Liaison and Grants Officer Bangladesh Dhaka

The purpose of the Liaison and grants Officer is to support strategic management of relationships with external stakeholders and effective grants management of NRC Bangladesh.  The position will primarily support the liaison unit to achieve administrative approvals from different government authorities and that enables NRC programming and operations in NRC’s Country Office and Area Offices. In addition, the position holder will also support the grants management of NRC BD which is linked to the government project approval.  

Generic responsibilities

1. Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at area level.
2. Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines, and donor requirements.
3. Prepare and submit reports and analyses internally and externally as authorized. 
4. Ensure proper filing of all supporting documents.
5. Contribute to continuously improving internal grant management systems.
6. Support line manager to develop and maintain overview of all grants, donor requirements, rules and regulations, and internal and external deadlines, including filing of grant documents. 
7. Ensure development and implementation of administrative systems and procedures.
8. Ensure adherence to NRC policies and the government rules and regulations in all processes and procedures. 
9. Coordinate with relevant stakeholders, partners, suppliers, authorities, lawyers, line Ministries etc.
10. Systematically build and develop relationships with relevant government agencies.

    Specific responsibilities 

    1. Under the guidance and supervision of Liaison and partnership Co, maintain amicable relations with relevant line ministries, local administrative authorities (DC, UNO etc.) and NGOAB to facilitate the routines operations of NRC’s program.
    2. Support Partnership and liaison coordinator to prepare NGOAB FDs related agreements and project letters (as well as other documentation, including project introductory letters, reporting, other correspondence) and their fulfilment by both NRC and corresponding agencies, in a manner in line with principled humanitarian action, in the best interests of our project participants and our donors.
    3. In collaboration with HR manager and Liaison coordinator submit N-visa, security clearance and work permit application and follow up to the applications to ensure N-visa approval, security clearance and work permits are obtained on time from NGOAB, security officials and immigration departments.
    4. Support and coordinate with NGOAB/DC/UNO Offices on the progress of FDs, audit reports and other project related reports, 
    5. Support in arranging meetings and tracking the minutes/decisions in the process of the development and revision of funding proposals, budgets, and donor reports.
    6. Be updated on donor priorities and track and share relevant calls for proposals when possible.
    7. Support to line manager in documenting and analyzing the learning from proposal and reporting process, and compliance with donor rules and regulations.

       Competencies are important for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

       1. Professional competencies 

       These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 

       📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

       ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

       Generic professional competencies: 

    8. University education, in social science, public administration or related field preferred.
11. At least 1-2 years’ experience in government relations and Administration with INGOs and UN Agencies.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience: 

2. Behavioural competencies 

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position: