Liaison Officer

About Bahar:

Bahar Organization is an independent non-profit and non-governmental organization that provides humanitarian aids to vulnerable people without any discrimination in all its forms. BO is operating to respond to the needs and basic requirements of the humanitarian crisis in Syria in the middle of the affected communities caused by the conflict the basic principles of BO’s activities are to enhance the basic living standards to the affected population by delivering humanitarian aid based on the needs.

General View of the position:

Bahar is looking for an organized, efficient, and communicative liaison officer to coordinate between the Bahar organization and the Turkish government. This role will act as the middle person between our business and the other entity to streamline operations, resolve issues, improve communications, and generally ensure that the relationship is as beneficial as possible.

Job Details

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain thorough knowledge of the work, as well as an understanding of how that impacts the other entities of contact.
• Monitor, coordinate, and communicate strategic objectives of the work.
• Collaborate and communicate successfully with other entities outside of the work.
• Work with other staff members to develop a greater understanding of the work and any issues that arise.
• Develop and foster relationships with the community, stakeholders, and other entities.
• Collect, analyze, and utilize data and feedback to identify opportunities to improve the relationship between the organization and the other entities.
• Compile reports about incidents, events, or updates about important issues for the work. Promptly respond to incidents and other events as necessary. Act as a positive representation of the work to the community.

Academic Qualification/s and Professional Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, or other relevant fields is preferred
• More than 2 years of experience in government relations, liaison with local authorities in Turkey.

• Good understanding of the current context.

• Excellent communication skills in Turkish language reading and writing.

• Very good communication skills in English, reading, and writing.

• The Arabic language will be a plus.

• Ability to translate between Turkish and English.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to establish and nurture beneficial work relationships.

• Self-motivated with a willingness to take initiative and solve complex problems.

• Capability to negotiate with and influence others. Ability to prepare and write official reports.

• Turkish nationals are strongly encouraged to apply and will be prioritized for this role.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Bahar is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants, or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary-General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and adhere to Bahar Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.