Development and Partnership in Action (DPA)

Communication and Engagement Officer

Public RelationsPosted 1 mo ago

Location

Kampong Thom Province

Job Type

FULLTIME

Experience

5+ Years

Experience level

Associate

Work Mode

On-site

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Languages

English, Khmer

About the role

Produce annual reviews and other Information, Education, and Communication materials.
Coordinate with the project team and DPA advocacy team to gather and document information related to cashew nut advocacy.
Proactively build and maintain relationships with relevant government ministries, NGOs, and private sectors in the target provinces related to the cashew nut value chain.
Participate in events and nets related to advocacy in the cashew nut value chain and other agricultural commodities.
Design and lead market assessments with the project team, developing strategies to meet current demands for producer and ACs.
Connect producer and ACs with Cashew Nut Private Sectors for marketing their products and contract farming.
Support the project team in organizing roundtables, shops, and conferences related to the cashew nut commodity.
Facilitate capacity development assessments and support the development of financial, gender, and other relevant policies and procedures, as well as cashew nut value chain development as needed by ACs.
Ensure effective and efficient management of the program and its activities by providing overall guidance to the team on planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Conduct regular monitoring visits to the project, provide feedback for improvement, and ensure milestones and targets in the Logframe are met.
Ensure compliance with donor requirements, including due diligence, governance, and safeguarding.
Prepare annual operational plans and budgets, and write progress reports with the program staff.
Establish and maintain external collaborations with other NGOs, government departments, and the private sector.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in agriculture, agri, climate change, disaster management, or related fields.
NGO experience, particularly in integrated community development for 5 years as a minimum Proficient in English and Khmer with strong writing skills in Public Relations/Communication.
Skilled in Photoshop, PageMaker, Publisher, MS Word, MS Excel, and internet use.
Excellent negotiation and representation abilities.
Experience in cashew nut value chain and organizational capacity development.
Previous NGO preferred.
Knowledge of Community Organizing (CO) and Rights-Based Approaches (RBA) essential.
Advantageous to have expertise in agriculture value chain and marketing.
Strong leadership and management skills in program, finance, administration, staff development, and neting.

Required Skills

agricultureclimate changedisaster managementintegrated community developmentEnglishKhmerwriting skillsPublic RelationsCommunicationPhotoshopPageMakerPublisherMS WordMS Excelinternet usenegotiationrepresentationcashew nut value chainorganizational capacity developmentCommunity Organizing (CO)

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A Cambodian non-government organisation implementing development programmes on Natural Resource Management, Climate Change and Food Security and Financial Sustainability.

Industry

Non-profit Organizations