Policy Advisor
- Career Category: Advisor / Individual Consultant, Business Administration, Exec. / Management
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
The main areas of the project's interventions include the provision of public services through the One Window Service Office (OWSO) and other sectoral services (to be defined). The programme also focuses on strengthening the institutional capacities of district and municipalities (DMs), enhancing planning and budgeting systems, improving citizen participation mechanisms such as the Ombuds Office’s complaint mechanism and social accountability, and addressing cross-cutting topics like gender and digitalisation. Other key interventions encompass conducting studies, developing policies, facilitating peer-learning, and providing institutionalized training, linking and reflecting policy development with its implementation. The project's activities will be implemented at the central level in Phnom Penh and at provincial and district administrations in the target provinces of Battambang, Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey, and Stung Treng.
We are seeking highly dedicated and knowledgeable national candidates for one (01) Policy Advisor position based in our Phnom Penh office.
The main duties of the position include:
- Planning the programme’s activities;
- Communicating and coordinating with the partner institution (NCDDS), as well as relevant ministries and institutions, to ensure effective programme implementation;
- Technical and process advise to the partner institutions in conducting studies and developing policies;
- Technical and process advise to the partner institution in implementing approved policies and studies;
- Coordinating and facilitating capacity development interventions with the partner institution.
The Policy Advisor performs the following tasks in the area of:
- Technical and Process Advise to Partner ministries/Institutions
- Act as a designated focal person for the partner ministries/institutions, ensuring effective coordination of the Programme activity implementation;
- Provide technical and process advisory support on policy formulation, including reviewing and drafting policy documents, and facilitating technical discussions, stakeholder consultations, and validation workshops, within the framework of Sub-National Democratic Development (SNDD) Reform,
- Provide technical and process advisory support for reform - related studies and policy research initiatives;
- Provide technical support for the implementation of approved policies, including preparing dissemination activities, providing training and coaching to District and Municipality Advisors (DMAs) and/or Districts and Municipality administrations as needed;
- Coordinate capacity development initiatives for partner ministries/institutions, including trainings, learning exchanges and study visits, ensuring that these interventions are tailored to their specific needs and effectively support reform implementation;
- Coordinate and facilitate policy dialogue processes, based on proposals submitted or proposed by sub-national administrations, insights gained from peer-learnings and the national forum;
- maintains regular communication with the Team Leader Fiscals, the Policy Advisors, DMAs and liaises with ISD staff to ensure vertical communication and coordination;
- Support the Programme in Activities Implementation
- Assist the programme in planning activities, including facilitating joint planning process with partner institutions, and updating the Programme’s Annual Operational Plan;
- Assist the programme in collecting data on the achievements and challenges of the Programme’s activities implementation for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
- Coordinate with administrative related staff and relevant units to process procurements (of goods, services and consultancies) in support of the programme’s activity implementation;
- Other Duties
- Assist the team leader and management team in coordinating administrative tasks with partner ministries/institutions, including scheduling meetings, drafting and sending correspondence, and managing other related activities;
- Assist the management team in preparing, coordinating and documenting the meetings of Programme Steering Committee (PSC), Technical Working Group (SNDD/TWG) and related meetings and workshops;
- Support the management team in updating and summarizing reform achievements and challenges, upon request from relevant development partners;
- Regularly communicate with the provincial team (esp. DMAs), ensuring effective implementation of approved policies and studies;
- Moderate and facilitate team meetings;
- Facilitates learning sessions, reflection meetings, and after-action reviews;
- Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.
- Khmer - Fluent
- English - Fluent
- Master's Degree is preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Public Management, Education, Business Administration, and other related fields as a minimum
- Similar position with a proven track record in the field of policy research and development for 5 years as a minimum
- Experience with tasks related to advisory role
- Experience of working in the Decentralisation and Deconcentration Reform in Cambodia
- Experience of working with Government Agencies, International Organisations, Consultancies, Bi-lateral Agencies or NGOs active in the field of Governance, Good Governance
- Ideally experiences with coaching and mentoring skills.
- Strong computer skills including good command of IT tools (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MSTeam, Loop, etc.)
- Good knowledge of government’s working procedures;
- Excellent spoken and written Khmer and English;
- Ability to work individually and as a team;
