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SAGRIC is Australia's leading development assistance project management companies. Based in Australia, the company has extensive project experience in Central, East and South East Asia, Africa and the Pacific. SAGRIC has undertaken considerable work for the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank and is currently the number one Australian contractors for the delivery of AusAID financed projects.
Cambodia Project Office requires 3 full time staff for 3 years, commencing March 2003.
Cambodia Project Manager
Cambodia Deputy Project Manager
Cambodia Office Assistant.
Cambodia Project Manager
Reports to: Australian Team Leader
Required inputs: 3 years full time
Description
The Cambodia Project Manager will be responsible for management of the Cambodia component of the project. Travel from Cambodia to Thailand will be required; travel to other project countries may be required. The Cambodia Project Manager will work in close cooperation with all counterpart ministries in Cambodia, including particularly the MoJ, MoI, MoWVA and MoSALVY as well as with the Australian Team Leader (ATL) based in Bangkok.
The position will be based in Phnom Penh. The Cambodia Project Manager will be assisted by and supervise locally engaged staff in Phnom Penh.
Qualifications and Experience
· Experience in working with senior level policy and decision makers, preferably in Cambodia.
· Ability to work with the judiciary, the court system, the police and other relevant Cambodian agencies.
· Team leadership skills, particularly team building and facilitation skills.
· Demonstrated experience in management or delivery of training programs
· Well-developed people and project management skills.
· Understanding of the Cambodian political situation and legal framework.
· Ability to manage data and information in an IT context (such as Access and Excel).
· Knowledge of gender issues, especially in the context of the legal system.
· Knowledge of human rights issues, especially in the context of the legal system.
· Experience in managing programs, supervising staff and generally overseeing an office.
· Fluency in English and Khmer preferred.
Specific tasks
Planning and coordination
· Responsible for assisting the ATL in preparing reports as required.
· In collaboration with counterparts, prepare Cambodia country Annual Plans.
· Work closely with counterpart agencies in the planning and implementation of the project.
· Organise and facilitate programs to introduce the project into Cambodia Assist these activities at a regional level.
· Ensure the implementation in Cambodia remains consistent with the project Goal and Purpose.
· In cooperation with the ATL, organise the arrival of short-term advisers, brief them in relation to their assignments and oversee their work.
· Organise and prepare agendas for the Cambodian Project Coordination Committee, distribute relevant material and prepare minutes of meetings in a timely manner.
· Attend and participate in meetings of the Regional Project Coordination Committee, and assist
ATL in preparation of those meetings as required.
· Respond to the needs of visitors to project sites.
· Liaison with Cambodian committee for ASEAN.
Administration
· Assist in the preparation and implementation of employment conditions for locally engaged staff.
· Implement foreign and local procurement (equipment, personnel, research) according to Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines, with the assistance of the ATL.
· Ensure financial controls meet the requirements of AusAID, GoC and project management with the assistance of the ATL.
· Provide regular appraisal reports of project staff to the ATL.
· Timely preparation of reports.
· Arrange translation of project material as appropriate.
Technical aspects
· Work with counterpart staff in Cambodia to identify participants in all supported units, all training provided by the project and all national and international meetings and conferences.
· Ensure that gender and human rights concerns are at the forefront of all activities in Cambodia.
· Assist the ATL in the organisation of international meetings in respect of data sharing, analysis of information and gender.
· Organise national meetings as required.
· Participate in training as required in Cambodia, oversee production of training materials and delivery of training packages.
· Provide ongoing mentoring and on-the-job training to counterpart units and ToT trained staff.
· Liaise with Cambodian GOs, NGOs, INGOs and international projects supported by AusAID and other donors.
· Liaise with ATL and project staff in other project countries on an ongoing basis.
Interested consultants can forward their application and CV electronically to Ms Tarnia Russell at tarniar@sagric.com.au