What we are looking for
NRC is looking for a Country Director to join the Bangladesh mission. The role holder will be responsible for providing both strategic direction and operational leadership, including maintaining a coordinated approach in the country management group to strategy, fundraising (against a background of declining resources), evidence-based advocacy, and support to the humanitarian coordination system.
If you are an experienced and seasoned leader with a track record of developing and integrating distinctive strategies; with strong coordination, networking, and stakeholder management skills; the ability to inspire and influence others; and successful experience building and leading collaborative, engaging, and effective teams, then this is the role for you!
What you will do
Country strategy development and execution. National representation and coordination. Country-level advocacy. Resource allocation and mobilisation. Ensure structures and systems facilitate efficient support to operations. Cost efficiency and quality,ย including implementation of control mechanisms. Staff learning, training, and development. Safety and security of staff. Fundraising, donor compliance and donor engagement.ย Risk management oversight. Policies, guidance, and proceduresย compliance and adherence. We highly encourage you to learn more about the role:ย please review the full Job Description here.ยWhat you will bring
Senior Management / Country Directorย experience. Humanitarian/recovery/emergency response context experience. Advocacyย exposure. Emergency settingย understanding. Strong representation skills.ย Complex and volatileย context exposure. Englishย fluency, both written and verbalWhat makes this position attractive?
2025 marks eight years since violence broke out in Myanmarโs Rakhine state, when over 742,000 Rohingya men, women, and children fled across the border into neighbouring Coxโs Bazar, Bangladesh. Today more than 1 million Rohingya refugees currently live in 33 camps across Coxโs Bazar and Bhasan Char, heavily depending on humanitarian aid. Local integration challenges arise from socio-economic pressures, resource constraints, and social tensions. Addressing these issues needs comprehensive international support, sustained humanitarian aid, and collaboration between the Bangladeshi government, regional, and global stakeholders. This is an opportunity to work in the steadily growing NRC mission of Bangladesh that has scaled up since inception in 2018 to respond to the Rohingya influx, and that has an increasingly growing portfolio and funding. NRC interventions areย based on the humanitarian principles and are used to increase the acceptance of humanitarian assistance amongst target Rohingya and Bangladeshi populations, as well as to facilitate and enable access. NRC provides lifesaving, multisectoral assistance and works towards self-reliance and durable solutions of both Rohingya refugees and host communities affected by the refugee influx, operating in 25 Rohingya camps and 8 unions in the Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas of Coxโs Bazar. NRC also hosts the Rohingya Response NGO Platform, which brings together more than 150 NGOs coordinating the Rohingya crisis humanitarian response. NRC Bangladesh reached over 140,000 project participants in 2024. In addition to the existing Rohingya refugee response, NRCโs integrated activities are addressing the impacts of displacement from climate change. As of 2022, NRC is working to respond to severe floods.ย Bangladesh is one of the worldโs most disaster-prone countries while also hosting one million Rohingya refugees. This is now considered a protracted emergency in which displacement and recurrent climate disasters combine. This is also set against a backdrop of continued conflict in Rakhine State, steady attenuation of humanitarian access, and political pressure to repatriate refugees. The humanitarian context is characterised by multiple localised emergencies adversely affecting communities and populations with low levels of resilience, high vulnerability, and acute poverty. Meaningful work that responds to the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns raised by beneficiary communities. The current context is set against a backdrop of continued conflict in Rakhine State, steady attenuation of humanitarian access, and political pressure to repatriate refugees. This is characterised by multiple localised emergencies adversely affecting communities and populations with low levels of resilience, high vulnerability, and acute poverty. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility. Learn more about NRCโs operation in Bangladesh here.What we offer
Dhaka, Bangladesh duty station. 24-month contract duration. Frequent travel. Grade 12 in NRCโs Salary Scale, with accompanying terms and conditions. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability. We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative. Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC.ยImportant information about the application process
Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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NRC works in Coxโs Bazar in response to the Rohingya crisis, and in areas such as Sylhet in the north-east addressing the impacts of climate change. Alongside partners, our integrated operations include shelter and water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), responding to weather-related emergencies, ensuring education continuity through in-person and digital learning, and scaling up information counselling for refugees and host Bangladeshis, reaching over 150,000 people per year. Our approach to humanitarian action focuses on principled aid delivery and promotes the agency and dignity of impacted populations.
We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts. Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility. Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.Learn more about NRC here. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.ย Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.ย At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.ย Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRCโs work. We expect all employees to:ย โข treat everyone with respect and dignityย โข contribute to building a safe environment for allย โข never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)ย โข always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH