Branch Manager

BRAC International is Hiring! Join BRAC International to create opportunities for people to realise their potential. 

Position: Branch Manager - AIM Programme

Job Location:  Branch Offices in Muhanga, Ruhango, Nyanza, Huye, Nyamagabe & Nyaruguru Districts

About the AIM Program:

The Mastercard Foundation Accelerating Impact for Young Women (AIM) in Partnership with BRAC is equipping 2 million adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) with age-appropriate entrepreneurship, employability, and life-skills training, as well as the tools to start and scale their own businesses. The nine-year program (2021-2030) applies BRAC’s proven model using microfinance, youth empowerment, agriculture, education and skills development to enhance lives and livelihoods. It currently operates in seven African countries: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya. Based on the AGYW age, needs, and circumstances, AGYW are placed on one of two pathways in the AIM program: an education pathway or a livelihood pathway.

About the Role:

Reporting to the AIM Regional Manager (AIM-RM), the AIM Branch Manager (AIM-BM) will deliver overall leadership to program implementation activity at the branch level and will be tasked with all branch level programme activities This will include day-to-day management and implementation, supervision, staff-capacity development, staff supervision and monitoring, stakeholder management, procurement and ensuring internal team coordination. The BM will directly supervise approximately 5-10 Program Assistants and one (1) Branch Accounts & Operations Officer (BAOO) to ensure effective and timely program implementation and quality assurance. She will also be tasked with overall reporting (MIS, internal, and donor reporting) and for supporting other technical and operational activities at the branch level.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical and Implementation assist:

• deliver supervisory assist to all AIM-related program activities at the branch level, ensuring activity planning, roll-out, implementation, and tracking, in accordance with the operations manual; ensure achievement of programmatic targets as per AOP. 
• guide team-set up, staff onboarding, training, and activity planning of AIM-PAs and BAOO.
• guide community identification, listing, entry, and household (HH) survey-related activities
• Oversee the selection and set-up and decoration of AIM clubs, participant selection by using the BInsight application, and supervise the operation of club activities with direct assistance from PAs 
• guide mentor recruitment, training, YDC formation, training & meeting, VSLA formation, training and operations. 
• Ensure all programme data collection, activity implementation information, attendance, and other information is collected using Binsight and any other programmatic approved tool.
• deliver technical guidance and direction to PAs to match participants to livelihood and Education pathways. 
• Ensure the distribution of livelihood and education assist to the right participants and the timely collection of the shared cost portion from the eligible participants.
• Ensure timely banking and other finance-related activities with reporting.
• guide all market development-related activities, community mobilization & collaborate with the BRAC Microfinance (MF) team in ensuring AIM MF days are effectively conducted.
• guide and ensure the education-related assist to the eligible participants within the Branch.
• guide the distribution or provision of school-related costs (in-kind or cash) and track the use of resources, as well as the school attendance of AIM education participants.
• Ensure 80% of eligible AIM participants in the Branch transition to MF. 
• Ensure custody of all digital devices and other accessories with the office furniture 
• Ensure the updating of all branch-level files, registers with the display board as per the programme design. 
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of management information system (MIS), financial, and donor reports 
• Ensure gender based violence (GBV) case management and reporting when cases are reported through the PAs
• Finalize branch-wise procurement plans for the necessary asset and input assist, including numbers, item specifications, budget, and bidding
• Ensure all branch-level procurement in compliance with policy and budget allocations
• Track and keep sufficient cash flow for smooth day-to-day project activities

Supervisory and Coordination assist:

• guide all branch-level activities and serve as the branch’s main focal point for internal and external stakeholders
• Supervise the BAOO and Programme Assistants by providing guidance, task supervision, and performance feedback.
• organize closely with AIM Technical Sector Oficers (AIM-TSOs) to create capacity of programme assistants (PAs) in livestock, agriculture, education, market development, and social inclusion 
• Facilitate monthly branch coordination meetings to ensure communication, planning, and internal alignment 
• Organize and facilitate all branch-level trainings and workshops as per program design

Safeguarding responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
• Act as a key source of assist, 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, encourage others to do so.

Major Challenges:

• Use of digital tools, identifying quality club spaces, selection of potential mentors, and community mobilization.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Achievement of project activities as per the implementation and activity planner; quality program implementation; smooth club activity/operations; quality delivery of livelihood and education pathways activities, mobilization of community members; reduction in GBV cases; timely rollout of livelihood and education activities; establishment of value-chains.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Anthropolog, Sociology, Community Development, Business Administration, Education and /or any other relevant fields.

Experience Required:

• At least 3 years’ experience in the national/international development sector, including experience with extreme-poor and marginalized communities to execute integrated development programs, including microfinance, education, livelihood, agricultural and food security, and/or girl’s and women’s empowerment programs.
• Experience in project management and coordination, including supervision and monitoring, administration, finance, and logistics.

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Experience in the use of digital reporting and/or survey platforms (e.g. KoBo, Google forms, SurveyMonkey, CommCare, SurveyCTO, etc) is preferable.
• Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration, and demonstrated ability to build relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of BRAC.
• Community mobilization skills, including good communication and facilitation skills.

Employment type: Regular/Fixed-Term

About BRAC International:

BRAC International (BI), a leading non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our vision is to create a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the assist and confidence they need to achieve their potential.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the last five decades has grown to become one of the world’s largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs), reaching over 100 million people. We started our first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from our work in Bangladesh to assist a nation devastated by war. Currently operating in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Born, proven and led in the Global South, BRAC International brings a unique Southern perspective and commitment to continuous learning, providing a depth of insight, experience and evidence to meet the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage across Asia and Africa. To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org)

Our Core Values:

Integrity: We approach our collaborate with honesty and integrity.

Innovation: We innovate and iterate to enhance our impact.

Inclusiveness: We foster inclusion to reach those who need it most.

Effectiveness: We strive for effectiveness to better serve people in poverty.

N.B: Only females are highly encouraged to apply.

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application process to grab your dream opportunity! 

Qualified and interested candidates are recommended to email their Resume with a signed cover letter and any supporting documents in a single PDF format mentioning a brief academic background, career summary, core competence, notarized copies of academic qualifications and professional certifications (if any) etc. to bracrwandarecruitment@gmail.com

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar

Application deadline: 14th September 2026

Please note that the shortlisting will be done on rolling basis, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we collaborate 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 policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.

“BRAC International is an equal opportunities employer”