Local Development Specialist
- Career Category: Agriculture, Consultancies
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: N/A
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Individual Consultant
DURATION: 12 Months (subjective to three- month probation and renewable annually up to 4-5 years)
DUTY STATION: Phnom Penh, Cambodia with travels to other project sites as required
Key Responsibilities:
Under overall supervision of the GDLC’s Director General, and technical supervision and guidance of the International Lead Technical Advisor and Senior National Technical Advisor, and in close collaboration and coordination with project team members, GDA, IRRI, WCS and other partners, the Local Development Specialist will take the lead to undertake activities to promote community-led climate resilient initiatives. The Local Development Specialist will have strong technical background in local livelihood development, participatory planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of community-based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
- Facilitate and organize consultative meetings with communities to inform them about the project;
- Take the lead in mobilizing communities to participate in planning, monitoring and evaluation of the proposed activities/intervention;
- Collaborate and coordinate with project partners to develop criteria and procedures for community-led climate resilient investment packages (CRIPs);
- Facilitate consultations with communities to identify priority community-led climate resilient actions;
- Coordinate and collaborate with GDA, GDLC and project partners to provide capacity development to communities to develop proposal for CRIPs;
- Facilitate consultations and negotiations with communities on the cost sharing (cash/kind/labor) as well as roles and responsibilities in implementing the CRIPs;
- Facilitate and support the integration of CRIPs into commune investment programs (CIPs);
- Support GDA and GDLC to select, fund and implement CRIPs and monitor the implementation of the CRIPS;
- Mediate in the resolution of any disputes among the community as well as between the community and the contractor during the implementation of CRIPs;
- Support community protected areas (CPAs) to identify alternative livelihood options and support GDLC to oversee the implementation of climate resilient livelihood enhancement program within CPAs;
- Documentation and dissemination of best practices for wider replication and
- Undertake any other duties as required to ensure the successful delivery of the project outputs.
- Advanced university degree (at least a Master Degree) in agricultural sector, Livelihoods and/or relevant subject.
- At least 7 years of professional experience with strong technical background in livelihood development, participatory planning and financial management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of community-based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
- At least 5 years of professional experience of working in the field of local livelihood development, participatory planning and financial management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of community-based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction with government agencies, I/NGOs, donor agencies and private sector.
- Fluency in speaking and writing English and Khmer.
