POSITION TITLE:  Grants, Procurement, and Operations Manager, SHOTORKO projectLOCATION:             Dhaka, BangladeshDEPARTMENT:       Human Rights and EmpowermentSTATUS:                  Full-time; contingent upon continuation of donor fundingREPORTS TO:        Director of Finance, Grants, and Administration GENERAL: Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. Since the 1980s, Winrock has been working, in partnership with the government of Bangladesh, to strengthen agriculture, aquaculture, trade, safe migration, and natural resource management sectors. Its work also protects human rights and expands inclusive access to economic opportunities.   The U.S. Department of State-funded Strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Responses for Online Recruitment into Criminal Operations (SHOTORKO) will address trafficking in persons for forced criminality in Bangladesh by strengthening capacities to investigate and prosecute online scamming crimes; improving survivor protection; increasing victim identification and support services to prevent re-victimization; combatting fraudulent recruitment raising awareness and improving online safeguards; and facilitating private-sector partnerships.  Winrock International is recruiting a Grants, Procurement, and Operations Manager (GPOM) for the SHOTORKO project. The GPOM will support the project’s overall objective to combat trafficking of Bangladeshis for forced criminality (FC) in online scam operations (OSOs). The project will do so by:   <ul><li>Strengthening Bangladeshi stakeholder capacities and institutions to investigate and prosecute trafficking in persons (TIP) for FC in OSOs;</li><li>Improving the identification, support, and referrals of TIP for FC in OSOs survivors to tailored protection care reinforcing repatriation, reintegration, and avoiding revictimization;</li><li>Combatting and preventing fraudulent, deceptive employment recruitment for OSOs, increasing awareness of TIP OSO, improving online safeguards; and</li><li>Building effective, durable partnerships that disrupt TIP and reduce OSO expansion.</li></ul> This is a local/national position and is not eligible for international allowances or relocation allowances.  POSITION SUMMARY: The Grants, Procurement, and Operations Manager (GPOM) will manage SHOTORKO’s in-country grants, procurement, and operational functions in close coordination with the Director of Finance, Grants, and Administration (DFGA). The GPOM will strengthen grant recipients’ capacity and systems while supporting their contributions to project outcomes. The role will support financial management, general office services, and organized recordkeeping in accordance with Winrock International and U.S. Department of State policies and procedures. Responsibilities include monitoring grant recipient performance; managing solicitations, assessments, and grants processes, including the competitive selection review process; supporting technical teams in grant oversight; developing capacity-strengthening plans; ensuring compliance with Bangladesh and U.S. government requirements; and managing procurement and operations in response to project needs. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Grants Management <ul><li>Supports the local publication of grant opportunities and solicitation of bids from qualified applicants;</li><li>Coordinates and manages the review of subgrant proposals to identify the most qualified candidate(s);</li><li>Supports the development, analysis, review, and negotiation of project grant documents;</li><li>Ensures grants comply with Bangladesh and U.S. government rules and regulations and with Winrock International policies;</li><li>Assists in the preparation of grant recipient budgets, scopes of works, and budget and scope of work modifications;</li><li>Monitors grants to ensure they are on track to hit their financial targets and achieve their programmatic goals;</li><li>Modifies grants as needed in accordance with the polices of Winrock International and the donor;</li><li>Supports capacity building of local grant recipient organizations through regular communication and visits, compliance assessments, and advice on financial, administrative, and programmatic processes;</li><li>Reviews grantees’ financial reports and funding requests, reconciles invoices with workplans, and ensures prompt payments;</li><li>Maintains grants tracker;</li><li>Organizes and maintains all grant recipient files in accordance with Winrock’s grants manual, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and U.S. government requirements;</li><li>Monitors grant recipient non-expendable inventories to ensure compliance with inventory management standards;</li><li>Facilitates the grant closeout process in alignment with Winrock and the U.S. government policies and procedures; and</li><li>Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.</li></ul> Procurement and Operations <ul><li>Prepares purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and payment requests for goods and services as needed for program activities, consultants, and administration/logistics, ensuring compliance with Winrock and donor policies;</li></ul><ul><li>Prepares solicitation of vendor quotes in compliance with Winrock’s procurement guidelines, including working with staff to identify requirements, specifications, and potential vendors for a competitive selection process;</li></ul><ul><li>Coordinates the formation and activities of staff procurement committees, clearly defining members’ roles and responsibilities and ensuring appropriate review, selection, and documentation throughout the procurement process;</li><li>Prepares and submits procurement documentation and tracks it through review and approval to support timely procurement decisions and implementation;</li><li>Reviews all vouchers prepared by the implementing partners (disbursement, receipt, and general journal vouchers) for expenditures and ensures that expenses are reasonable, allowable, and allocable to the project;</li><li>Develops and implements office administrative and personnel systems;</li><li>Liaises with the DFGA and the Project Director to ensure the project needs are being met in terms of procurement, contracts, and operations;</li><li>Finalizes FD2, FD4, and FD6 documents and prepares the annual organizational accounts as and when needed;</li><li>Supports relevant staff in monitoring procurement deliverables, service quality, and payments to ensure that procurement agreements are properly implemented; and</li></ul><ul><li>Oversee property, including up-to-date inventory reports submitted to the Head Office and/or regional team on a quarterly basis or as required.</li></ul> QUALIFICATIONS:  Education:<ul><li>Master’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.</li><li>Part Qualified CMA/C.A-C.C will be given preference.</li></ul>Work Experience:<ul><li>A minimum of six years of experience in grants, procurement, and operations management for international development organizations.</li><li>Experience managing U.S. government-funded grants is strongly preferred.</li><li>Extensive experience in working with NGOAB and sound knowledge of rules and regulations of NGOAB.</li><li>Knowledge of General Audit Standards (GAAP) and the U.S. government rules and regulations is strongly preferred.</li><li>Experience in providing capacity strengthening to local organizations through assessments and trainings.</li></ul> Skills/Knowledge:<ul><li>Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork.</li><li>Fluency in oral and written English.</li><li>Willingness to travel regularly within Bangladesh.</li><li>Interest in and enthusiasm for the mission of the SHOTORKO project.</li><li>Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and manage multiple competing priorities and activities.</li></ul> Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible but no later than 01 November 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  Winrock is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal treatment for all people. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by law.  At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.

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Grants, Procurement, and Operations Manager, SHOTORKO project

POSITION TITLE:  Grants, Procurement, and Operations Manager, SHOTORKO projectLOCATION:             Dhaka, BangladeshDEPARTMENT:       Human Rights and EmpowermentSTATUS:                  Full-time; contingent upon continuation of donor fundingREPORTS TO:        Director of Finance, Grants, and Administration GENERAL: Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. Since the 1980s, Winrock has been working, in partnership with the government of Bangladesh, to strengthen agriculture, aquaculture, trade, safe migration, and natural resource management sectors. Its work also protects human rights and expands inclusive access to economic opportunities.   The U.S. Department of State-funded Strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Responses for Online Recruitment into Criminal Operations (SHOTORKO) will address trafficking in persons for forced criminality in Bangladesh by strengthening capacities to investigate and prosecute online scamming crimes; improving survivor protection; increasing victim identification and support services to prevent re-victimization; combatting fraudulent recruitment raising awareness and improving online safeguards; and facilitating private-sector partnerships.  Winrock International is recruiting a Grants, Procurement, and Operations Manager (GPOM) for the SHOTORKO project. The GPOM will support the project’s overall objective to combat trafficking of Bangladeshis for forced criminality (FC) in online scam operations (OSOs). The project will do so by:   <ul><li>Strengthening Bangladeshi stakeholder capacities and institutions to investigate and prosecute trafficking in persons (TIP) for FC in OSOs;</li><li>Improving the identification, support, and referrals of TIP for FC in OSOs survivors to tailored protection care reinforcing repatriation, reintegration, and avoiding revictimization;</li><li>Combatting and preventing fraudulent, deceptive employment recruitment for OSOs, increasing awareness of TIP OSO, improving online safeguards; and</li><li>Building effective, durable partnerships that disrupt TIP and reduce OSO expansion.</li></ul> This is a local/national position and is not eligible for international allowances or relocation allowances.  POSITION SUMMARY: The Grants, Procurement, and Operations Manager (GPOM) will manage SHOTORKO’s in-country grants, procurement, and operational functions in close coordination with the Director of Finance, Grants, and Administration (DFGA). The GPOM will strengthen grant recipients’ capacity and systems while supporting their contributions to project outcomes. The role will support financial management, general office services, and organized recordkeeping in accordance with Winrock International and U.S. Department of State policies and procedures. Responsibilities include monitoring grant recipient performance; managing solicitations, assessments, and grants processes, including the competitive selection review process; supporting technical teams in grant oversight; developing capacity-strengthening plans; ensuring compliance with Bangladesh and U.S. government requirements; and managing procurement and operations in response to project needs. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Grants Management <ul><li>Supports the local publication of grant opportunities and solicitation of bids from qualified applicants;</li><li>Coordinates and manages the review of subgrant proposals to identify the most qualified candidate(s);</li><li>Supports the development, analysis, review, and negotiation of project grant documents;</li><li>Ensures grants comply with Bangladesh and U.S. government rules and regulations and with Winrock International policies;</li><li>Assists in the preparation of grant recipient budgets, scopes of works, and budget and scope of work modifications;</li><li>Monitors grants to ensure they are on track to hit their financial targets and achieve their programmatic goals;</li><li>Modifies grants as needed in accordance with the polices of Winrock International and the donor;</li><li>Supports capacity building of local grant recipient organizations through regular communication and visits, compliance assessments, and advice on financial, administrative, and programmatic processes;</li><li>Reviews grantees’ financial reports and funding requests, reconciles invoices with workplans, and ensures prompt payments;</li><li>Maintains grants tracker;</li><li>Organizes and maintains all grant recipient files in accordance with Winrock’s grants manual, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and U.S. government requirements;</li><li>Monitors grant recipient non-expendable inventories to ensure compliance with inventory management standards;</li><li>Facilitates the grant closeout process in alignment with Winrock and the U.S. government policies and procedures; and</li><li>Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.</li></ul> Procurement and Operations <ul><li>Prepares purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and payment requests for goods and services as needed for program activities, consultants, and administration/logistics, ensuring compliance with Winrock and donor policies;</li></ul><ul><li>Prepares solicitation of vendor quotes in compliance with Winrock’s procurement guidelines, including working with staff to identify requirements, specifications, and potential vendors for a competitive selection process;</li></ul><ul><li>Coordinates the formation and activities of staff procurement committees, clearly defining members’ roles and responsibilities and ensuring appropriate review, selection, and documentation throughout the procurement process;</li><li>Prepares and submits procurement documentation and tracks it through review and approval to support timely procurement decisions and implementation;</li><li>Reviews all vouchers prepared by the implementing partners (disbursement, receipt, and general journal vouchers) for expenditures and ensures that expenses are reasonable, allowable, and allocable to the project;</li><li>Develops and implements office administrative and personnel systems;</li><li>Liaises with the DFGA and the Project Director to ensure the project needs are being met in terms of procurement, contracts, and operations;</li><li>Finalizes FD2, FD4, and FD6 documents and prepares the annual organizational accounts as and when needed;</li><li>Supports relevant staff in monitoring procurement deliverables, service quality, and payments to ensure that procurement agreements are properly implemented; and</li></ul><ul><li>Oversee property, including up-to-date inventory reports submitted to the Head Office and/or regional team on a quarterly basis or as required.</li></ul> QUALIFICATIONS:  Education:<ul><li>Master’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.</li><li>Part Qualified CMA/C.A-C.C will be given preference.</li></ul>Work Experience:<ul><li>A minimum of six years of experience in grants, procurement, and operations management for international development organizations.</li><li>Experience managing U.S. government-funded grants is strongly preferred.</li><li>Extensive experience in working with NGOAB and sound knowledge of rules and regulations of NGOAB.</li><li>Knowledge of General Audit Standards (GAAP) and the U.S. government rules and regulations is strongly preferred.</li><li>Experience in providing capacity strengthening to local organizations through assessments and trainings.</li></ul> Skills/Knowledge:<ul><li>Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork.</li><li>Fluency in oral and written English.</li><li>Willingness to travel regularly within Bangladesh.</li><li>Interest in and enthusiasm for the mission of the SHOTORKO project.</li><li>Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and manage multiple competing priorities and activities.</li></ul> Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible but no later than 01 November 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  Winrock is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal treatment for all people. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by law.  At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.

Grants, Procurement, and Operations Manager, SHOTORKO project

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