National Liaison Manager position with Central Asia Development Group (CADG) (924 Views)

About Central Asia Development Group (CADG)

Our Strength, Our People
Central Asia Development Group (CADG) has worked to build a world class team of national and international staff to carry out our activities throughout the world. CADG has approximately 200 core national staff in Afghanistan and approximately 35 expatriate staff members consisting of engineers, agriculturalists, management and finance staff. CADG has offices in USA, Afghanistan, Singapore and Thailand, .
Our Activities
CADG is involved in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. Our group focuses on the implementation of large scale agriculture and engineering programs in southern Afghanistan. CADG has invested heavily in capital equipment in order to become the leading private contractor in southern Afghanistan.
CADG partners in Afghanistan include USAID, UNOPS, DFID, Coalition Forces, The Louis Berger Group, Cummins Power Systems, UNDP, UNHCR, British Foreign Office and Chemonics International.

Job Summary

The Central Asia Development Group is seeking a National Liaison Manager for their USAID funded Community Development Program. The National Liaison Manager, reporting to the Chief of Party, is primarily responsible for relationships with GIRoA and ensuring CADG is compliant with GIRoA regulations and submits all necessary reports. The job will include but not be limited to the following roles and responsibilities:

Duties and Resposibilities

a)Preparing all reports for the Ministry of Economy and sector ministries per GIRoA requirements;
b)Responsible for Afghan income tax and withholding tax with the Ministry of Finance;
c)Have oversight for expatriate employee visas and work permits;
d)Establish and maintain strategic relationships with GIRoA line ministries, including MoEc, MoF, MAIL, IDLG, MoFA, and MoLSAD;
e)Obtain MoUs for at the central level and facilitate similar at the provincial level when necessary;
f)As required, obtain endorsement letters from line ministries for ongoing projects;
g)Facilitate communication between the COP and GIRoA on compliance, reporting and related issues;
h)Administrative support ,Other tasks as required.

Qualification

The desired candidate should have Knowledge of law several years of private sector/non-governmental organization experience in a managerial capacity (minimum 10 years)as Lawyer . They should have in-depth knowledge of the structure and capacity of relevant line ministries and have previous experience ensuring compliance with GIRoA policies and procedures. In particular, having previous experience with the NGO Directorate is highly desirable. Must be able to produce reports and other communications in English, Dari and Pashto. Must have excellent interpersonal skills, and be ethical and transparent in all actions. This is a senior level position. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Submission Guideline

Interested Applications must submit their CVs to abarakzai@central-asia.net ,closing date for this position is 10.February.2012 ,Please make sure that vacancy number is indicated on the subject of your email, CVs and Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

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