Senior Officer - BHA (OFDA) Grants Compliance
Job Description
Title: Senior Officer - BHA (OFDA) Grants Compliance
Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Country: Bangladesh
∎ Department: Grants
∎ Contract length: March 31, 2021 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)
∎ Work Location: IRC-Bangladesh, Cox`s Bazar Office.
∎ Reporting to: Senior Grants Manager
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Purpose:
∎ IRC together with its two national partners is ready to start an 8 month, multi sector project with financial support of Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA; formerly OFDA) to deliver Health, WASH, and Protection services for Rohingya Refugees and vulnerable host communities in Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh.
∎ Under the direct supervision of the Senior Grants Manager, the Senior Officer - BHA Grants Compliance will be responsible for supporting on administrative contractual processes and ensuring adherence to IRC and donor compliance.
∎ The position will be responsible for ensuring effective use of internal systems and processes for donor contract management. (S)He will work closely with the IRC`s finance team on issues such as tax exemption, and with the partnerships function ensuring partner compliance with BHA regulation.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Maintain updated records for the BHA award in the IRC's filing system and online opportunity tracking system (OTIS)
∎ Develop a BHA compliance checklist and review the document based on the checklist as and when required for both the IRC and its partners
∎ Provide efficient and effective contract management support to country, providing direct contract-management support if and where required
∎ Support the Senior Grants Manager with collating and developing information for Grant Review Meetings including mini refresher trainings on BHA compliance where necessary
∎ Support the Senior Grants Manager in responding to compliance queries from program, finance, operations and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning teams
∎ Provide administrative support on facilitating authorization and sign-off processes, payment requests, tax exemption protocol, and information management
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 3 years' working experience in humanitarian/development contexts in a grants or compliance role
∎ Experience of working with US Government funding (preferably OFDA/ BHA/ USAID)
∎ Experience of working on large scale, complex, multi-sector programs in both emergency and/ or fragile contexts
∎ Excellent organizational skills and systematic approach to information management
∎ Previous experience of working in Cox Bazar is an advantage
∎ Excellent problem-solving skills, and demonstrated ability to handle pressure and improve
∎ Excellent command of MS Office
∎ Experience with grants management tracking systems
∎ Excellent English and Bangla language communication skills, both written and verbal
∎ Strong commitment to IRC's mission, purpose and values
Salary:
∎ Competitive Base Pay With Fringe Benefits (As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh)
Application Deadline: 10 Nov 2020
Company Information:
∎ 3 Nov 2020
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Category: NGO/Development
