Join BRAC International to create opportunities for people to realise their potential.
BRAC International is now seeking a dynamic Director, Strategic Partnerships and Fundraising - reporting to the Executive Director of BRAC International. The role will lead a dynamic team working across central, regional, and country functions to deliver development at scale. We are looking for a creative, entrepreneurial, and ambitious impact-driven leader. In a rapidly evolving funding landscape, the Director will play a crucial role within the organisation. The Director will build on BRAC International’s strong relationships and funding base towards a robust, diversified fundraising portfolio, that is aligned with BRAC International’s organisational mission and strategic goal of implementing large-scale, integrated, community-driven programming. They will identify and deliver new opportunities for flexible funding from both traditional and non-traditional sources and drive a shift towards mission-driven giving both internally, through supporting fit-for-purpose systems and processes, and externally, by cultivating donors’ trust in the organisation’s vision and leadership
The successful candidate will bring extensive experience in driving partnerships for growth. They should demonstrate visionary and agile leadership to help shape a global funding portfolio aligned with BI’s core focus on impact and drive a culture of programme-led fundraising. The candidate should also show courageous and imaginative leadership, fostering bold ideas to access new, and emerging funding.
The Director will be a seasoned people leader with the ability to build, mentor and motivate teams to deliver in a highly innovative, entrepreneurial and mission-driven environment. They should bring experience of working in a complex organisational setting, to implement goals alongside diverse perspectives, with the ability to foster consensus. They should be able to grasp our vision and goals and translate them into tangible opportunities. A strategic, yet hands-on leader, they should exhibit a strong alignment with BRAC’s DNA , resilience and agility in a complex and changing environment, and most of all, a strong commitment to BRAC’s mission and values, including promoting Southern leadership.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter via Perrett Laver, detailing how you fulfil the role description and personal specification quoting reference 7993. The deadline for applications is 11.59 BST on Sunday 28th September 2025.
The role location is flexible (preferably in London, Dhaka, Nairobi, or Den Haag) including with the ability to work across global time zones. The salary of the role will be commensurate with the seniority of the position.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
BRAC was founded on the fundamental belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to realise their full potential. Our work has always been guided by our vision of a world free from exploitation and discrimination and rooted in a commitment to serving the most marginalised and vulnerable people. At BRAC International, we are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive culture within our office and beyond its walls. As an organisation whose mandate is global, we work to build a more equitable world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We strive to actively celebrate diversity, advance our equitable practices, and drive greater inclusion.
To read more about our culture, what working for BRAC International means and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, click here.
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BRAC International, a leading non-profit organisation, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. Our vision is a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support 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 development organisations. It started the first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from the work in Bangladesh to support a nation devastated by war. 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.
BRAC International is now seeking a dynamic Director, Strategic Partnerships and Fundraising - reporting to the Executive Director of BRAC International. The role will lead a dynamic team working across central, regional, and country functions to deliver development at scale. We are looking for a creative, entrepreneurial, and ambitious impact-driven leader. In a rapidly evolving funding landscape, the Director will play a crucial role within the organisation. The Director will build on BRAC International’s strong relationships and funding base towards a robust, diversified fundraising portfolio, that is aligned with BRAC International’s organisational mission and strategic goal of implementing large-scale, integrated, community-driven programming. They will identify and deliver new opportunities for flexible funding from both traditional and non-traditional sources and drive a shift towards mission-driven giving both internally, through supporting fit-for-purpose systems and processes, and externally, by cultivating donors’ trust in the organisation’s vision and leadership
The successful candidate will bring extensive experience in driving partnerships for growth. They should demonstrate visionary and agile leadership to help shape a global funding portfolio aligned with BI’s core focus on impact and drive a culture of programme-led fundraising. The candidate should also show courageous and imaginative leadership, fostering bold ideas to access new, and emerging funding.
The Director will be a seasoned people leader with the ability to build, mentor and motivate teams to deliver in a highly innovative, entrepreneurial and mission-driven environment. They should bring experience of working in a complex organisational setting, to implement goals alongside diverse perspectives, with the ability to foster consensus. They should be able to grasp our vision and goals and translate them into tangible opportunities. A strategic, yet hands-on leader, they should exhibit a strong alignment with BRAC’s DNA , resilience and agility in a complex and changing environment, and most of all, a strong commitment to BRAC’s mission and values, including promoting Southern leadership.
