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The CEO of a Subdistrict in Pabna Sadar, Pabna, Bangladesh.

( UNO) Upazila Nirbahi Officer

Bangladesh Civil Service, Batch: 35

This study attempts to examine the role of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) in the coordination process at Upazila administration in Bangladesh from the perspective of other Upazila-based officers. Upazila is an important tier of field administration in Bangladesh. It has the offices of all the nation-building departments of national government and it serves as a focal point of development administration. As a representative of the national government, the UNO is assumed to be a coordinating officer at the Upazila level. He/she plays an important role in coordinating with other Upazila-based officers for the smooth implementation of policies/programs/projects of the national government at the Upazila. The UNO also maintains vertical and horizontal coordination through some processes and practices. In this study, UNO’s role as coordinator in achieving coordination with other Upazila officers has been analyzed under the Upazila Development Coordination Committee framework. The study also intends to explore the factors affecting UNO’s role as coordinator. The study reveals that factors like SOP, Direct Contact, Supervision, and Trust have influenced UNO’s role as coordinator in the existing process and practice of coordination of Upazila administration. Trust has been viewed in terms of confidence, cooperation, and performance of the UNO from the perspective of Upazila-based officers. The study also identified the processes and practices of coordination the UNO follows in maintaining coordination with other officers. The commonly used processes include coordination meetings, inspection, informal contact, and supervision. It also reveals that practices like visits, feedback, and consultation are commonly practiced in achieving coordination with other Upazila-level officers. The study has found that there has been a somewhat more moderate level of coordination between the UNO and other Upazila officers in the existing process and practices of coordination in Upazila administration in Bangladesh. It observes that informal communication, direct contact, supervision, and trust have played a very positive role in facilitating UNO’s role as coordinator in Upazila administration. To assess the level of coordination between the UNO and other Upazila officers the study takes the UNO’s role as coordinator as the dependent variable and SOP,

Direct Contact, Supervision, and Trust have been used as independent variables. To establish the relationship between the dependent and independent variables a correlation test has been conducted. The study shows that Direct Contact, Supervision, and Trust are strongly correlated whereas SOP is not significantly correlated. It means that SOP needs to be made more specific, self-contained, and clear-cut to facilitate the process of achieving the desired level of coordination between the UNO and other Upazila officers. The study also identifies that some factors like the absence of clear-cut directives for coordination, lack of mutual trust, lack of informal contact, and cadre distinction hamper UNO’s role as coordinator in the Upazila administration. If these factors are addressed proper coordination between the UNO and other Upazila officers will be achieved. The study argues that the provision of clear-cut directives for coordination, strong supervision, better functioning of the committee, and informal communication can be important means for achieving effective coordination between the UNO and other Upazila-based officers in Bangladesh. However, proper coordination is required between the UNO and other Upazila-based officers for the smooth implementation of policies/programs/projects of the national government at the Upazila level. Hence the UNO and other Upazila-based officers need to work together to harmonize the relationship between the UNO and other Upazila-based officers. To enhance the level of coordination between the UNO and other Upazila officers, some measures like the provision of specific and clear-cut directives for coordination, use of informal communication, extensive supervision, mutual trust, and promotion of professionalism and related skills need to be addressed. If these measures are taken into account, there will be a desired level of coordination between the UNO and other Upazila-level officers. It will ultimately lead to smooth implementation of the policies/programs/projects of the national government.

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