Investment Manager
- Career Category: Business Administration, Exec. / Management, Economics, Individual Consultant / Advisor
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Domain: Infrastructure
Reports to: Infrastructure Coordinator
Location: Phnom Penh, with possible travels to provinces
Period of Assignment: January 2026 to June 2026 (with possibility of extension)
Duration: 6-month contract (as a probation period) with possible 6-month extension based on performance. Eligible for full-time contract upon successful completion.
Employment type: Full time consultant
Contractual arrangement: Eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only
Position Summary
The Investment Manager will lead strategic engagement with the government and private sector partners to advance policies and innovative business models that improve and expand access to piped water supply and other essential infrastructure services.
This role requires policy analysis, investment strategy, and partnership management. The ideal candidate can work independently in complex situations while thriving within a collaborative team environment.
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Conduct research and analysis to identify sector trends, bottlenecks, and reform opportunities.
- Apply economic and political economy frameworks to assess incentives and investment viability.
- Develop concept notes, policy briefs, and advocacy materials to inform decision-making.
- Facilitate policy dialogues and coordination platforms among government, private sector, and development partners.
- Support the design and implementation of sector financing mechanisms that promote quality and climate-resilient investment.
- Negotiate and manage strategic partnerships for effective project delivery.
- Adaptively manage complex projects, navigating uncertainty while collaborating within multidisciplinary teams.
- Compliance
- Ensure stakeholders operate within Cowater and DFAT-related codes of conduct and policies, including all inclusion-related policies such as Child Protection and PSEAH, antifraud and corruption, value for money, and other policies.
- Represent the domain or CAPRED in meetings or events with relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) team to assess the impact of the interventions and scale up successful initiatives.
- Work with the communications team to develop communications content.
- Ensure GEDSI principles are incorporated into intervention design and implementation.
- Collaborate with other technical teams to build synergies and enhance intervention effectiveness.
- Work in a way that promotes social inclusion and gender equality, is sensitive to cultural and gender issues in Cambodia, and is disability inclusive.
- Commitment to championing gender, equality, disability and social inclusion across the Facility
- Other relevant tasks and activities as requested by management.
- English - Fluent
- Bachelor's Degree in economics, public policy, public administration, business, or a related discipline;
- Master's Degree in these fields is highly desirable.
- Experience in engaging with government counterparts to support policy reform, institutional strengthening, or regulatory improvements, preferably within the infrastructure, or public financial management sectors.
- Experience engaging with private sector partners on business planning, investment structuring, or operational improvement (experience with private water supply businesses or other infrastructure services is highly desirable).
- Experience in applying economic, financial, or political economy analysis to identify constraints, incentives, and opportunities for sustainable and inclusive infrastructure development.
- Strong analytical and writing skills, with proven ability to translate complex data and evidence into clear, compelling insights for policy and investment audiences.
- Experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue and maintaining productive relationships across government, private sector, and development partners.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to produce professional-quality reports, presentations, and briefs.
- Curious, adaptive, and creative thinker, able to work effectively in complex and uncertain environments while maintaining a structured and solution-focused approach.
