• The Deputy supports the management of CAPRED’s Agriculture Domain, with a strong focus on technical quality, analytical rigour, and the development of innovative, market-driven solutions.
• The Deputy provides technical oversight of interventions, ensuring that CAPRED’s agriculture portfolio delivers evidence-based, inclusive, and climate-resilient outcomes.
• The role includes supporting the team on the technical aspects of intervention design, implementation, and monitoring.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leadership and Coordination Ensure the effective integration of agricultural initiatives with CAPRED’s overall objectives and cross-cutting priorities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Investment Managers and Officers to strengthen analytical, strategic, and operational capabilities.
• Contribute to work planning, budgeting, and reporting, ensuring quality, coherence, and alignment with CAPRED’s performance framework.
• Represent CAPRED in meetings, workshops, and forums with government, private sector, and development partners when delegated.
• Model ethical behaviour and uphold Australia’s and CAPRED’s reputation in line with DFAT’s Code of Conduct.
• Technical and Analytical Responsibilities Lead sector and market analyses to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for innovation and investment.
• Provide technical quality assurance across concept notes, intervention designs, partnership proposals, and intervention guides.
• Design, test, and refine market-driven interventions that improve productivity, enhance competitiveness, inclusivity and promote climate resilience.
• Identify systemic constraints and facilitate public–private collaboration to address bottlenecks and create inclusive market growth.
• Support the design of output-based and milestone-based contracts, ensuring technical soundness and value for money.
• Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) team to develop indicators, assess impact, and scale successful interventions.
• Contribute technical insights to communications products, learning briefs, and stakeholder updates.
• Compliance and Integration Ensure all agricultural interventions comply with Australian and Cambodian laws.