Chief Operating Officer
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Exec. / Management, Business Administration, Agriculture, Banking / Finance, Economics
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: $3000 - $3500 Other Benefits + Based on Experience
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation of UKMAC's strategic plan, annual operating plan, and Union priorities.
- Oversee the operational performance, governance compliance, and sustainability of all member MACs.
- Coordinate and supervise the activities of Finance, Agronomy, Supply Chain, and other operational functions of UKMAC.
- Monitor organizational performance indicators and ensure achievement of strategic targets across the UKMAC network.
- Lead the establishment, onboarding, and development of new MACs and strengthen existing member communities.
- Develop and strengthen governance systems, operational procedures, Market Linkage, and performance management frameworks across member MACs.
- Conduct regular field missions and monitoring visits to member MACs to assess performance, identify challenges, and support organizational development.
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with government agencies, development partners, financial institutions, academic institutions, and private sector stakeholders.
- Support resource mobilization, investment attraction, commercialization initiatives, and business development opportunities for UKMAC and member MACs.
- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, financial, and governance requirements.
- Lead the development and implementation of Union performance management systems for member MACs.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, governance requirements, cooperative regulations, and applicable laws.
- Support investment attraction, strategic partnerships, and commercialization initiatives to strengthen the UKMAC network.
- Report operational performance, recommendations, and strategic updates to the President and Board of Directors.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
- Travel and mission-related allowances are provided in accordance with UKMAC policies and approved assignments.
- Opportunity to hold a leadership role within a growing national agricultural union.
- Opportunity to contribute directly to strengthening Cambodia's agricultural sector and improving farmers' livelihoods.
- Opportunity to contribute to sustainable agriculture and community development in Cambodia.
- Exposure to national-level agricultural development, cooperative governance, and agribusiness initiatives.
- Opportunity to work closely with government agencies, development partners, academic institutions, and private-sector stakeholders.
- Dynamic and collaborative working environment.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good is required
- Khmer - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Management, Business Administration, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Economics, Finance, or a related field
- Master's Degree is preferred
Work History:
- Senior management experience in agriculture, agribusiness, cooperatives, rural development, or related sectors for 10 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Proven experience managing multi-location operations, large teams, or organizational networks.
- Strong knowledge of agribusiness operations, agricultural value chains, market linkage, budgeting, risk management, financial management, governance, and organizational performance management.
- Experience working with government, development partners, financial institutions, investors, and private-sector stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Khmer and English
- Willingness to travel regularly to field operations.
Soft Skills
- Strong leadership, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills.
Head of Agronomy
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Agriculture, Agriculture - Agronomy, Exec. / Management
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: $2000 - $2500 Other Benefits + Based on Experience
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead UKMAC’s agronomy strategy, crop production systems, and technical standards across all member MACs.
- Develop and standardize crop production SOPs and technical protocols covering land preparation, variety selection, planting, soil fertility, crop nutrition, irrigation/fertigation, IPM, harvesting, and post-harvest practices.
- Lead technical production planning, including cropping calendars, production targets, input requirements, and expected yield and quality standards for priority crops.
- Provide expert technical guidance on crop health, pest and disease management, soil and nutrient management, water management, yield improvement, and production efficiency.
- Monitor and analyze crop performance, yield, quality, input use, production efficiency, and agronomic risks, and lead corrective actions when technical or production problems occur.
- Lead the implementation of GAP, IPM, climate-smart agriculture, food safety, traceability, and sustainable production practices across member MACs.
- Supervise and provide technical leadership to Regional Heads of Agronomy, agronomists, farm technical teams, and technical consultants, ensuring consistent standards and practices.
- Conduct regular field inspections, crop assessments, technical audits, and root-cause analysis of major production problems and provide practical technical solutions.
- Evaluate and validate crop varieties, agricultural inputs, technologies, and production methods before recommending wider adoption across UKMAC.
- Lead agronomic assessments and technical planning for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of farms and crop production areas within member MACs.
- Coordinate with the Head of Value Chain to ensure crop selection, production volumes, quality, and harvest timing are technically feasible and aligned with market requirements.
- Prepare technical performance reports, production risk assessments, and strategic agronomic recommendations for the COO and senior management.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
- Travel and mission-related allowances are provided in accordance with UKMAC policies and approved assignments.
- Opportunity to hold a leadership role within a growing national agricultural union.
- Opportunity to contribute directly to strengthening Cambodia's agricultural sector and improving farmers' livelihoods.
- Opportunity to contribute to sustainable agriculture and community development in Cambodia.
- Professional development, training, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Exposure to national-level agricultural development, cooperative governance, and agribusiness initiatives.
- Opportunity to work closely with government agencies, development partners, academic institutions, and private-sector stakeholders.
- Dynamic and collaborative working environment.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
- Khmer - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Science, Agricultural Science, or a related field is required
- Master's Degree is preferred
Work History:
- Agronomy, crop production, or commercial farming, including senior technical or management experience for over 10 years is required
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Proven experience leading agronomists, technical teams, and/or multi-site crop production operations.
- Strong practical knowledge of crop production, IPM, crop nutrition, soil management, irrigation/fertigation, crop health, GAP, and yield optimization.
- Proven ability to develop and implement crop production plans, cropping calendars, SOPs, technical standards, and corrective actions.
- Experience with commercial farms, agricultural cooperatives, producer organizations, or large-scale farmer production systems.
- Strong Report Planning, Risk Assessment, and Technical Recommendations.
- Proficiency in Khmer and English,
- Willingness to travel regularly to member MACs and production sites.
Soft Skills
- Strong technical problem-solving, analytical, leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
Head Of Value Chain
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Agriculture, Business Administration, Economics
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: $2000 - $2500 Other Benefits + Based on Experience
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop and lead UKMAC’s crop value-chain, market linkage, and commercialization strategy across member MACs.
- Conduct market analysis and demand forecasting to identify priority crops, buyer requirements, market trends, pricing, and commercial opportunities.
- Lead market-oriented production and supply planning, aligning crop volumes, quality, harvest timing, and delivery schedules with buyer demand.
- Develop and manage relationships with wholesalers, retailers, processors, exporters, institutional buyers, and other strategic markets.
- Lead negotiation and management of offtake agreements, supply contracts, and contract farming arrangements to secure sustainable markets for member MACs.
- Develop and coordinate aggregation, collection, grading, packaging, storage, transportation, and distribution systems from member MACs to markets.
- Monitor market prices, supply volumes, value-chain costs, margins, sales performance, and buyer fulfillment to improve competitiveness and member profitability.
- Coordinate with the Head of Agronomy to ensure crop selection, production plans, quality standards, and harvest schedules are technically feasible and aligned with market requirements.
- Identify opportunities for value addition, processing, packaging, branding, and new market development for UKMAC priority crops.
- Establish and strengthen commercial partnerships with buyers, processors, exporters, logistics providers, input suppliers, financial institutions, government agencies, and development partners.
- Establish and monitor value-chain and commercial KPIs, including contracted volumes, delivered volumes, rejection rates, sales value, market prices, margins, and supply performance.
- Prepare market intelligence, value chain performance reports, commercial risks, and strategic recommendations for the COO and senior management.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
- Travel and mission-related allowances are provided in accordance with UKMAC policies and approved assignments.
- Opportunity to hold a leadership role within a growing national agricultural union.
- Opportunity to contribute directly to strengthening Cambodia's agricultural sector and improving farmers' livelihoods.
- Opportunity to contribute to sustainable agriculture and community development in Cambodia.
- Professional development, training, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Exposure to national-level agricultural development, cooperative governance, and agribusiness initiatives.
- Opportunity to work closely with government agencies, development partners, academic institutions, and private-sector stakeholders.
- Dynamic and collaborative working environment.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good is required
- Khmer - Good
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree is preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Agriculture, Supply Chain Management, Economics, or a related field is required
Work History:
- Crop Value Chain Specialist in Agribusiness and Farming for 5 to 10 years is required
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Proven experience in market linkage, buyer engagement, contract farming, aggregation, and agricultural supply planning.
- Strong understanding of crop markets, pricing, quality requirements, post-harvest handling, logistics, and agricultural value-chain economics.
- Proven ability to develop market-oriented production plans, commercial partnerships, supply agreements, and value-chain strategies.
- Experience working with farmers, agricultural cooperatives, agribusinesses, processors, wholesalers, retailers, exporters, or institutional buyers.
- Proficiency in Khmer and English, with willingness to travel regularly to member MACs, production areas, and markets.
Soft Skills
- Strong commercial analysis, negotiation, stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Regional Head of Agronomy (3 Positions)
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Agriculture, Agriculture - Agronomy, Agriculture - Cultivation
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: $1500 - $2000 Other Benefits + Based on Experience
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and supervision to agronomists and crop production teams across member MACs within the assigned region.
- Implement and monitor UKMAC crop production SOPs, cropping calendars, technical standards, and production plans across assigned MACs.
- Monitor crop health, yield, quality, input use, and overall agronomic performance, and ensure timely corrective actions where performance falls below target.
- Conduct regular field inspections and technical assessments to identify production constraints and provide practical solutions to crop problems.
- Provide technical guidance on IPM, pest and disease management, soil fertility, crop nutrition, irrigation/fertigation, and yield improvement.
- Ensure implementation and compliance with GAP, IPM, climate-smart agriculture, food safety, traceability, and sustainable production practices.
- Lead regional response to significant pest and disease outbreaks, crop failures, climate-related risks, and other technical production issues, escalating major risks to the Head of Agronomy when required.
- Guide and coach agronomists and farm technical teams, and coordinate technical demonstrations and training based on identified production needs.
- Support technical assessments and production planning for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of member MAC production areas within the region.
- Consolidate and analyze regional production and agronomic data, and report crop performance, technical risks, corrective actions, and recommendations to the Head of Agronomy.
- Coordinate with relevant UKMAC functions and local stakeholders to ensure regional crop production activities are effectively implemented and aligned with UKMAC standards.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
- Performance-based incentives (where applicable).
- Travel and mission-related allowances are provided in accordance with UKMAC policies and approved assignments.
- Opportunity to hold a leadership role within a growing national agricultural union.
- Opportunity to contribute directly to strengthening Cambodia's agricultural sector and improving farmers' livelihoods.
- Opportunity to contribute to sustainable agriculture and community development in Cambodia.
- Professional development, training, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Exposure to national-level agricultural development, cooperative governance, and agribusiness initiatives.
- Opportunity to work closely with government agencies, development partners, academic institutions, and private-sector stakeholders.
- Dynamic and collaborative working environment.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
- Khmer - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in in Agronomy, Crop Science, Agriculture, Plant Science, or a related field is required
- Master's Degree is preferred
Work History:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in agronomy, crop production, or commercial farming, with practical field experience in Agribusiness and Farming for 5 years is preferred
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Proven experience supervising agronomists, field technicians, or crop production teams and supporting multi-site or farmer-based production.
- Strong practical knowledge of crop production, IPM, pest and disease management, soil fertility, crop nutrition, irrigation/fertigation, GAP, and sustainable farming practices.
- Ability to monitor and analyze crop health, yield, quality, input use, and field performance, identify technical problems, and recommend corrective actions.
- Experience developing or implementing crop production plans, cropping calendars, SOPs, and technical standards.
- Strong report planning, risk assessment, and technical recommendations.
- Proficiency in Khmer and English
- Willingness to travel regularly across assigned MACs and production areas.
Soft Skills
- Strong technical problem-solving, leadership, coaching, communication, analytical, and reporting skills.
