Local Economic Development Officer -- GNC

Job Announcement

Good Neighbors Cambodia (GNC) is the field country office of Good Neighbors International working in 37 countries in the world. Good Neighbors Cambodia is implementing long term integrated projects focusing on sponsorship, education, health, water & sanitation, and advocacy in some provinces of Cambodia; and we are expanding more projects to other provinces to meet our rapid growth. We are seeking more qualified candidates to join our dynamic team for the following positions:

Local Economic Development Officer (1 position based in Head Office, Phnom Penh)

Job description:

• To support CDP teams on saving tools and manage saving activities from all CDPs with system. 
• To develop curriculum on entrepreneurship for community to become entrepreneurs (self-employment).
• To develop basket of option of on saving, LED, Business for GNC to support CDPs staff.
• To provide technical support on Value Chain, Income Generation, MED, LED, Marketing, Saving Model, Entrepreneurship Development, Business Skill, Financial Management, and Community Economic Development to CDPs staff and community people.
• Conduct LED with CDP level and district level for apply with Value Chain tools for identify potential product of community people.
• To develop market model (Value Chain Development) for poor community producers and facilitate form community market in CDPs site.
• To conduct appraisal on Economic Opportunities for families and communities in CDPs target.
• Strengthen the quality of CDPs implementation through building capacities and sharing good practices among stakeholders and GNC staff especially CDPs team and community. 
• To support IGP team on planning, monitoring, evaluate, case study and report writing on IG activities with CDPs staff.
• To organize IG and partnership Action Learning Network for nation level and prepare annual reflection with CDPs staff to CDCs for CDPs level.
• To work with relevant key partners, government officers and stakeholders, public and private sector, INGOs/NGOs, MFIs, and Banks to develop strategies for agricultural-based  economics  development  that  links them  to  community economic development efforts   
• Other tasks as required by the line manager.

Requirement

• University Degree in economic development, business, management, marketing or other related fields
• A good knowledge of community development, Social Enterprise, microfinance and market base approach is desired
• Excellent analytical, research and report writing skills
• Sound experience in project design, implementation, monitoring & evaluation
• Previous experience in advocacy and networking
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Computer skill (Ms word, Excel, PPT)
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Honest and trustworthy, hard-working and willing to learn and travel to project sites
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of groups and individuals and establish and maintain networks.

Application information 
All interested candidates are required to send their Cover Letter and CV including salary expectation with 3 references to Mr. Tong Dara, Administration Department Manager, via email (hrmgnc.ho@gmail.com). Please clearly state working place/province which you want to apply for. Do not attach any certificate. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. The deadline for application is 15th January 2016.

Candidates will be expected to comply with Good Neighbors Cambodia's child protection policy.

GNC Head Office:
#77, Street 566, Sangkat Boeung Kak I, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel: (855) 23 880 557, E-mail: hrmgnc.ho@gmail.com, Website: www.goodneighborscambodia.org

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