Deputy Facility Director
- Career Category: Exec. / Management, Business Administration, Economics
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Reports to: Facility Director
Location: Phnom Penh, with some travel to Cambodian provinces
Duration: One year, with possibility for extension up to an additional three yearsbased on performance and program requirements
Contractual arrangement: Open to both Cambodian nationals and international applicants
The Deputy Facility Director will support the Facility Director in providing overall strategic, technical, and operational leadership of the CAPRED Facility. As a member of the senior leadership team, the Deputy Facility Director plays a key role in ensuring the effective management and delivery of CAPRED's portfolio of interventions, maintaining alignment with Facility objectives, and fostering collaboration across technical, operational, and cross-cutting functions.
The role is responsible for supporting implementation performance, strengthening internal coordination and processes, encouraging adaptive and participatory management and organisational learning, and ensuring that Facility resources are effectively deployed to achieve results. The Deputy FacilityDirector will represent
CAPRED with government counterparts, DFAT, private sector partners, and other stakeholders as delegated and may act on behalf of the Facility Director when required.
The position requires a highly capable leader with strong programme management experience, sound judgement, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to operate effectively within a complex and dynamic development environment.
- Strategy and management
- Help the Facility Director set CAPRED's direction and priorities.
- Turn CAPRED's End of Facility Outcomes into clear, well-designed investments and activities.
- Guide annual planning, budgeting, forecasting and portfolio reviews so resources match priorities.
- Keep technical, cross-cutting and operations teams working towards common goals.
- Track performance, resolve bottlenecks and act early on risks.
- Use evidence and learning to adjust CAPRED's work and improve results.
- Act for the Facility Director when delegated, including during absences.
- Program delivery and operations
- Oversee cross cutting units (operations, MEL, communication, GEDSI and climate resilience) as well as additional delegated work and keep delivery timely, efficient and sound.
- Work with the Chief Operating Officer on finance, procurement, grants, contracts, human resources, administration and compliance.
- Coordinate work plans, budgets, forecasts, reports and performance reviews.
- Prepare clear, accurate reports and other required material for DFAT and Cowater, including Payment by Results submissions.
- Spot delivery problems early and bring the right teams together to solve them.
- Set clear expectations and build a cooperative, accountable workplace.
- Technical quality, learning and performance
- Help portfolio leads design evidence-based work that serves CAPRED's aims and are sustainable.
- Oversee portfolios, strategic initiatives or cross-cutting work assigned by the Facility Director.
- Build GEDSI, climate resilience, safeguarding and sustainability into CAPRED's work.
- Work with MERL and Communications to produce useful evidence, share lessons and explain CAPRED's work clearly.
- Improve the design, delivery and performance of interventions.
- Make room for new ideas, honest reflection and shared learning.
- Stakeholders and partnerships
- Build strong working relationships with the Royal Government of Cambodia, DFAT, businesses, development partners, researchers and civil society.
- Use policy discussions and partnerships to advance CAPRED's aims.
- Find practical opportunities for joint work, new ideas and investment.
- Represent CAPRED at meetings, working groups, forums and consultations as requested.
- Explain CAPRED's results, lessons and priorities to key audiences.
- Compliance, risk and governancePeople and teams
- Lead and mentor staff, with clear expectations and room to grow.
- Help manage staff performance with the Facility Director, Chief Operating Officer and relevant managers.
- Build an inclusive workplace that puts GEDSI principles into practice.
- Improve how teams work together and support staff wellbeing.
- Compliance, risk and governance
- Make sure CAPRED's work follows DFAT, Cowater and CAPRED rules and contract terms.
- Manage operational, financial, safeguarding, reputational and delivery risks.
- Uphold sound governance, accountability, transparency, ethics and value for money.
- Keep clear records and be ready for audit.
- Make environmental sustainability and climate action part of CAPRED's programs and operations.
- Master's Degree in economics, public policy, international development, business administration, management, or a related discipline
- Progressively responsible experience in international development, economic development, public policy, or a related field, preferably within the Asia-Pacific region for 10 years as a minimum
- Senior management experience with responsibility for program delivery, team leadership, and stakeholder engagement for 5 years as a minimum
- Strong Demonstrated experience in program management, senior leadership, or executive management within a development context.
- Demonstrated experience in overseeing program operations, GEDSI, MERL and other cross-cutting themes such as climate resilience.
- The candidate must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate complex, multi-sectoral initiatives involving diverse stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate strategy into implementation and results.
- Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with senior government officials, donors, private sector actors, and development partners.
- Experience managing donor-funded programs, preferably DFAT-funded programs.
- Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of GEDSI principles and inclusive development approaches.
- Experience working in Cambodia or Southeast Asia.
- Experience supporting policy reform, institutional strengthening, or private sector development initiatives.
- Understanding of adaptive management, results measurement, and learning approaches.
- A quick learner with strong intellectual curiosity and a passion for development, inclusion, and evidence-based programming.
- Proven ability to work as a collaborative and trusted member of a diverse and highly skilled senior management team with the ability to foster teamwork and team cohesion.
- Excellent communication skills — you can explain complex ideas simply and engage diverse audiences.
- Detail-oriented and organised, able to manage multiple tasks with a proactive and solution-focused mindset.
- Comfortable with uncertainty and complexity, ready to adapt, decide, and grow in a fast-paced environment.
