Job offer: Country Representative

Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities.

We are looking for a Country Representative to lead our well-established country programme in Cambodia.

We need a pro-active manager to manage various project deliveries and represent Cord in Cambodia. The Country Representative will have responsibility for operations and programme management alongside programme development and will be a member of the extended global leadership team. 

We are looking for an inspirational leader with a proven track record in management and delivery of peacebuilding projects, alongside experience of working with civil society organizations in Cambodia.

SALARY:  $3,060 basic salary Plus, benefits package differing for national or international staff

Location:  Phnom Penh, Cambodia Occasional internal and international travel

Contract:  24 months, full time

Duties

• Programme Development​
• Lead on shaping and implementing Cord’s strategy and programme in Cambodia, including designing programme concepts, identifying funding opportunities & securing new programme funding​
• Actively prepare submissions & funding proposals ​
• Liaise with priority donors in collaboration with the Regional Representative & PDG to maintain and establish strong relationships ​
• Work in close coordination with Cambodia and SEA regional programmes teams ​
• Take responsibility for the financial feasibility of the programme and ensure financial sustainability​
• Lead on external communications plan and visibility actions to raise the profile of programmatic impact ​
• Programme Management​
• Lead the implementation of Cord programmes feeding into Cord’s global strategy​
• Take the lead in donor reporting, ensuring timely and accurate submissions that meet donor requirements. ​
• Oversee comprehensive project budget management, including planning expenditures and forecasting upcoming costs, while ensuring full compliance with budgetary regulations and maximizing the impact of project resources. ​
• Build & maintain strong relationships with partners and facilitate partner capacity development​
• Lead on the local implementation of Cord’s Organisational monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (OMEAL) approach to ensure there is clear evidence of the impact of Cord’s work​
• Operational Management​
• Oversee Cord’s Operations in Cambodia are implemented in a compliant way and to a high standard & lead on the registration process for Cord in Cambodia​
• Lead Financial operations including preparation of the annual Cord Cambodia country budget, maintenance of a 3-year budget horizon and input to proposal budgets to ensure project and organisational costs are well planned for​
• Implement routine internal audit functions and undertake occasional spot checks​
• Actively engage with the Leadership Team and Programme Development Group about programme and operational resource needs​
• In consultation with the Leadership Team be responsible for operational areas including Health and Safety, security, IT, Facilities and safeguarding
• Team Leadership​
• Participate in the Global Extended Leadership Team (ELT) to support Cord’s Strategic Priorities​
• Provide inspiration, encouragement, direction & leadership to the Cord Cambodia team​
• Lead on Cord’s values & culture by personally modelling these to the Cord team & external stakeholders ​
• Represent Cord Cambodia with authority and professionalism both externally and internally​
• Ensure human resource efficiency and quality output, manage the team structure strategically to meet resourcing needs, identify development opportunities and capacity gaps

Requirements

• Knowledge
• Extensive understanding of the contemporary socio-political context of Cambodia, or similar Mekong or ASEAN region contexts​
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant field of study is a plus​
• Familiarity with a wide range of international development actors, their mode of operation and their policy instruments​
• Detailed understanding of collaborative processes, principles of relationship management and the formation of partnerships
• Experience
• Experience in supporting civil society or individual freedoms, preferably in Cambodia ​
• Previous experience leading teams in an international development setting or a minimum of 3 years in a senior programme management role​
• Experience in managing complex multi-donor funded programmes​
• Extensive experience in the following: peacebuilding, capacity development, international development, organisational development and/or business development
• Skills / Abilities​
• Ability to develop, and follow through HR, administrative, logistical and financial systems with staff​
• Financial management skills, with proven ability to develop and manage budgets​
• Proven ability at writing donor proposals and reports​
• Demonstrated communication, leadership and influencing skills​
• Demonstrated capacity to develop and promote shared values, a common perspective, respect and trust​
• Ability to enhance staff capacity and coach staff in cross-cultural context
• To be successful ….
• A proactive attitude and to be creative and participatory in problem solving​
• Knowledge of Cambodian culture and sensitivity to diverse cultures​
• Motivation to develop a range of stakeholders​
• Commitment to reflection and personal/professional development​
• Commitment to Cord’s mission and values, ability to lead by example​
• Willingness to travel within Cambodia and internationally
• Be open to support the LGBTQI+ community in your work