What we are looking for

NRC is looking for a Grants and Partnership Manager to join the Bangladesh mission. The role holder will ensure effective grants management processes across the Bangladesh Country Office operations and donor compliance across the project portfolio. He/she will support the fundraising strategy and growth of the grants portfolio, as well as lead the partnership strategy.

If you are seasoned and independent leader with a background in developing and integrating distinctive strategies; fostering a collaborative environment and building effective teams; with strong interpersonal, networking, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills; and the ability to build constructive relationships with external parties then this is the role for you!

What you will do

• Strategic Fundraising & Donor Engagement (mapping donor policies; identifying new fundraising opportunities; developing innovative funding models; and maintaining strong relationships with strategic funding partners).

• Partnerships (management of the partnership portfolio; ensuring partnership agreements are strategically designed, compliant, and operationally fit for purpose; and ensure donor requirements are reflected while advancing quality partnerships, mutual accountability, and localisation objectives).

• Consortia (engaging in the development and strengthening of consortium ways of working and funding horizon scanning).

• Risk Management (partnership due diligence processes; reviewing of donor contracts; provision of technical support; and training and capacity building on donor compliance).

• Coordination & Representation (networking, information gathering, and context analysis that contributes to strategic and informed decisions regarding fundraising and partnerships; and engaging in grants and partnerships initiatives).

• Proposal Development & Reporting (developing concept notes, proposals, donor agreements, and donor reports; ensuring consistency between budget and other proposal documents, as well as compatibility with donor compliance requirements).

• Project Cycle Management (management of the project cycle, including grants opening, closure and review meetings).

• Leadership (line management of staff, ensuring maintenance of high quality and accurate information management systems).

What you will bring

• Donor relations and grants management experience in a humanitarian/recovery context.

• Institutional humanitarian and development donors’ exposure.

• Donor and partner rules, regulations, priorities and compliance requirements understanding.

• Report and proposal development track record, working with multiple donors.

• Complex, and volatile context exposure, with experience working with displacement-affected people.

• English fluency, both written and verbal.

What makes this position attractive?

• The 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 are used to increase the acceptance of humanitarian assistance amongst Rohingya and Bangladeshi populations.

• In addition to the existing Rohingya refugee response, NRC’s integrated activities are addressing the impacts of displacement from climate change in Cox’s Bazar, in the North-East and South-West parts of Bangladesh. As of 2022, NRC is working to respond to severe floods in Sylhet. Bangladesh is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries while also hosting nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees. This is considered a protracted emergency in which displacement and recurrent climate disasters combine.

• 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.

What we offer

• Dhaka, Bangladesh duty station.

• 12 month contract duration, with the possibility of extension based on performance, requirements, and funding.

• 30% travel, approximately.

• Grade 9 in NRC’s International 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.

The full Job Description can be found on our website.

How to apply

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