with Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood
Ministry of Environment (MoE) in collaboration with FAO Cambodia is implementing a project, namely “Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)”. PEARL aims to enhance climate change resilience of smallholder farmers and local communities in the Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) by promoting climate-resilient, higher-value, inclusive and sustainable agriculture through a value-chain approach built on effective public-social-private partnerships. The project is structured under three interconnected outcomes targeting 450,000 smallholder farmers and value chain actors and one million indirect beneficiaries in four Provinces (Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Siem Reap, Kampong Thom), 24 districts, 124 farmer organizations (104 ACs/Associations/Groups, 14 CPAs, 6 CFs).:
Outcome 1 - Climate foresight - ensures that smallholder farmers and other local value chain actors have a solid understanding of climate-related risks and mitigation strategies. The PEARL project will introduce state-of-the-art technologies to provide crop-specific agrometeorological forecasting, warnings, and related farm management and market advisory services to improve local capacity to identify and respond to risks associated with weather and climatic conditions.
Outcome 2 - Market incentives - will bridge the current capacity and resource gaps faced by smallholder farmers and other small-scale local value chain actors in the target areas to adopt alternative practices for climate-resilient and high-value agricultural production and processing.
Outcome 3 - Enabling Environment - strengthens the necessary regulatory and institutional frameworks and capacities for climate-resilient agricultural certification, cross-sectoral coordination for increased Public Social and Private Partnerships and smallholder financing, and climate-informed investment support to ensure the successful delivery of Outcomes 1 and 2.
DURATION: One year Contract with Possible Extension Until 25 April 2029
DUTY STATION: MoE-PIU in Phnom Penh with travel to project areas
Key Responsibilities:
Access to Finance and Agro-insurance Specialist supports the implementation of Result 2.2 of the PEARL project by providing continuous technical assistance to strengthen climate-resilient agricultural finance and enhance the financial functionality of the Farmer-led Agricultural Resilience Mechanism (FARM). The specialist’s role includes supporting investment readiness of business plans, facilitating partnerships with financial service providers, and building capacity for inclusive and sustainable rural finance.
A Technical Specialist reports directly to the MoE-PIU Project Manager and work closely with National Business Management Plan Consultant and Watershed Consultant. Under the overall supervision of Project Coordinator and Project Manager and in close collaboration with governmental counterparts, and other technical specialists, the incumbent will carry out the following tasks:
Under the overall guidance of the General Directorate of Local Community
(GDLC)/MOE, Access to Finance and Agro-insurance Specialist will ensure the project produces the results specified in the Operational Partners Agreement between MOE and FAO Cambodia. The consultant will be required to work with the GDLC/MOE to ensure coordination and implementation of the activities on the ground. S/he will be performing the following key functions:
DURATION: One year Contract with Possible Extension Until 25 April 2029
DUTY STATION: MoE-PIU in Phnom Penh with travel to project areas
Key Responsibilities:
The primary objective of the National Consultant to support Community Protected Areas (CPA) Development is to provide technical assistance in conducting assessment to 14 CPA in supporting CPA legalization, socio-economic and natural resources potential and demand of uses, identify potential and prioritize community needs to support conservation compatible economic activities, challenges and incorporate all aspects into the development of CPA management plan and guide the implementation of CPA management plan. The consultant shall work closely with relevant project team, including relevant departments under General Directorate of Local Community (GDLC), provincial department of environment and relevant stakeholders for coordination in planning, capacity building training, implementation of project activities, field follow up, monitoring and evaluation and reporting the results. The consultant will be working closely with CPA Business plan specialist to assist 14 CPAs in preparing crop-specific action plans and road map to implement the CPA management plans and business plans and integrate the plans into the Commune Development and Investment plan (CDP, CIP).
Under the overall guidance of the GDLC/MOE, National Consultant to support CPA Development will ensure the project produces the results specified in the Operational Partners Agreement between MOE and FAO Cambodia. The specialist will be required to work with the GDLC/MOE to ensure coordination and implementation of the activities on the ground. S/he will be performing the following key functions:
DURATION: One year Contract with Possible Extension Until 25 April 2029
DUTY STATION: MoE-PIU in Phnom Penh with travel to project areas
Key Responsibilities:
The primary objective of this assignment is to provide expert marketing analysis and consultation to the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Provincial Departments of Environment (PDoE), and 14 selected Community Protected Areas (CPAs) across the four target provinces. The expert will focus on CPAs' products, including cashew, Rice, Mango, Kulen pig/livestock, Eco-Tourism, wild honey, (as part of NTFPs), and products from agroforestry, with the goal of identifying market opportunities, enhancing product promotion, and improving profitability for farmers living in these CPA areas to create additional income streams and reduce reliance on unsustainable practices such as tree cutting. The consultant shall work closely with relevant project team, including relevant departments under General Directorate of Local Community (GDLC), provincial department of environment and relevant stakeholders for coordination in planning, capacity building training, implementation of project activities, field follow up, monitoring and evaluation and reporting the results.
Under the overall guidance of the GDLC/MOE, National Consultant on Marketing and Sale Expert for Community Protected Area will ensure the project produces the results specified in the Operational Partners Agreement (OPA) between MOE and FAO Cambodia. The consultant will be required to work with the GDLC/MOE to ensure coordination and implementation of the activities on the ground. S/he will be performing the following key functions:
The consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) method set out with the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC)’s Updated Standard Operating procedures (SOP) and Procurement Manual for externally financed project/programs (PM), promulgated through Sub-decree 181, dated December 2019.
In submitting their expressions of interest/application, the interested candidates are kindly requested to provide their updated curriculum vitae, indicating their personal and technical skills, academic qualifications, and experience in similar assignments, along with the details of at least three referees with contact information (email address, telephone or fax numbers).
Expression of Interest/application must be submitted to the address below by email or hard copy, no later than the closing date.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified for interview. Incomplete applications will not be considered and application received after the closing date will not be accepted.
There is no fee charge at any stage of the recruitment process.