Access Officer

NCA is one of the largest aid organizations in the Nordic region. We are there in disasters and emergencies to provide water and critical assistance to those affected. Together with our international network and partner organizations in the ACT Alliance we are able to reach millions of people each year and help make a positive difference around the world. We are determined to work towards eradicating injustice and we therefore work passionately with advocacy, long-term development in local communities and providing emergency assistance. As we see more and more people impacted by disasters, we now have an even stronger focus on providing more people with emergency relief and access to clean water. We believe that people in need must be helped and we will not stop fighting for a just world.

Main Responsibilities:

·       Build and maintain working relationships with the government and other stockholders.

·       Coordinate activities of NCA with line ministries and other stakeholders.

·       Liaise with government on Visa, Work permit, Custom clearance, MoUs, Project registration etc.

·       Documentation of all letters in and out.

Main Tasks:

·       Work as a focal point and foster and create an ‘acceptable working relationship’ with government, at ministry level, district level and central level, to ensure NCA can continue programming operations in Afghanistan.

·       Build very good relationship of NCA with MoEC and other line ministries.  

·       Reach out and work with partners, to ensure common knowledge and best practice is shared.

·       Establish and maintain closes coordination of activities with the line ministries to ensure performance on time.

·       Follow up of any pending official letters, MoUs, and other formal documents with line ministries.

·       Share any concerns or issues raised by line ministries with NCA SMT which need actions.

·       Obtain visas and work permit for Internal and National staff.

·       Process MoUs and project registration with MoEC and other line ministries.

·       Responsible for processing all official letters and documents sent and receiving from line ministries.

·       Ensure the clearance of imported goods passing through customs.

·       Support NCA and Implementing Partners with MoUs obstacles at different ministries to smoothly run projects and activities.

·       Assist program with project management and implementation with handover etc.

·       Develop and maintain good mechanism of keeping all official letters and documents sent and receiving from line ministries.

·       Files all visas and work permit and other official documents from the government related to NCA’s access.

·       Any other tasks assigned by the line manager.

Job Requirements:

·       Proven level of educational accomplishment bachelor’s degree.

·       Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

·       Experience in building good relations with government and other relevant stakeholders.
Experience in access and liaison roles with previous organization.

·       Experience in document handling.

·       Coordination and strong communication and on time follow up of activities.

·       Excellent report writing skills and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

·       Ability to meet deadlines

·       Good time management and organizational skills.

·       Punctual of time and dedicated to achieving goals and objectives.

·       Demonstrated experience in registration at MoEc portal.

·       Experience in visa, work permit, MoUs, vehicle registration and obtaining route permits etc.

·       Attend access training /courses.

·       Good communication (oral, written and spoken) in English, Pashto, and Dari.

·       Good presentation skills.

·       Good communication skills.

·       Strong communication and coordination skills.

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

Applications will only be accepted via the following link:

https://ncaco.recman.page/job/479381 

NCA does not charge or have any registered agents for job application or any form of paid priority listing. Application through the supplied web link is completely free.