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<p><strong>POSITION TITLE:</strong> Grants and Partner Support Officer</p>
<p><strong>LOCATION:</strong><strong> </strong> Dhaka, Bangladesh</p>
<p><strong>STTUS:</strong> Full-time; contingent upon continuation of donor funding</p>
<p><strong>REPORTS TO:</strong> Director, Finance, Grants, and Administration</p>
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<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Winrock International is a recognized leader in the U.S. and globally, providing solutions to some of the world’s most complex social and agricultural challenges. Our mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources.</p>
<p>Winrock International implements a project to reduce vulnerability to human trafficking, child early forced marriage and unions by:</p>
<p>1) Enhancing the systems, capacity, and sustainability of justice sector actors and institutions.</p>
<p>2) Preventing human rights violations and increasing awareness of trafficking in persons (TIP) and child marriage; and</p>
<p>3) Strengthening protection of TIP and child marriage victims.</p>
<p><strong>This is a local/national position and is not eligible for international allowances or relocation allowances.</strong></p>
<p><strong>POSITION SUMMARY: </strong></p>
<p>The <strong>Grants and Partner Support Officer</strong> will allocate his/her time to operations for grants and partner monitoring work. The remainder of his/her time will be dedicated to assisting the finance team with invoice review, finance entry in Quickbooks accounting software, vendor VAT and tax calculation, tax reporting to NBR, inventory management, assisting with audits, and support for month-end financial reporting.</p>
<p>The Grants and Partner Support Officer will sit on the Director, Finance, Grants, and Administration’s team, which is responsible for grants, finance, and administration to ensure that the operations and administration of the project are carried out in compliance with Winrock and donor rules and regulations.</p>
<p><strong>ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p>
<p><u>Grants and partner monitoring:</u></p>
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<li>Review monthly partner NGO’s financial reports and check invoices to ensure compliance with donor and Winrock rules and regulations.</li>
<li>Conduct regular grant review visits as part of strengthening partner NGO</li>
<li>Assist partner NGOs in developing and revising funding proposals, budgets, and donor reports as required.</li>
<li>Regularly monitor subgrant expenditures approved budget to maintain internal controls and ensure compliance with donor regulations and specific terms and conditions of the grant.</li>
</ul>
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<p><u>Finance:</u></p>
<ul>
<li>Assist in implementing and maintaining in-country financial policies, procedures, forms, and record maintenance systems that adhere to Winrock and donor standards and requirements.</li>
<li>Assist the finance team to prepare a soft/electronic copy of the monthly financial report. Ensure all supporting receipts are translated into English, compile and prepare for submission of the financial report with all necessary documents.</li>
<li>Prepare reports of all accounting records in accordance with audit standards (donor and local), and oversee on-site work with auditors, as appropriate.</li>
</ul>
<p><u>Tax and VAT:</u></p>
<ul>
<li>Act as focal point for tax and VAT of NBR</li>
<li>Ensure that all vendor requests for applications and/or purchase orders are as per NBR tax and VAT policy.</li>
<li>Ensure VAT reporting for donor and proper use of VAT</li>
<li>Ensure monthly tax and VAT reporting to</li>
<li>Support capacity building activities in relation to tax and VAT to all project</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Education:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s degree in business administration/accounting/finance or related Chartered Accountant Course Completed (CACC) preferred.</li>
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<p><strong>Experience:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Minimum four years of relevant work experience in finance and/or operations for international development organizations</li>
<li>Work experience with international donor-funded projects</li>
<li>Demonstrated general administration and finance</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Skills/Knowledge:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Fluency in English and Bangla required</li>
<li>Strong oral and written communication skills</li>
<li>Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams and in a multi-cultural</li>
<li>Knowledge of Government of Bangladesh tax and VAT policies</li>
<li>Demonstrated attention to detail and able to multi-task to meet deadlines</li>
<li>Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets, accounting (QuickBooks), and presentation software (Microsoft) required</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Other:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Willing to travel frequently to project</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Work Location:</strong> Dhaka, Bangladesh</p>
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<p>All interested candidates shall submit their CV with the names and contact information of a minimum of three references and a cover letter in English indicating <strong>“Grants and Partner Support Officer” </strong>in the subject line. Only qualified applicants will be invited for an interview.</p>
<p>The deadline for submission of applications is <strong>July 30, 2025.</strong> </p>
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<p>Winrock does not discriminate in its recruitment practices and provides opportunity for all people regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by law.<br> <br>At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.</p>
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