Responsible for ensuring team members are appropriately trained, supported, and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned by the safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so.

Requirements: 

• Graduation in Computer Science/MIS/Information Technology or any other relevant subject from any reputed university.
• At least 5-7 years of experience in handling project management and designing service delivery for medium to large-scale ICT projects.

Additional Requirements:

• Experience in software development methodologies, best practices, and managing large-scale projects with over 2-3 years in project management and deployment.
• A strong understanding of software support service delivery models is crucial for effective service management within the technology department.
• Proficiency in designing and planning software projects, including product prototyping, rollout strategies, and scaling ICT services.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks efficiently in time-constrained environments, ensuring project deadlines are met.
• Expertise in project management, with a focus on strategic client communication, UAT development, product testing, and maintaining high standards of professionalism and integrity.

Job Location: Head Office, Dhaka.

Salary: Not specified. 

Benefits: As per the company policy.

Application Deadline: 09 September 2024

Application link: 

• Interested applicants are invited to submit their application, including resume, to [email protected] or apply through LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/yckh8u49