CHWA Executive Director
Position Summary Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
Date: 2024
Reports To: CHWA President of Board of Directors and Donors
OBJECTIVE
Operational and strategic management of the association’s development to provide services to improve the socio-economic well-being of informal workers (artisans/home based workers/ sub-contract workers).
- Advocacy
- Advocate and ensure home-based workers access to social protection services of the national social security fund schemes.
- Livelihood
- Design/Production
- To work collaboratively with the Production Design trainer, consultants and member organizations’ staff in developing design plans for members
- To work with the PD trainer, consultants and member organizations’ staff in development of systems for production scheduling including quality control
- Marketing
- To work with the Marketing Manager and consultants in developing marketing strategies and a comprehensive marketing plan for the CHWA.
- Asist and enable members to access to local and international market
- Leadership
- Motivate and assist the CHWA member organizations/groups/individuals in the development of their income generation projects/business
- Organize and actively participate in weekly meetings with the CHWA staff team to build the team capacity
- Organize the agenda and minutes and active participation in monthly association meetings with the member organizations/groups/individuals
- Develop and maintain relationships with Government Ministries, in particular the Ministry of: MOLVT, MOSALY, MOWA, MOI and others as deemed necessary
- Develop and maintain relationships with affiliated International and National NGOs that have income generation projects related to craft production in Cambodia
- Develop and maintain relationships with affiliated private sector business that may utilize member organizations for production
- Develop and maintain relationships with affiliated international associations or bodies and International NGOs that are working in the promotion of artisans’ products and advocacy of disability and fair trade issues
- Represent views of members at local, national and international level
- Organizational Development/Management
- Organize a yearly evaluation of the strategic plan with the CHWA chair person, committee and CHWA staff
- Recruit and manage all staff employed by the CHWA and development of CHWA yearly staff evaluation procedures
- Coordinate the organizational development of the CHWA as a legal entity with the support of the CHWA members and HNSEA, HomeNet International and donors
- Report to the CHWA membership by writing and distributing a regular newsletter
- Submit a written report to HNSEA as per format provided and line ministries
- Inform HNSEA/CHWA chairperson about progress and problems arising within in the CHWA
- Hold yearly CHWA annual General Meeting subject to budget availability.
- Finance/admin
- Submit a quarterly written expenses report to donors as per format provided and President of CHWA Committee
- Initiate and participate in fundraising activities both within Cambodia and internationally to secure project funding
- Make projections and monitor the donors/CHWA budget
- Work with finance consultant and staff in the development of financial policy and systems for the association
- Authorize all CHWA expenditure in accordance with CHWA financial policy
- Other Duties
- Perform additional tasks as deemed appropriate by the CHWA chairperson
- Implementation of the strategic plan activities that are not within the responsibilities of CHWA staff
- Tertiary qualification in a field related to the above responsibilities
- Minimum 3 years experience preferably in related craft industry
- Minimum 3 years experience working in project management
- Bi lingual in English and Khmer language
- Computer literacy
- Current passport
- Professional image
- Reliable and honest
- Manage multiple priorities
- Strong leadership skills
- Strategic planning experience
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Interest in disability and fair-trade issues
- Passion for advocacy, art/craft and social protection!
