Associate Officer, Skills Development Programme

Responsibilities & Context

BRAC is an international development organization founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realize potential.

BRAC is in the process of implementing a 12 months project “Climate Resilient Entrepreneurship Programme for Youth-led Businesses”. The project will drive Bangladesh’s achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in collaboration with TikTok. The project’s strategy and actions are also aligned with the Government’s Perspective Plan of Bangladesh (2021-2041), which emphasizes on building resilience towards climate change for sustainable economic growth and eliminating gender gap by increasing women participation in employment/ self- employment prospect.

Conduct market and community surveys in the designated area for identifying and recruiting potential clients for entrepreneurship training programs.

Ensure logistical setup including the renting and set up of office and training rooms and procurement of items such as furniture required for the training delivery.

Identify and recruit mentors from diverse backgrounds and connect them with the entrepreneurship training participants.

Assist clients in developing and setting up their businesses including offering guidance on basic regulatory requirements, i.e., trade license, bank accounts etc. for business operations.

Assist entrepreneurship training graduates in becoming “loan ready” by ensuring they meet the eligibility criteria to qualify for and manage a loan.

Practice, promote, and apply the safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in all actions.