Head of Programmes- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Competitive salary and international benefits package for successful candidate and accompanied family
Fixed Term, 2 years
Full Time, 38 hours per week

About VSO

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place. 

It's an exciting time to join VSO Cambodia, one of the longest standing INGOs in Cambodia.

Role overview

You’ll lead VSO Cambodia’s programme team as we embark on an exciting and ambitious phase of expansion, building on our successful and highly-regarded programmes in Education, Livelihoods, and Good Governance. You will be responsible for ensuring our programming is even more evidence-based, effective, and demonstrative of VSO’s unique contribution to development as captured by our theories of change. You’ll help us to increase the scale of these programmes by networking with development partners to identify and develop significant funding prospects. You’ll help us to increase the influence of these programmes by cultivating a culture of learning, and ensuring this is publicised and shared with others – including through targeted advocacy work. You will be working with a team of dedicated professionals, and building their capacity and confidence to deliver ever-stronger programmes. You’ll be spending a lot of time working with our key partners and our community of international volunteer professionals. But you’ll also be spending considerable time networking with donors, government, businesses, and other INGOs, raising VSO’s visibility and reputation in the right development discussions, and pursuing our policy objectives. Through this exciting and challenging role you will see on a daily basis how you are making a difference to the lives of poor people in Cambodia.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

We’re looking for a strategic and practical leader with extensive programme management experience in international development sector. So you’ll know all about managing complex and multi –partner consortia, managing donors, securing funding, partner relationships, monitoring and evaluation and be confident overseeing large programme budget. Also you’re up to the challenge of motivating and developing high performance team culture with your ability in people management relationship building and working effectively with multi-cultural team, international and national volunteers. And as well of being analytical and flexible, you’re results driven and capable of facilitating change. You will have good understanding and experience of evidence –based advocacy with sectoral knowledge in the field of education, livelihood, governance, health, youth development with gender mainstreaming. More than that your experience working in Cambodia context and understanding of local language would be a great advantage.

How to apply

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description to read more details about the position and the skills and experience we’re looking for. To submit your application, click on ‘Apply now’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form. 

Unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in Cambodia before you apply. 

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Application closing date: 26 Nov 2014
Interview/Assessment date(s): 5 December 2014
Start date: As soon as possible
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