This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.
Background:
DCA established its first office in Cambodia in 1997 after having supported partners since its inception in 1979. Currently, DCA's global strategy focuses on three areas: 'Fight Extreme Inequality' supporting active citizenship and human rights work, 'Save lives' focused on flood and drought humanitarian response, and 'Build Resilient Communities' boosting right to food, sustainable livelihoods, and agroecological food system. DCA approach is working through implementing partners, both NGOs and line Ministries. Up to 2024 DCA Cambodia is cooperating with more than 20 partners to implement various projects.
Job summary:
DCA Cambodia is seeking highly qualified Chief of Party (CoP) candidates for an anticipated 5- year USAID funded program aimed to improve Cambodia’s civil society and grassroots organizers to be more effective while maintaining civil society’s ability to function within the country’s closing civic space. The Activity will address the needs, opportunities, and challenges identified by the civic actors, across relevant sectors, to foster engagement and respond to civic space challenges. The CSR activity will strengthen the agency, resiliency, and efficacy of civil society to advance agendas that are in the public interest and advance inclusive development.
The COP will be responsible for technical leadership and the overall management and operations of the Activity. The COP will supervise high-quality project implementation, focusing on achieving the project goals and USAID development strategy and objectives. The COP will coordinate all CSR activities across all relevant parties, including USAID, host country counterparts, other institutional donors, local and regional civil society organizations, key stakeholders, and implementing partners. The COP will be responsible for the overall management of the Activity and oversees project staff and sub-partners for result-oriented planning and coordination of project activities.
Regardless of the content of this job description, the employee is expected to participate in any task necessary for the organization delegated by the manager at all times.
Main Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: Provide overall strategic and technical leadership and oversight of the project, and support and supervise key personnel.
- Quality Management: Ensure high-quality, results-oriented technical programming through hands-on guidance and support, grounded in the project’s strategic objectives and approved annual MEAL and work plans, inclusive of log frames, Gantt charts, and ToC (Theory of Change) documentation.
- Internal Coordination: Implement internal project coordination tools that outline workflow, reporting schedules, and communication processes
- Adaptive Programming: Support the implementation of a highly adaptive, partner-led, context-driven programmatic approach.
- Knowledge Management: Oversee knowledge management and documentation including high-level documentation of decisions and actions taken.
- Serve as the primary liaison with the USAID Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) on management and technical matters. Coordinate with USAID/Cambodia’s Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Office, other USAID implementing partners, and other donors to complement efforts.
- Coordinate among USAID and key stakeholders, including partners, government stakeholders, civil society, and other USAID projects.
- Liaise closely with the DCA Cambodia team and HQ support team to ensure all project activities comply with US Government rules and regulations, and are consistent with DCA’s policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Participate in and represent DCA in all required USAID/USG engagement and networking opportunities.
- Engage with relevant Cambodian civil society actors, as needed and appropriate, regarding sectoral information and updates related to the project.
- Ensure that the project meets stated goals, outcomes, benchmarks, and reporting requirements, and oversee a complexity-aware monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan.
- Manage and coordinate the implementation of activities across project partners, ensuring successful integration of activities.
- Monitor and maintain the project budget, and work closely with DCA Cambodia finance staff to ensure spending is transparent, on-track, and not exceeding variance thresholds. Support the development and maintenance of project plans for DCA and partners, and work closely with DCA Cambodia procurement staff to ensure donor compliance.
- Ensure all USAID narrative and financial reports are of high quality, timely, and transparent.
- With the support of the Head of Program and Country Director, recruit and orient consultants for DCA activities under the project.
Minimum Qualifications Requirements:
- This position is for a United States citizen or third-country national.
- Graduate degree in social science, law, or other fields relevant to the Activity.
- 15 years of progressively responsible international experience managing civil society programs
- Experience managing USAID contracts/agreements with an applied conflict-sensitive approach.
- In-depth understanding of the role of civil society in development, and experience in building capacity for civil society organizations and network/coalition strengthening, preferably in Cambodia.
- Demonstrated technical expertise managing and leading large civic engagement programs, civil society, human rights, democracy and/or governance.
- Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to perform and collaborate in complex and politically sensitive project environments.
- Demonstrated experience with gender and social inclusion approaches
- Proven record of successfully building and effectively managing a diverse team of employees and managing multiple consortium partners.
- Demonstrated experience working in Asia and other relevant contexts is preferred.
- Ability to work in complex environments and engage with various stakeholders, including civil society organizations, media actors, government institutions, private sector entities, practitioners, academics, and US Government agencies.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in problem-solving, consensus building, donor coordination, and developing functional networks of diverse stakeholders across geographies.
- Knowledge of USAID rules, regulations, and policies.
- Fluency in English (oral, written, and reading).
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