Senior Officer, MEAL & MIS, NSEZ Project, Skills Development Programme

Location: Mirsharai, ChattogramLast Date of Application: November 03, 2026BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world; we are building it. Join us to find the way.About the Project:BRAC, with funding support from the National Special Economic Zone Development Project of Invest Bangladesh authority, will be providing technical training to unemployed youth, aiming to boost employment opportunities in the industrial zone established at the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) in Mirsarai, Chattogram. Under this 14-month program, 1,500 individuals will receive demand-driven technical training aligned with the current labor market, social development training, and post-training job placement assistance.About the role:The Senior Officer – MEAL & MIS will establish and run the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework and Management Information System (MIS) for the 15-month Skills and Social Development (SSD) Programme at NSEZ, implemented by BRAC with sub-consultants BKTTC, OPCA and Innovision Consulting for the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) with World Bank support. The role will ensure that data on all 1,500 beneficiaries (300 in the social development pathway and 1,200 in the employment pathway) is complete, accurate and verified; that process, output and outcome results, including GESI indicators, are tracked against targets; that evidence of employment and retention is compiled for outcome reporting; and that timely, quality reports and learning are delivered to BRAC, BEZA and the World Bank.Major Responsibilities:Implement the MEAL plan, results framework, indicator reference sheets, and data-flow procedures in line with the TOR and BRAC standards, and contribute to the Inception Report.Track process, output, and outcome indicators against project targets and manage the TaroWorks/Salesforce MIS, including digital form design, support for socio-demographic surveys and Training Needs Assessments, and validation and de-duplication of beneficiary records against BEZA’s displaced-population list.Oversee electronic attendance and training data from BRAC ISD Mirsharai, BKTTC, OPCA and factory-based OJT sites, monitor dropout risk and flag gaps to the Training Expert and Training Organisers.Conduct routine data quality assessments, spot-checks and field verification visits and Prepare monthly internal monitoring reports, quarterly progress reports to BEZA, and periodic assessment reports.Coordinate baseline, midline, and endline assessments, including tool design, enumerator orientation, sampling, and analysis; conduct trainee and employer satisfaction surveys and income-change assessments, and integrate findings into reporting and project improvements.Monitor GESI targets, identify inclusion barriers, facilitate quarterly reflection sessions, document lessons learned and success stories, and use MIS analysis to improve training and project implementation.Safeguarding responsibilitiesEnsure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.Additional Job Requirements:Sound knowledge of results-based M&E, logframes, results frameworks, indicator development, and MEAL standards, with strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills using SPSS, Stata, R, and advanced Excel.Ability to develop dashboards and visualize data using Power BI, Tableau, or Salesforce; knowledge of GESI, disability inclusion, accountability to affected populations, GRM, and data protection.Strong report-writing skills in English and Bangla, with excellent communication, coordination, problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills to meet reporting deadlines. Willingness to travel frequently to Mirsharai, Sonagazi, and Sitakunda, with a strong commitment to safeguarding team members and participants from harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation in accordance with BRAC’s safeguarding policy.Educational Requirements:Master's preferably in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Sociology, Public Health, Computer Science/MIS or another relevant discipline.Experience Requirements: At least 4–5 years of experience in MEAL/M&E and MIS/data management with NGOs, development agencies or donor-funded projects.Experience with skills development, TVET, youth employment or livelihoods projects is strongly preferred; experience with World Bank, ADB or other multilateral-funded projects is an advantage.Hands-on experience managing digital data collection and beneficiary databases (e.g. TaroWorks, Salesforce, KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO), including form design, data cleaning and validation.Proven experience preparing monitoring reports, dashboards and donor progress reports.Experience coordinating baseline, midline/endline or tracer studies, and conducting FGDs and KIIs.

Benefits

Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, and others as per policy.How to Apply:If you believe that you have what it takes to excel in this role, please apply through LinkedIn by November 03, 2026. If you have any queries about this position, please write directly to the job poster.BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process, which may include police verification.**This position is open for Bangladeshi nationals only.**BRAC does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.