Turkey: Regulatory and Institutional Development Senior Officer

Job Title: Regulatory and Institutional Development Senior Officer

Grade: D

Duty Station: Istanbul, Turkey

Contract duration: Initially 3 months, renewable.

Line Manager: Regulatory Compliance Manager

Line management responsibility: NA

&Full/Part Time: Full time

Probation Period: 2 months

Tasks and Activities

Under the supervision of the Regulatory & Compliance Manager, the Regulatory and Institutional Development Senior Officer is responsible for performing the following duties:

Partner’s Institutional Development:

· Support coordination with partner’s management to identify, develop and promote tools, guidelines and best practices for Institutional Development in areas including organizational development issues and organizational growth (strategies, internal policies, etc.).

· Support applying a practical approach to enable partner of taking ownership of the established tools.

· Provide support to organize general assembly and partner’s board meetings.

Gender awareness:

· Work closely with the relevant partner’s stakeholders to conduct gender needs assessment and develop working proposals accordingly.

· Organize learning events around gender with the relevant stakeholders.

Regulatory compliance:

· Support/provide input to the drafting and finalization of any required amendments to MoU, agreements, ensuring legal compliance according to the regulation into force.

· Undertake regular checks to ensure compliance

with the legal framework and the regulatory requirements in every country where the partner operates.

· Support providing coordination with external legal and public accounting consultancy firms when needed.

Others:

· Effectively report on issues that may raise and provide proactive and proper solutions.

· Contribute to a positive working environment by being accessible and available to team members.

· Developing knowledge and information sharing process.

Qualifications, education, experience and competencies.

Applications are invited from persons with the following qualifications or similar and relevant experience:

Education:

· Required: Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies or Social Sciences or relevant field.

· Desired: Master’s degree in Legal Studies or Social Sciences or Certification/training in Gender Studies.

Experience:

· Minimum 3 years of professional experience in humanitarian activities, including development work in the non-for-profit organization at least 1 year specifically in regulatory compliance and preferred previous experience working in institutional development, and gender awareness.

· Experience working with and supporting implementing partners.

· Competent computing skills and experience in a range of software packages.

· Fluency in Arabic and English or in Arabic and French (Intermediate English is required) languages is essential.

· Turkish language is an advantage.

Competencies:

· Establishing an effective and active network.

· Promoting organizational knowledge and information sharing.

· Strong resource planning, time and project management skills.

· Ability to manage competing demands and meet deadlines while under pressure.

· Problem solving and conflict management skills

· High level of integrity.

Mayday Rescue is committed to diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities within its workforce, regardless of race, colour, gender, nationality, age, religious and political believes, or sexual orientation.

Mayday Rescue encourages qualified female and male candidates, to apply to become a part of our team. If you find yourself a good match for this position, and if you are interested in joining a highly dynamic team and having a direct positive impact on Mayday’s programmes, please click on “this link” where you will find this job posted. You must complete the application form and attach a CV and covering letter.