Job Title: Country Director Bangladesh

Location of Role: Dhaka, Dhaka District (On-site)

Salary range of role: 6,242,880 BDT - 7,803,600 BDT-Annually (depending on experience)

Application Deadline: April 20, 2025

Employment Type: 3 Years Fixed Term Contract

Who we are?

Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background. 

Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen. 

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Interested candidates must have the right to work in Bangladesh.

Summary of the Role

The Country Director will provide dynamic leadership and management to develop and deliver Muslim Aid ‘s strategy in Bangladesh, with a focus on leading and building a high-performing, diverse team and developing strong relationships with external stakeholders that are critical to the organisation’s growth and reputation in the country.

Interested candidates must be located in Bangladesh.

About the role:

1. Ensure the country office’s strategy is responding to the country’s critical development and humanitarian needs, and is also aligned to Muslim Aid’s global strategy, mission and values.
2. Enhance Muslim Aid’s reputation and brand through maintaining positive relationships with other stakeholders, including government, donors, UN bodies, other INGOs, and local NGOs.
3. Identify areas for capacity building with partners such as, organisational management, gender mainstreaming, human resource management, financial management, governance, etc.
4. Proactively seek new opportunities for funding of projects through in-country and external relationship building with stakeholders including the bilateral and multilateral development partners and the submission of self-sustainable programme initiatives.
5. Ensure that effective and secure budgetary control of the country’s finances and expenditures are established and maintained, in line with Muslim Aid’s financial policy and procedures.
6. Ensure there is an adequate analysis of the risks which could impact on Muslim Aid’s operations in Bangladesh and evaluate the risk appetite of the Bangladesh Country Office.

About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need:

7. Relevant Masters level qualification or similar academic achievement, and ideally with an academic focus on international development and/or a related certificate in
8. Previous experience working in a Country Director or Regional Director role or other senior level leadership/management position in an INGO environment.
9. Experience of working with organisations in developing countries, ideally in South and Southeast Asia.
10. Experience of multiple donor grant management and reporting to major donors.
11. Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to liaise effectively with people at various levels.
12. Strong and well-developed analytical skills coupled with experience of writing quality proposals and reports.

Why you should apply:

Join Muslim Aid as the Country Director Bangladesh and be part of a key role in driving our mission forward. Lead our strategy in Bangladesh, manage a high-performing team, and build strong external relationships to support the organisation’s growth and reputation. If you're a strategic leader with a passion for making a difference, apply now to help transform lives and empower communities.

How to apply?

1. To apply, please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV to Recruitment@muslimaid.org with the subject line Country Director Bangladesh. Before submitting your application, kindly review the full Job Description available on the Muslim Aid website:  https://www.muslimaid.org/vacancies/country-director-bangladesh-1/

'Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and vacancy will be closed as soon as a suited candidate is selected'