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National Senior Value Chain Development Specialist

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National Senior Value Chain Development Specialist

Announcement Description

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has received a Loan of USD 36.3 million from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for financing the Project for “Accelerating Inclusive Markets for Smallholders Project (AIMS)” called Project, IFAD Loan No. 20000001751, for the project costs including Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), Private Sector (including beneficiaries and private businesses) Co-funding are estimated at USD 61.6 million. The project will have two components and be implemented over 6 years. The Financing Agreement was signed on 28 February 2017 and became effective on the same date. The Project has additional financing for implementation, IFAD Loan No. 2000005221 and 2000005222. The Project Completion Date is 30 September 2027, and the Financing Closing Date is 31 March 2028. The Project goal is to enhance prosperity of Cambodian smallholder farmers through increasingly profitable links to agri-businesses and markets, with intermediate objective to increase returns from farming for smallholders, including poorer farmers and youth, through efficient public sector investment.

The Project is comprised of two components:

  1. Component 1: Value Chains Development (VCD). The objective of this component is to focus on brokering, facilitation, innovations development and capacity building support to inclusive growth initially of five higher value product value chains - covering food and non-food crops and livestock.
  2. Component 2: Value Chain Financing. The objective of this component is to stimulate increased private investment into the priority VCs by farmers, MSMEs, agricultural cooperatives, agribusinesses, services providers and others, and by providing them better knowledge to take on their own investment decision.

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National Senior Value Chain Development Specialist

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Workplace Circumstances
  • Environment: Office
  • Languages: Khmer, English
  • Location: Phnom Penh
Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Business Administration, Sales / Marketing
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

The Senior Value Chain Development Specialist (the Consultant) will assist the Project Team Leader and National Provincial Coordinators in the overall technical leadership in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of activities under Component 1 and ensure effective coordination, management and capacity building of project staff for effective planning and timely implementation of activities within the project. The Consultant is also responsible for the professional development and coaching of the project team such that they can run all project activities without external support by MTR. The Consultant will also act as an advisor to the Project Director in the overall direction of the project.

Department of International Cooperation (DICO) is the Project Management Office (PMO) to recruit Senior Value Chain Development Specialist (SVC) that will be stationed in PMO and is expected to work on a full-time basis for the period of 12 months that can be extended based on satisfactory performance and availability of fund.

The services will be provided by an individual consultant, who will be recruited in accordance with the Procurement Management Manual of the Updated Standard Operating Procedure issued by RGC’ Sub Decree No. 181, dated 02 December 2019, For All Externally Financed Projects/Programs in Cambodia and IFAD Procurement Handbook.

Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
  • English - Good
Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, Agribusiness Development, Marketing or equivalent and other related fields.
Work History:
  • At least experience in the development sector and/or private sector for 10 years is required
  • Of which at least experience in promotion of value chain and private sector development with demonstrable evidence of the results achieved and experience with IFAD supported project for 7 years is preferred
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Knowledge and experience in building capacity of stakeholders through advisory skills and facilitate multi-stakeholder consultation processes, value chain upgrading workshops and training.
  • Experiences with matching grant fund proposal/plan development, appraisal, monitoring and evaluation, and feasibility analysis.
  • Experiences that demonstrate creativeness, innovativeness and entrepreneurial skills.
  • Good spoken and written in English.
  • Proven skills in staff and budget management, networking and external communication.
  • Preferences given to: Experience in agriculture value chains, public private partnership and service market development.
Soft Skills
  • Possesses high quality attributes on leadership, facilitations and coaching.
  • Good interpersonal skills and capacity to work effectively as part of a team.
 

How to Apply

In submitting their expressions of interest, assistants are kindly requested to indicate the following reference Ref. AIMS/C1/C/2025/108. Interested assistants must provide their updated curriculum vitae, indicating personal and technical skills, academic qualifications, experience in similar assignments, and experience in Cambodia and/or other developing countries along with the names of at least three (3) referees with contact information (e-mail address, telephone or fax numbers). Expressions of Interest shall be submitted in hard copy followed by an electronic copy.

Interested assistants may obtain copies of the detailed Terms of Reference (in English) for the assignment by sending a request by Email or from the address provided during office hours from 8:30 to 12:00am and from 2:00 to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday, except public holidays.

Expressions of interest must be submitted to the address provided in the contact details on or before the closing date (before 5:00pm).

Attachment:
  • Revised_ToR SVC
 

Contact Details

Office Address
  • The Department of International Cooperation (DICO) Phum Toeuk Thla, Russian Blvd, Sangkat Toeuk Thla, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • Duong Vannarith (Mr.), Chief of Procurement Unit
 
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