Internship Opportunity at BRAC 2019

Internship Opportunity at BRAC 2019

BRAC is looking Interns for Human Resource Division (HRD). This internship is intended to give fresh graduates practical, hands-on experience in the area of human resources. The intern will assist HRD personnel in various projects and will have the opportunity to see and learn the business realities of sustaining a mammoth development organisation in different countries. The intern will work exclusively with BRAC International on establishing new policies and practices for different countries. She/he will gain exposure to a range of HR activities and people from different countries. For graduates with an interest in the development sector and HR management, this is a unique learning opportunity which combines interaction with external and internal stakeholders and senior management as well as possible field trips within BRAC’s extensive operations in Bangladesh.

Project/Unit Description:
BRAC International’s Human Resource Division operates separately from BRAC Bangladesh. It is independent and provides support to BRAC International Head Office and all 10 operate countries in Asia and Africa.

Intern’s Responsibilities:
a) Working with HRD to research best practices in some specific HR functions;
b) Assisting HRD in the recruitment process;
c) Working on specific projects, such as HR Enterprise Resource Planning;
d) Compiling a training report on capacity development initiatives in different countries and
providing support in organising training where necessary;
e) Facilitating operational delivery of general HR activities for countries in Africa and Asia.

BRAC, an international development organization based in Bangladesh, is the largest non-governmental development organization in the world, in terms of the number of employees as of September 2016. Established by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed in 1972 after the independence of Bangladesh, BRAC is present in all 64 districts of Bangladesh as well as 13 other countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Duration: 3 Months
Starting Date: 8th September 2019
Location & Floor: 7 th Floor, Head Office, Dhaka
Working Hours: 8:30 am – 5.00 pm, (Sunday to Thursday)