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Investment Promotion Officer

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Investment Promotion Officer

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The CAPRED Facility is Australia’s flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia, focusing on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.

The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing a range of necessary economic interventions and reforms to maintain the country’s economic transition. These interventions and reforms are primarily aimed at encouraging more productive and inclusive public and private investment, which promotes a resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy (RISE).

CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components including: Agriculture and Agro-processing; Trade, Investment and Enterprise Development and Infrastructure Development; and one Cross-Cutting component comprising: Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Climate Resilient initiatives, and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does.

We are now looking for qualified candidate to fulfill the position below:

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Investment Promotion Officer

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  • Career Category: Business Administration, Agriculture, Economics
  • Type : Job Opportunity
  • Location: Phnom Penh
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Reports to: Trade, Investment and Agri-food Innovation Lead

Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Period of Assignment: June 2024 to June 2025

Duration: 12 months with possibility to extension

Employment type: full-time consultant (average 21 working days per month)

Contractual arrangement: “eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only”

Position Summary

The Investment Promotion Consultant will work with CAPRED team, international consultants, Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), other institutions of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), private sector partners, business association, economic development partners, and other relevant stakeholders to:

  1. complete three workshops to promote the new Law on Investment to the Provincial-Municipal Investment Subcommittee (PMIS) in three provinces,
  2. develop three-year investment promotion roadmap,
  3. support other investment promotion and facilitation activities to attract investors and investment into Cambodia.
Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  • Leadership
  • Proactively work with the team and professionally coordinate with international consultant(s), the CDC, CAPRED, and other RGC’s institutions, investors, private sectors, economic development partners, and other relevant stakeholders to complete the investment promotion roadmap on schedule and to the required standard.
  • Technical
  • Working closely with members of the CAPRED trade, investment, and agri-food innovation team, to develop programs to support the RGC in areas including (but not limited to):
  • Stakeholder relationship
  • Works closely with national counterparts to build cooperative relationships and establish CAPRED as an effective partner.
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • A master's degree in international Trade and Investment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, International Business, Agricultural Economics, Public Policy, Business Administration, Private International Law or a related field.
  • At least three to five years of professional experience in areas related to private investment, investment promotion, preferably in the agri-food sector and other associated sectors in logistics and/or renewable or green energy.
  • Demonstrated fundamentally understanding of Cambodia’s Law on Investment, investment policy, investment regime, public-private partnership, and other policies related to economic development.
  • Demonstrated high-level stakeholder management skills, including experience working with private sectors, economic development partners, and RGC institutions (preferably the CDC, MOC, MEF, SNEC, MISTI, MAFF etc).
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experiences in the implementation of Gender, Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) principles into programming.
  • Excellent verbal and written Khmer and English language communication skills is essential.
  • Highly organized with all stakeholders’ files.
  • Demonstrated ability to work constructively as part of a cohesive team and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Willingness to travel and work outside of Phnom Penh, with potential overnight stays.
  • Strong report/minutes writing and presentation skills.
 

How to Apply

Please send your cover letter and CV with name and contact details (phone and email) of three professional referees with your expected daily rate to email address provided in the contact details mentioning the position you apply for in the subject line “Investment Promotion Officer”.

This is equivalent to a full-time position with a day rate payable monthly in arrears being commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Cowater International is an equal opportunity employer, basing employment on merit and qualifications as they relate to the professional experience and position expectations. Cowater does not discriminate against any employee or applicants on the basis of race, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, age, or any other basis protected by law. CAPRED aims to have a diverse workforce at all levels, and a workplace that is supportive of gender equality, disability and social inclusion. Women, people with disabilities and other minorities are highly encouraged to apply.

Only applicants shortlisted will be contacted for interview.

 
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