Program Officer

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 programs 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 program outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 and has since reached more than 6.5 million people in 11 countries in Africa and Asia. BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide array of programs 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 the poor 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 of BRAC that was founded in 2016 to build off the success of BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation program in Bangladesh. BRAC UPGI aims to position the 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 organizations; 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 holistic intervention to help people lift themselves from extreme poverty - after recognizing that existing poverty alleviation programs were not reaching the poorest people. Through the provision of livelihood assets, cash transfers, and continued mentoring and training, the Graduation approach addresses participants’ multidimensional needs within the local context and helps lift people from extreme poverty into sustainable livelihoods.

Graduation is an evidence-based, scalable intervention proven to break the poverty trap for the long term. So far, BRAC’s flagship Graduation program has impacted over 2 million Bangladeshi households—totaling over 9 million people. To help eradicate extreme poverty, BRAC UPGI is working to scale globally by integrating Graduation into existing government programs and help 21 million more people lift themselves from extreme poverty by 2030.

**About the Position**

The BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) seeks to hire a **Program Officer (Finance & Operations) for its India team**. The Program Officer will support the management of BRAC’s current and future partnerships in India. Currently, BRAC UPGI has developed key partnerships with the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), and the State Rural Livelihoods Missions in Bihar, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. BRAC UPGI also works closely with several CSO partners in India including PRADAN, Aga Khan Foundation, Mahila Housing Trust, IFMR, Mobile Creches, and Project Concern International.

Reporting to the Country Lead, the Program Officer will lead and implement BRAC UPGI’s office administration, oversee financial management and compliance, grant management, and safeguarding activities. The Program Officer plays a critical role in financial management, strengthening relationships with partners, and strengthening the capacity of BRAC in India to support its programs and partners.

This **position will be based in Delhi, India** and will work closely with team members based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

**Responsibilities**:
**Operations Management & Administration**
- Management, procurement and administration of office resources including office space, software, subscriptions, computers, hardware, and other related office systems and equipment.
- Lead the development and systematic management of country level internal policies and their implementation, in alignment with UPGI and BI policies and procedures
- Prepare documentation and visual material as required.
- Conduct procurement activities, in collaboration with UPGI and BI teams
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