Job overview:
The purpose of the Government Liaison Coordinator is to support strategic management of relationships with government institutions and individuals, primarily to support administrative procedure and documentation that enables NRC programming and operations in Afghanistan.
For more details about this position please click here: Job Description and NRC Grade Structure.
Generic responsibilities
Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at area level. Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines, and donor requirements. Prepare and submit reports and analyses internally and externally as authorized. Ensure proper filing of all supporting documents. Support line managers in procedures and require support team training. Management of support team Ensure development and implementation of administrative systems and procedures. Ensure adherence to NRC policies and the national labor law in all processes and procedures. Coordinate with relevant stakeholders, partners, suppliers, authorities, lawyers, line ministries and etc. Systematically build and develop relationships with relevant government agencies.Specific responsibilities
Process project registration at the Ministry of Economy or any other relevant ministries. Prepare and submit annual and semi-annual project reports to the Ministry of Economy. Manage NRC’s bank accounts in the Ministry of Economy, including creating new accounts for projects and adding & removing bank signatories. Coordinate the timely preparation and delivery of requested reports and information to the respective government administration. Regularly (or on an ad hoc basis) discuss internally bureaucratic impediments faced by NRC Area and Field Offices and follow up on issues with respective ministries. Plan, facilitate, or directly conduct advocacy meetings with relevant government officials as necessary. Monitor legal and policy developments in relevant ministries, and share summaries internally, to support NRC Afghanistan's compliance with domestic legislation and guidance. This includes developments on taxation policy, labor law, humanitarian import protocols, etc. Facilitate the administrative process of MOUs with line ministries. Maintain amicable relations with relevant line ministries to facilitate NRC’s operations. Communicate verbally and non-verbally with international NGOs, partners, members, and donors. Coordinate the process of renewing the license of telecommunications devices in the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Telecommunications and Technology. Coordinate the process of renewing the license of vehicles and the road pass of armored vehicles in the Ministry of Economy. Maintain the validity of NRC’s license in the Ministry of Economy and other line ministries and renew it when required. Lead the process of obtaining customs exemptions for NRC’s vehicles, assets & equipment, and telecommunication and ICT devices, through the Ministry of Economy and other relevant departments. Manage and monitor NRC’s data center in the online database (MIS) of the Ministry of Economy, including managing NRC’s assets, equipment, details of national and international employees, organizational self-assessment, updating documents and policies, reports and feedback, progress of projects in provinces, and responding to questions and correspondence of government departments and daily affairs. Coordinate internally and respond timely to questions, formal letters, and inquiries from the Ministry of Economy, other line ministries, security departments, and judiciary administrations about how the organization operates and its employees across Afghanistan. Manage the appropriate translation, documentation, and archiving of all correspondence and meeting records with government officials. Oversee the process of obtaining entry visas, visa extensions, and Afghan work permits for international staff.Generic Professional Competencies:
• 4-5 years’ experience from working in government relations for a humanitarian organization
• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration preferred.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Context related skills: knowledge and experience:
Strong understanding of organizational dynamics in government institutions with interest in displacement issues High level of applied understanding of Afghan tax, labor, and other relevant legislation Strong interpersonal skills and application of expected or formal protocolBehavioral Competencies:
Managing resources to optimize results. Managing performance and development Analyzing Handling insecure environments Empowering and building trustWe Offer:
Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale. NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents. Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law. Top up Credit card on monthly basis. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.