Government Liaison Coordinator Iran Tehran

The Government Liaison Coordinator is a critical position within NRC Iran. The position will lead the relationship with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including Ministries, Immigration Office, and any other formal and informal government authorities, to manage NRC access in line with humanitarian principles, donor requirements and the operation approval and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government.

The coordinator will keep NRC Country Management aware of national regulations and administrative issues that could affect NRC.

Generic responsibilities

1. Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines

   1. Act as the main interface for national authorities. Support in securing government approvals, for project implementation, trainings, travel, operation approval and MoU, visa and residency permits and any other authorization that might be required for implementation of NRC activities in Iran

   2. Plan and facilitate meetings with relevant government officials to explain, advocate and negotiate for NRC access and implementation, and reduce barriers, supporting NRC programme, advocacy and area teams.

   3. Supervise NRC’s Government Liaison staff, organize their workload and tasks

   4. Ensure the development and implementation of internal systems and procedures

   5. Prepare status reports for Country Management Group (CMG) on humanitarian access

   6. Monitor legal and policy developments relevant to NRC, internally share summaries and brief the CMG

   7. Work closely with the NRC Advocacy and Communications and Programme teams to support effective communication of NRC objectives, messages and priorities with relevant authorities

   8. Ensure capacity building of staff in skills related to Government Liaison purposes

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   9. Promote the rights of displacement affected populations in line with the advocacy strategy 

      Specific responsibilities

      1. Lead the strategic relationship with ministries and other relevant authority

      2. Maintain an overview of government approvals and rejections, and develop a plan to improve NRC access

      3. Ensure proper archiving and filing of all incoming and outgoing documents and communications

      4. Liaise with the Humanitarian Access and Safety (HAS) team to monitor trends in humanitarian access in Iran and provide recommendations on how to address access barriers

      5. Ensure timely submission of Government required reporting, in particular quarterly and annual reporting

      6. Ensure that communications and translations across NRC are harmonized, factually and grammatically correct. If necessary, develop a network of translators that are approved by NRC in terms of quality

      7. Support and accompany NRC management for meetings with Government authorities and facilitate translation

      8. Maintain a Government Liaison calendar for senior management to be able to plan meetings as much as possible

      9. Capture lessons learned with regards to collaboration with different levels of the Government and provide recommendations of improvements to CMG

      10. Other duties as