Job title: Provincial Program Assistant

Location: Ratanakiri

Schedule: Full time       

Closing Date: 15 Sep, 2010

Description
Indigenous Community Support Organisation (I.C.S.O) is a Cambodia NGO implementing project support Indigenous People Networks (IPN) through building and strengthening to improve the capacity of their member Organizations/groups (IPOs) in contributing the protection of their natural and traditional resources rights.

A number of projects of ICSO are supporting the capacity building and rights of indigenous peoples. ICSO requires the services of an experienced with a strong commitment to community and program support of the position of Provincial Program Assistant base in Ratanakiri province which is frequently travel to Phnom Penh, Mondulkiri province, and other provinces as follow

Responsibilities
  - Project Design/ Re-design: Assist (and revise when necessary) the three years strategic plan, including community need assessments, project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation and reporting.
  - Planning: Assist of the project annual plan of action and annual budget of the projects with a clear indicators and mean of verification. Revise the project’s annual plan of action and budget at the mid-year budget review.
  - Monitoring (Operations): Continuously monitor the implementation of the project to ensure that the project system and staff are working to achieve the project goal and objective and that the project is maintaining ICSO and donor accountability standards.
  - Monitoring (Financing): Assist Provincial Program Coordinator to close monitor on project expenditure and contract, monitor and evaluate budgeted and actual expenditure with the Rattanakiri Finance Coordinator and Provincial Program Coordinator and National Finance Coordinator on a monthly basis.
  - Evaluation: Assist in implantation of the project evaluation and audit
  - Government Relation: Develop and maintain good relationship with provincial district commune officials, village leaders, and village development committee leaders in the project target areas.
  - Partner Agency and NGO Relations: Maintain good relationship with other International and Local NGOs working in the target areas.
  - Reporting: Prepare monthly, quarterly report, annual, case study and end of programs reports as required by ICSO and others interested bodies. Prepared project information, project data, documentation and article as require. Collate and translate activity reports from field operations staff and assist in the development of further capacity to report results against key indicators.
  - Funding: Assist PPC in preparation of grant proposal to major donors, when necessary
  - Training: Coordinate project staff training and development opportunities, and complete annual performance and development appraisals for all project staff.
  - Shared Leadership: Participated in monthly meeting, and Provincial management team meeting.
  - Field Supervision: Conduct regular visit to the target districts for coaching, mentoring and supporting. And any kind of advocacy support.
  - Donor and visitor: Assist PPC to make presentation and welcome to all donor and visitor.
  - Any other tasks as required by the Provincial Program Coordinator

Requirements
  - Graduate degree from an accredited university such rural development, general management or related field
  - At least 2 years of relevant experience community development;
  - Strong in Project Management Cycle Skills;
  - Good oral and written English, Ethic and Khmer communication skills;
  - Strong organizational skills;
  - Good at Facilitation and Coordination Skills;
  - Respectful, honesty, and patient manner;
  - Good at negotiation and communication skills;
  - A respectful and patient manner;
  - Experience in cross cultural situations;
  - Experience and understanding of human rights;
  - Computer literacy such Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and E-mail, Publisher and others;
  - Experience in cross-culture situations especially working with indigenous people issue would be an advantage;
  - Experience in documentation and data management;
  - Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (Report, case study, other useful learning)

Application Information
Competitive salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Health insurance and/or allowance, annual bonus, and others benefit will be provided.

Please submit only a CV and covering letter to the following address and/or send it by e-mail to
Phnom Penh office: Ms. Yem Sitha, recruitment@icso.org.kh, #37, Street 396, Sangkat Boeng Keng Kang III, PNP

Ratanakiri office: Ms. Nga Chanthan, ratoffice@icso.org.kh, Chry Village, Sangkat Yeak Lom, Banlung City, RAT

Mondulkiri office: Ms. Veng Sean, sean@icso.org.kh, Kandal Village, Sangkat Spean Mean Chey, Sen Monorom City, MDK

Note:
IP women are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be INVITED for an interview, and the submitted documents will NOT be returned.

Contact details
Address: #37, Street 396
Name: Indigenous Community Support Organisation (I.C.S.O)
Phone: 023 997 657
E-mail: recruitment@icso.org.kh
Website: www.icso.org.kh

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