For 40 years, iDE has been a leader and pioneer in market-based approaches to development, helping nearly forty million people navigate their way out of poverty. For 40 years, iDE has been a leader and pioneer in market-based approaches to development, helping nearly forty million people navigate their way out of poverty.

In Bangladesh, IDE works closely with private, public, and social partners in creating sustainable services and business strategies for the communities helping them find market oriented solutions for their most pressing challenges.

The Country Director (CD), Bangladesh is responsible for every aspect of program activities in Bangladesh, including:
• Strategic leadership in contextualizing iDE’s moon shot and related strategy
for the Bangladesh program.
• Country program planning, implementation, and performance review.
• Developing a pipeline of high impact work in Bangladesh.
• Financial leadership and accountability for iDE Bangladesh programs.
• Maintaining a high level of public identity and strategic relationship in
Bangladesh for iDE.
• Staff management, mentoring, coaching and development

We are looking for someone who shares iDE values, passion, and commitment.

Our selected Country Director must have well developed analytical and financial skills, understand how market systems operate, have a good comprehension of inclusive business models, and must bring leadership and technical competencies to ensure products and services are designed with ‘base of the pyramid’ clients to create inclusive social and economic impact.

Above all, our new Country Director must know how to lead, motivate, and inspire a team.