with Swisscontact Cambodia
Swisscontact – the Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation – is an independent, non-profit foundation based in Zürich, founded in 1959 by leading figures from the Swiss private sector and Swiss universities. It is exclusively involved in international development, active in more than 36 countries with 110 programmes with more than 1,400 staff members. At the heart of all Swisscontact’s work stand the private sector and its crucial role for achieving more inclusive economic growth. Swisscontact approaches this through four thematic areas; a) Skills, b) Enterprises, c) Finance, and d) Environment. Swisscontact has been present throughout South-East Asia for more than 30 years.
Swisscontact has been operating in Cambodia since 2013, establishing its office in the country in April 2016. In Cambodia Swissconact mainly operates in four working areas – enterprise promotion, skills development – always acting through private sector development. Building on the wider organisation’s regional and global experience, Swisscontact strives to support local areas of focus, including agricultural innovation, tourism, impact investment, and renewable energy. Swisscontact currently implements the SDC-funded Skills Development Programme (SDP), leads the implementation of the Senior Expert Corps (SEC), Mekong Inclusive Growth and Innovation Programme (MIGIP) in destination management in the tourism sector and technology commercialisation in the agriculture sector, USAID-funded Regional Investment Support for Entrepreneurs (RISE), and Cambodian Horticulture Advancing Incomes and Nutrition (CHAIN) project as a consortium partner.
In Cambodia, we are looking for ambitious professional to fill the position below:
This role and support the implementation of various market-based interventions in CHAIN programme
Type: One Year
Employment start: January 2020
Reports to: Senior Market Systems Advisor / Deputy Country Director
This role to support the Intervention Area 3 on ‘National Policy and TVET Reform
Type: Consultant
Employment start: 01 January 2020
Location: Frequently travel to target provinces
Reports to: National Policy Manager
Application should be directed to email provide in the contact detail.
Deadline for application: Rolling application process. Qualified candidates will be interviewed shortly after applications are reviewed. Final applications will be accepted on the closing date.
Please provide a CV (no more than 4 pages) and cover letter (no more than 1 page) in English to the address mentioned above. Swisscontact reserves the right to contact only applicants that have been selected for interview.