Bangladesh: Country Director (Bangladesh)

Main Responsibilities

1. Leadership, Representation & Accountability

• To ensure the country office’s strategic direction and programme implementation is responding to the country’s critical development and humanitarian issues, and is also aligned to Muslim Aid’s global strategy, mission and values
• To enhance Muslim Aid’s reputation and brand through positive relationships with other stakeholders, including government, donors, UN bodies, other INGOs, and local NGOs
• To represent Muslim Aid externally and internally, and to communicate Muslim Aid’s work in Bangladesh externally and internally
• To manage, develop and empower staff working for Muslim Aid Bangladesh. To be able to take responsibility for the country office’s strategic framework, agreed annual plans, budgets and defined delegations of authority.
• To influence where possible external stakeholders with messages linked to Muslim Aid’s global and in-country strategy
• To ensure highest quality MEAL and time for reflection, and that learning is integrated into all activities and best practice shared both within the country office and across Muslim Aid

2.Programme Development

• To ensure that adequate assessments are carried out in accordance with good working practice.
• To ensure that comprehensive monitoring, evaluation and lessons learning system, including external third party M&E is in place.
• To build and maintain positive and professional relationships with existing and possible new partners. To identify areas for capacity building with partners such as, organisational management, gender mainstreaming, human resource management, financial management, governance, etc.
• To support operational activities of programme staff, and provide strategic input to solve problems and resolve conflict.
• To ensure CHS (Core Humanitarian Standard) principles of accountability and transparency are implemented and understood by all staff, and that all programmes are implemented with full participation of beneficiaries.

3.Fundraising

• To secure funding in order to enable programme growth and sustainability. To seek new funding opportunities through in-country and external relationship building including with bilateral and multilateral development partners, embassies and high net individuals
• To ensure all new funding agreements which place an obligation on Muslim Aid to provide goods, services or cash are approved by HQ before these are signed
• To ensure continued funding for the programmes through well-researched proposal preparation and clear operational plans.

4. Management, Support and Development

• To line manage the country team and the work in the country which will include: staff, budgets, funding (both institutional and local) and ensure programme delivery in accordance with Muslim Aid policies and procedures, including but not limited to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Due Diligence, Security, Health and Safety and Local Legislation
• To encourage staff engagement and commitment, the running of the programmes through regular meetings, visits and a participatory team approach to decision making
• To assist in the design and implementation of the operational structure and staffing requirements for the effective implementation of Muslim Aid’s activities.
• To manage a portfolio consisting of multiple projects.
• To ensure staff are recruited and inducted according to in-country guidelines and Muslim Aid policy and procedures.
• To ensure all policies, guidance notes and procedures including handbook for national staff implemented on a regular basis.
• To ensure that all staff have well defined and understand contracts and job descriptions.
• To be responsible for talent management and development of Muslim Aid staff

5.Resources and Financial Management

• To outline the resource requirements for the programmes and ensure that systems are in place for the effective management of resources in relation to finance, transport, supplies and capital assets, including maintenance of assets register and staff vehicles
• To ensure that effective and secure budgetary control of the programmes’ finances and expenditures are established and maintained, in line with Muslim Aid’s financial policy and procedures
• To prepare an annual budget for core costs and identify funding to cover costs in collaboration with HQ.

6.Audit

• To ensure that the statutory accounts of the office are annually audited by an external auditor appointed for a fixed term in consultation with HQ
• Organise successful audits of any donor funded programme which is audited by external auditors of donor agencies in consultation HQ
• Support the internal audit function in the office through HQ internal auditor.

7.Risk Management

• Ensure that there is an adequate analysis of the risks which could impact on Muslim Aid’s operations in Bangladesh, and evaluate the risk appetite of the Bangladesh Country Office
• To ensure the development of a clear risk statement for the Bangladesh Country Office in identifying risks specific to achieving Muslim Aid’s objectives, and the likelihood of such risks impacting on the work of Muslim Aid
• To confirm effective controls are put in place and timely action is taken to mitigate the risks.

8. Security

• Maintain an overview of the political and security context, noting how developments may affect programme work. To ensure regular reporting to the UK office on these matters
• To make sure that robust and effective security and evacuation plans, policies and procedures are in place and regularly reviewed and updated in order to secure the safety of all staff at all times.
• To ensure that the Bangladesh County Office security manual is developed and updated regularly in accordance with the security situation in the country and in different regions of the country.
• To ensure that the safety and emergency policies and procedures are established, regularly reviewed and updated

9.Health & Safety

• To make sure that the health and safety policy and procedures are regularly reviewed, and that all staff are aware of them and have a clear understanding of these policies and procedures

10.Commitment

• To remain committed to the objectives of Muslim Aid adopted in 1985 and revised and updated in 2013
• To ensure that Muslim Aid’s mission and vision is pursued through the country programmes and activities
• To promote gender equality, diversity and equal opportunity in leading the field office activities.

11.Travel

• The Country Director will be required to spend a significant amount of their time travelling to project locations, and meeting with donors, beneficiaries and local stakeholders. International travel to London may also be required.

12.Other

• To ensure all records are maintained and stored accordingly.
• To comply with all policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post.

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