Officer, Government Liaison; Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (Contractual)

Job Description

Title: Officer, Government Liaison; Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (Contractual)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar, Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Communication/ Public Relation/ Media, Goverment liaison
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Liaison and communicate project-related needs and registration with the NGOAB regarding FD7, FD6 as instructed by Manager, Government Liaison.
∎ Liaison onetime approvals of different projects and NOC/Certifications.
∎ Assist Manager, Government Liaison in contributing to building a knowledge base for legal and regulatory context for NGOs through liaison with government agencies and facilitating exchange with NGOs.
∎ Contribute to data collection, analysis and advocacy regarding the regulatory environment and impact on NGOs.
∎ Attend all meetings organized by DC, UNO, RRRC and CiC and submit relevant reports to Manager, Government Liaison on time.
∎ Assist Manager, Government Liaison in submission of financial & narrative reports for NGOAB projects by the support of Programme and Finance Department.
∎ Maintain and periodically share the status of FD6/ FD7/ FC1, FD4 through a tracker by coordination with Grants & Finance Team and updates follow up on the status of different files, reports, NOC/certifications.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Commitment to an understanding of BRAC core values and principles.
∎ Demonstrated competency to work independently with minimum supervision.
∎ Have excellent writing, reporting, and analytical skills.
∎ Have excellent knowledge and skill in Office applications (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel).
∎ Have excellent typing skill both in Bengali and English.
∎ Have ability to visit field offices, CiC offices, UNO offices and other Govt. Officials frequently and as required from Programme needs.
∎ Self-motivation, goal/result-orientation and team work.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus, Health & Life Insurance and Others

Application Deadline: March 25, 2020

Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ Address : BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka:1212
∎ Web : www.brac.net
∎ Business : BRAC’s vision is a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. The organisation was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and acts as a catalyst, creating opportunities for people to transform their lives. BRAC believes in integrity, inclusiveness, effectiveness, and innovation in all areas of work. BRAC uses an integrated model to change systems of inequity, through social development programmes, humanitarian response, social enterprises, socially responsible investments and a university. It operates in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings in 12 countries across Asia and Africa.

BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes, and has been ranked the #1 NGO in the world for the last five years consecutively by NGO Advisor.

Category: NGO/Development