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National Value Chain Investment Specialists

with Ministry of Commerce
Job Announcement

BTDC-ID: 34981
Closing Date:

Announcement Positions

National Value Chain Investment Specialists

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.

Announcement Positions

National Value Chain Investment Specialists

  • Career Category: Business Administration, Agriculture
  • Type : Job Opportunity
  • Location: Stung Treng Province, Kratie Province
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Ref. AIMS/C1/C/2025/103

The Value Chain Investment Specialist (the Consultant) will report to the Project Director via PDoC Director and Project Manager for VCD and work under direct supervision of PDoC Director. The Consultants shall work closely with all project teams, by providing advice and consultation, to ensure effective project implementation and achievement of project outcomes.

Department of International Cooperation (DICO) is the Project Management Office (PMO) to recruit National Value Chain Investment Specialists (VCIs) that will be stationed in Provincial Department of Commerce (PDoC) with above mentioned and is expected to work on a full-time basis for the period of 12 months that can be extnded based on satisfactory performance and availability of fund.

Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Qualifications to be quantitatively evaluated (scored):
  • Bachelors in Business Administration, Agribusiness Development, Marketing or relevant
  • At least 5 years’ relevant experience on value chain development in particular agriculture value chains, preferably working experience with private sector and with IFAD supported projects.
  • Sound experience in business development, service provision and supply chain development;
  • Experiences with management and market analysis, grant fund proposal/plan development, appraisal, monitoring and evaluation, and feasibility analysis.
  • Knowledge and experience in building capacity of stakeholders and facilitation of multi-stakeholder consultation workshops and training.
  • Experiences that demonstrate creativeness, innovativeness and entrepreneurial skills;
  • Excellent spoken and written English.
  • Good interpersonal skills and capacity to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Experience in agriculture value chains, public private partnership and service market development.
 

How to Apply

In submitting their expressions of interest, assistants are kindly requested to indicate the following reference number of each province. 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 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.

 
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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.)
 
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