The Government Relations Manager executes all work related to government relationships and compliance, including receiving approvals, organizing meetings, reporting, and providing guidance to the team to improve good governance. The primary aim of the role is working with the government stakeholders and strengthening compliance and good governance at BlinkNow Foundation, and its implementing partner/s.

Work Location: Kathmandu with frequent visit to Surkhet

Core Responsibilities:

• Approvals: Getting the required approvals from the government and ensuring compliance.
• Strategic Engagement: Coordination and reporting through structured meetings at a regular frequency.
• Internal Compliance documentation: Coordinating the internal work to ensure compliance and good governance.

Detailed Responsibilities:

Approvals: Getting the required approvals from the government.

• Get the general agreement and project agreements process initiated and completed in a timely manner.
• Submit applications on time, follow through with SWC and other relevant agencies on any required amendments and emergency or regular projects, and get approvals on a timely basis. 
• Coordinate with the local and provincial governments to incorporate the organization’s plan into municipal plans.  
• Obtain the work visas for the expatriate team members as per the approved visa positions; make sure all the work related to the visas is completed timely. 
• Coordinate and achieve pre-consensus and other recommendation letters from the relevant government agencies when required. 

Reporting and Project Evaluation: Scheduling structured meetings and executing required government reporting and project monitoring and evaluations at a required regular frequency.

• Prepare and submit the final quarterly reports and other reports required for compliance. 
• Prepare for and schedule Central Project Advisory Committee Meetings with SWC and Municipal or Local Project Project Advisory Committee Meetings with the local government.  
• Coordinate planned monitoring visits and mid-term and final project evaluations.  
• Support to team in building partnerships with the government and other agencies 
• Collect recommendations required for award applications. 

Guide Implementing Partner: Coordinating with and guiding the implementing partner in compliance and good governance.

• Support preparing program reports in line with the deliverables and financial reports in line with the SWC-approved budgets. 
• Train the team members on compliance and good governance. 
• Conduct reviews periodically - including unexpected reviews of financial and programmatic areas of the implementing partner. 
• Set standards for compliance in collaboration with the organization's leadership and guide the implementing partner in good governance.  
• Support the implementing partner in the area of sustainable financing.  

Additional Expectations:

• Build positive working relationships and environment in the organization by bringing solutions to the table. 
• Demonstrate professionalism in all interactions and execution of duties. 
• Report to the manager every week, and as needed in case of urgent issues. 
• Promote team alignment on the org-wide decisions.  
• Ensure and enforce confidentiality in collected information/data. 
• Embrace and support the values of care, gender equity, and sustainability.

The above list of responsibilities is not comprehensive, and the Government Relations Manager may be required to take on additional responsibilities as determined by his/her Manager.