Deadline: Ongoing
The Pact is currently inviting applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Chief of Party (COP) based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Chief of Party will perform the following functions-
- Responsible for the overall technical direction of the project and management of project activities, providing direction and support to project team.
- Provide technical leadership to ensure high quality programming to achieve project results.
- Serve as Pact’s liaison to donors, the Government of Cambodia, and partners.
- Oversee project planning (i.e. development of work plans and operating budget) and reporting (i.e. review and approve periodic budgets and reports).
- Manage project budget to meet expected results, ensuring cost-effective use of Pact and donor resources.
- Provide administrative and program support for management of grantees, including identification and administration of sub-grants to local NGOs.
- Ensure that Pact provides high quality technical assistance to local partners; conduct regular monitoring and mentoring visits to local partners.
- Ensure that donor and Pact reporting requirements on program impact are met. Oversee project staff in helping partners/grantees establish reporting and tracking systems to provide key information in an efficient and timely manner.
- Oversee and monitor quality of organizational capacity development to local organizations, using customized capacity building tools and approaches to ensure measureable impact.
- Ensure close coordination with other relevant initiatives in country.
- Represent Pact at conferences, working groups, and meetings to support Pact’s thought leadership in civil society strengthening in Cambodia and the region.
- Provide regular written/oral program progress updates as requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Experience managing civil society programs in Cambodia strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of the political and social context and civil society in Cambodia.
- Master’s Degree or higher in a relevant field strongly preferred.
- Experience in capacity development of civil society organizations, including technical, organizational, and financial capacity development.
- Experience managing USAID contracts.
- Experience working with grassroots organizations, developing networks, and supporting civil society advocacy and NGO legislation.
- Experience in overseeing monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
- Knowledge of Khmer.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit Pact.
