Insect Farming Specialist
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Agriculture, Community Development, Agriculture - Livestock, Agriculture - Animal Science
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Phnom Penh and travel to provinces
Schedule: Intermittent
Job Purpose: To provide guidance and support to the agricultural extension activities and work closely with the provincial extension team to develop commercial insect farming production model
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop and adapt small-scale and commercial insect farming production models that are technically feasible, cost-effective, and suitable for smallholder farmers particularly for crickets, grasshoppers, and black soldier flies
- Prepare insect farming guidelines: production manuals on breeding, feeding, housing, harvesting, and processing and delivering ToTs to extension staff, field facilitators, CAOs and hands-on coaching to smallholder farmers on insect breeding, feeding, housing, hygiene, harvesting, and processing techniques
- Support the establishment of pilot and demonstration insect farming units to showcase good practices and viable business models
- Promote quality control, food safety, and basic processing and storage standards to improve product quality and market acceptance
- Facilitate linkages between insect producers, buyers, feed suppliers, and processors to strengthen market access and value chain development
- Integrate insect farming into nutrition-sensitive agriculture and livelihood diversification activities, particularly for women and vulnerable households
- Document technical lessons, good practices, and operational challenges to support learning and scaling of insect farming.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in livestock production, entomology, animal science, or a related field, providing a strong technical foundation in insect biology, rearing systems, and feed production
Work History:
- Designing and supporting efficient and safe insect farming operations suitable for smallholder conditions, in insect farming systems, including breeding, feeding, housing, harvesting, processing, and basic quality control for 12 years
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Experience working with smallholder farmers, producer groups, or agribusinesses engaged in insect production
- Familiarity with local production conditions, market requirements, and regulatory standards
- Strong training and communication skills to effectively transfer technical knowledge and support farmers in adopting insect farming as a sustainable livelihood and nutrition option.
- Experiences working with Commune agriculture officers on training and capacity building
- Good English language skills and willingness to travel and work in remote areas.
Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Specialist
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Health/Medical, Agriculture, Rural development, Social Work, Community Development
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Phnom Penh and travel to provinces
Schedule: Intermittent
Job Purpose: To provide guidance and support to the agricultural extension activities and work closely with the provincial extension team to design training, production system, strengthening linkages between farming activities and proved household diets
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Integrate nutrition objectives into agricultural extension, training, and production systems to strengthen linkages between farming activities and improved household diets
- Promote the production and consumption of nutrient-dense crops, small livestock, fish, and insects aligned with local food preferences and nutrition gaps
- Support the development of home gardens, diversified farming models, and household food production systems, with particular attention to women’s roles and responsibilities
- Develop and deliver nutrition education and behavior change communication materials in collaboration with extension teams and local partners
- Strengthen the capacity of field facilitators, CAOs, and other extension staff to mainstream nutrition-sensitive approaches into their regular advisory services
- Monitor nutrition-related outcomes and practices among beneficiary households and use findings to improve program design and implementation
- Document good practices, lessons learned, and successful models of nutrition-sensitive agriculture for knowledge sharing.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in nutrition, agriculture, public health, rural development, or a related field, providing a strong academic foundation in food systems, nutrition, and agricultural livelihoods
- Master's Degree is preferred
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Strong experience in advanced training in nutrition, food security, or community health
- Have at least +15 Years of professional experience in Designing and implementing nutrition-sensitive agriculture programs, particularly those that link agricultural production with improved household diets and nutrition outcomes, promoting nutrient-dense crops, home gardens, small livestock, aquaculture, and diversified farming systems.
- Have a strong understanding of gender and social dimensions of nutrition, especially the roles of women in food production, preparation, and household decision-making.
- Experience working with extension services, community groups, and development partners
- Strong facilitation, training, and communication skills
- Strong experiences in effectively support farmers and field staff in integrating nutrition objectives into agricultural interventions.
- Good English language skills are required and a willingness to travel and work in remote areas.
Agriculture Finance Specialist
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Agriculture, Banking / Finance, Economics, Rural development
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Phnom Penh and travel to provinces
Schedule: Intermittent
Job Purpose: To provide guidance and support to the agricultural extension activities in design and operationalize green investment and financing mechanism model development related to climate smart agriculture
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Design and operationalize green investment and financing mechanisms, including grants, matching funds, and blended finance models, to support adoption of climate-resilient and nature-positive technologies.
- Develop clear eligibility criteria, appraisal procedures, and monitoring tools for assessing farmer and group investment proposals and financing applications.
- Facilitate linkages with producer groups, agribusinesses, and financial institutions such as banks, MFIs, and savings groups to improve access to affordable financial services.
- Support farmers and producer organizations in preparing simple business plans, cash flow projections, and investment proposals to strengthen their creditworthiness and develop and deliver financial literacy, enterprise management, and record-keeping training to farmers, with particular attention to women and vulnerable households.
- Promote the integration of climate and environmental risk considerations into agricultural financing and investment decisions.
- Support the selected participating financial institution (PFI) to design appropriate loan product (s) catering the financing needs of the project beneficiaries as well as loan package including underwriting model to loan products to be offered for project beneficiaries
- Develop loan portfolio monitoring mechanism for the selected PFI, obtain loan monitoring reports quarterly from the PFI and analyze it compared with project key performance indicators.
- Lead the design of the credit guarantee scheme that includes but not limited to coverage ratio, sharing order, process to claim and settle the loan default and provide the necessary training to the selected PFI loan officer to process loan application of project beneficiaries.
- Monitor the performance, repayment, and sustainability of supported investments and financing arrangements, and recommend corrective actions where necessary.
- Coordinate with PMU financial management staff to ensure compliance with government financial procedures.
- Document financial models, good practices, and lessons learned to support scaling and policy engagement.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in finance, economics, agribusiness, rural development, or a closely related field, providing a strong foundation in financial analysis, investment planning, and agricultural enterprise development as a minimum
Work History:
- Rural and agricultural finance, including designing and implementing financial products, credit schemes, grant mechanisms, or blended finance models for smallholder farmers and rural enterprises for 12 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Extensive experience working with microfinance institutions, banks, saving groups, cooperatives, and agribusinesses.
- Strong understanding of smallholder investment constraints, risk management, and cash flow cycles in agriculture.
- Strong experience in supporting farmers to prepare simple business plans and investment proposals
- Familiarity with green finance, climate finance, or environmentally sustainable investments
- Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills are required to effectively link farmers with financial services and support sustainable investment.
- Good English language skills are required and a willingness to travel and work in remote areas.
Early Childhood Development Specialist
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Child Protection, Social Work, Community Development, Rural development
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Phnom Penh and travel to provinces
Schedule: Intermittent
Job Purpose: Support project government officers in reporting to the PMU Director and coordinating with the PMU gender focal point and the provincial team for the design of and guidance in the implementation of the planned community preschool services and upgraded facilities to address the needs or rural households and more specifically to enable women to participate more effectively during training and other field activities supported by the project.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conduct assessments, through desk review and field visits, of key issues in the availability, quality, and demand for community preschools in project-targeted communes.
- Support PMU in the target provinces in establishing criteria to select pilot community preschools for capacity development and in strengthening and expanding services for smallholder farmers.
- Develop tools to assess facilities and services of selected community pre-schools, including surveys of teacher capacity, parent service preferences, and willingness to pay;
- Prepare a menu of options for project-support to enhance community preschool services and templates for Commune Councils/CCWCs to community preschool improvement plans.
- Conduct participatory assessments of pre-schools with selected Commune Councils and CCWCs, and to prioritize capacity-strengthening activities and supports.
- Conduct surveys and/or focus group discussions with parents to identify demand and willingness to pay to improve and expand community preschool services, including options to extend operating hours.
- Train Commune Councils and CCWC focal points to prepare community preschool improvement plans and develop project-support submissions.
- Conduct surveys and/or focus group discussions with parents to identify demand and willingness to pay to improve and expand community preschool services, including options to extend operating hours.
- Support to develop procedures to review and approve Commune Council requests for community preschool improvements to be supported by the project and develop tools to monitor implementation.
- Support Commune Councils/CCWC focal points in implementing prioritized community preschool improvement activities.
- Review available professional development training programs for preschool teachers from diverse sources, including training on childhood learning, and healthy diets. Plan preschool teacher training refresher programs, identify trainers, and supervise implementation.
- Support commune councils in mobilizing resources (commune budget, parent contributions) to ensure the sustainability of improved or expanded preschool services.
- Monitor implementation of community preschool activities and prepare reports.
- Prepare reports on community preschool activities and document learning and practices to share knowledge of priorities for enhancing community preschool services for smallholder farmers.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in social science with evidence of further study with a diploma in education sciences, early childhood, neuroscience, or psychology
- Master's Degree is preferred
Work History:
- Work experience working in or with community preschools or other early childhood education centers for 12 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Strong experience in project management and adult training, autonomy, rigor, and innovative capacity
- Advanced computer skills Ms. PowerPoint, Ms. Word and Ms. Excel
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills,
Soft Skills
- Willingness to undertake extensive fieldwork in the target communes.
Climate Change Adaptation Specialist
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Agriculture, Resources & Environment, Social Work, Community Development, Rural development
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Phnom Penh and travel to provinces
Schedule: Intermittent
Job Purpose: Provide technical advice, and lead implementation to ensure the appropriate sequencing and coordination of climate change adaptation considerations and activities across all project activities. Coordinate closely with relevant government agencies, to ensure coherence and alignment of activities with national and sub-national climate and DRR related frameworks.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide technical guidance to the PMU and implementing partners on integrating climate change adaptation and climate risk considerations
- Support the development and application of climate risk-informed planning approaches at commune and district levels, including integration into investments, infrastructure planning, and DRR systems.
- Ensure the use of relevant climate information (including forecasts and risk data) in project-supported planning, implementation, and decision-making processes.
- Contribute to the development of tools, guidance, and training materials to support climate-resilient practices and decision-making.
- Support capacity building of PMU staff, and other local stakeholders on climate change adaptation concepts and practical application.
- Review and provide technical inputs to project documents, plans, and proposals to ensure consistency with climate resilience objectives.
- Support the M&E to monitor and document climate-related outcomes and lessons learned, and support knowledge sharing and reporting.
- Support alignment of project activities with national climate change policies, strategies, and international commitments.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in environmental science, natural resource management, agriculture, climate change adaptation, or a related field as a minimum
Work History:
- Climate change adaptation, climate risk management, or resilience programming, preferably in Cambodia or the region for 15 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Strong experience in integrating climate considerations into development programs, including the design and implementation of climate adaptation in agricultural value chains or livelihood systems.
- Extensive experience working with government agencies and sub-national, along with a proven ability to deliver training, capacity building, and develop technical guidance materials related to climate change, DRR
- Excellent written and spoken English, and a willingness to undertake regular field visits in project areas.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical, coordination, and communication skills,
Provincial Finance Advisors (7 Positions)
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Banking / Finance, Accounting, Advisor / Individual Consultant
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: Negotiable
Schedule: Intermittent
Job Purpose: To provide guidance on the financing and fund flows at provincial level to support the implementation of all project activities in the province with project team leader.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Financial Management & Compliance: Advise project leadership, provincial facilitators, and working groups on aligning financial operations and fund flows with ADB loan/grant agreements and government regulations.
- Procurement & Contract Oversight: Guide execution and implementation teams on procurement procedures, contract management, and regulatory compliance to maintain operational standards.
- Audit & Technical Support: Assist ministry Project Directors and Managers in addressing audit findings, resolving financial or procurement issues, and delivering technical backstopping.
- Capacity Building & Coaching: Provide hands-on training and coaching to government staff and commune council staff on financial management, procurement execution, and disbursement documentation.
- Reporting & Administration: Prepare regular financial progress reports detailing operational status and recommendations, while executing additional tasks as directed by project team leader.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in finance and accounting with a Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant
Work History:
- Managing decentralized financial systems, procurement, and project administration for rural development programs for 15 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Regulatory & Compliance Mastery: In-depth knowledge of government SOPs, sub-national governance reforms, and ADB financial rules, policies, and procedures (with TSSD project experience preferred).
- Technical & Software Proficiency: High level of computer literacy, including advanced use of MS Office, financial databases, spreadsheets, and project management software.
- Communication & Mobility: Excellent written and spoken English, paired with a willingness to relocate and conduct regular field visits to remote rural communes and villages.
Provincial Green Investment Advisors (7 Positions)
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Advisor / Individual Consultant, Social Work, Rural development, Community Development
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: Negotiable
Schedule: Intermittent
Job Purpose: To provide guidance on livelihood support activities and coordinate closely with the Livelihood Improvement Support Team to support for the livelihood to smallholder farmers, facilitate access to the small grants to support investment in climate resilient technologies within the seven selected value chain commodities.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Examine the existing marketing channels and value chains for the selected priority commodities to confirm the potential opportunities for the adoption of climate resilient technologies and the funding requirements
- Establish the mechanisms for the delivery of the small grants for green investment in climate resilient technologies
- Develop a Small Grants Manual to document the procedures
- Support the delivery of the training and awareness raising activities on green investment to government in each province
- Collaborate with government staffs in the design of the on-farm demonstrations to identify opportunities for the integration of climate resilient design features.
- Facilitate the establishment of provincial working groups to assist the groups of smallholder farmers and formulation of small grant proposals and ensure that women and vulnerable groups will benefit from the delivery of the small grants.
- Provide on-going monitoring and support to ensure effective delivery of the funding for the small grants through the commune
- Attend the provincial/communal monthly coordination meetings
- Prepare reporting quarterly and annual progress reports.
- Maintain and make available an appropriate database to track the progress and activities
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in rural sociology and combination as a minimum
- Master's Degree is preferred
- Postgraduate Degree in agriculture and rural development
Work History:
- Green investment in agriculture and rural development, climate resilience technologies and green investments within the selected commodity value chains, and develop a Small Grants Manual to document the procedures for 12 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Extensive experience to implement projects supported by ADB and previous experience of working with the TSSD project will be preferred
- High level of computer literacy and in the use of MS Excel and Office applications.
- Excellent English communication skills, written and spoken.
- Happy to work in rural areas and remote communes/villages and to relocate and work within the assigned province.
