Job offer: Enterprise Development Manager


Announced
17/01/20256 days ago
Job Status
Employee
Job Type
Full Time
Expiration Date
13/02/2025 21 days left
Job Category
Job Location
Job Title
Enterprise Development Manager
Work At
Branch of Cowater International Inc.
Job Presentation

Are you a team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Are you looking to grow and develop your skills in the development sector? Join our dynamic team to support impactful enterprises’ development.

The Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED) is Australia’s flagship economic development program in Cambodia. CAPRED is seeking a highly motivated Enterprise Development Manager to play a crucial role in managing enterprise development work.

CAPRED supports Cambodia’s resilient, inclusive and sustainable economic growth through our work in agriculture, agro-processing, trade, investment, enterprise development, water, energy, policy, climate resilience, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion. To learn more about the program, visit website

Reports to: Trade, Investment and Agri-food Innovation Lead

Period of Assignment: February 2025 – January 2026

Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension

Position Summary

CAPRED is seeking to recruit a proactive, highly qualified and experienced individual for the position of Enterprise Development Manager. The selected candidate will play a crucial role in managing CAPRED’s growing portfolio of enterprise development initiatives to support government to address key challenges faced by private sectors. The ideal candidate must have experienced working in a team environment, and engaging with government and the private sector. Key duties include facilitating with RGC, especially Ministry of Industries, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) to promote streamline public services, supporting the implementation of the Cambodian Strategy on Informal Economy Development, support RGC to collect feedback and evidence-based insight for informed decision making. The role will also work closely with the private sector to help them integrate into the regional supply chain, promote export and investment opportunities and linkages with global and regional actors.

The role will be based in Cambodia (Phnom Penh and potentially some travel to provincial and/or international locations). This is a one-year-term position with possible extension. The Enterprise Development Manager will report to Trade, Investment and Agri-food Innovation Lead.

Duties

  • Operates with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Innovate: develop new policies effective programs, and approaches and pitch these ideas to senior management.
  • Guides team members on facility development across related program areas; assess program effectiveness and recommend new initiatives.
  • Work with the team to coordinate monthly budget delivery and monitoring of the annual budget.
  • Assess project proposals for quality and consistency. Identifies project delivery issues and ensures effective coordination of project resources.
  • Lead/work on certain interventions developed to enhance competitiveness of agri-food processing, promote trade and investment sector, through managing / supporting implementation of interventions.
  • Coordinate with MISTI, CAPRED partners and relevant RGC in improving policy effectiveness and the use of evidence.
  • Explore opportunities to integrate GEDSI and climate resilience into investment works of trade, investment, agri-food innovation and enterprise development projects.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Trade, Investment and Agri-food Innovation lead.

Requirements

  • Qualifications
  • At least bachelor’s degree in business administration, international business management, Economic Development, Law, Public Policy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Global Food and Agribusiness, International Trade, or a related field.
  • Essential Criteria
  • At least five to seven years of professional experience in working with businesses in Cambodia, including an understanding of business licensing procedures and requirements.
  • Excellent knowledge (including first-hand experience) of the opportunities and challenges faced by growing enterprises in Cambodia.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate a team and support members in producing high-quality outputs, with minimal supervision, in a multicultural and diverse environment.
  • High-level stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with private sector entities and RGC partners (e.g. MISTI, MOC, MEF, CDC, and/or MAFF), and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build effective relationships at various levels.
  • Proven ability to represent an organisation in public settings, coordinate tasks across different working groups, and integrate Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and Climate Resilience principles into programming (highly desirable).
  • Excellent proficiency in both Khmer and English (writing and speaking), with experience in law firms or licensing/business registration agencies (highly desirable).
  • Flexible, professional, and team-oriented, with a proven ability to work collaboratively and achieve real results in a dynamic, results-driven environment.
  • Desirable Criteria
  • Being familiar with Australian economic development programs related to investment works of trade, investment, agri-food innovation is an advantage but not necessary.
  • Having real life experience in Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) integration in planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation would be an advantage.

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