Project Manager

SNV Netherlands Development Organization is a not-for-profit international development organisation, founded in the Netherlands in 1965. SNV operates in more than 25 developing countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. For detailed information on SNV visit: www.snv.org. 

Working in Cambodia since 2005, SNV implements projects in the agriculture, energy, and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors. Using market-based approaches, we emphasize environmental sustainability and inclusive development. We lower the barriers to economic and social development and promote local ownership. SNV provides tailor-made and sustainable interventions that are effective at raising incomes, providing meaningful employment opportunities, and improving access to and coverage of basic services. Our interventions acknowledge the critical importance of improved climate change resilience and mitigation strategies to achieve sustainable change. We work in close collaboration with the royal government, civil society, and private sector. Our multi-national team of experts works from our national office in Phnom Penh.

Context and purpose of the job

The Innovations Against Poverty (IAP) program, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and implemented by SNV, supports innovative, inclusive business models that engage and benefit low-income populations in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Zambia. This program operates a challenge fund to identify and support promising innovations that contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive development in these countries.

The Project Manager is part of an SNV Country Organisation. The Project Manager is responsible for project implementation in Cambodia while liaising and working with the IAP Program Management Unit. The Project Manager manages the start-up, implementation, and closing of the project in Cambodia, within scope, budget, timeline and acceptable quality levels along the commitments specified in the contracts signed with the donor(s) and other relevant stakeholders. The IAP program is a multi-country project, which will require the Project Manager to work closely with administrative and technical team members from other program locations. The Project Manager works in line with SNV standards, and embraces SNV`s approach to project management and donor regulations, in order to achieve high quality results and deliverables of the project.

This position is open to National Candidate only.

• Disseminate the launch of the challenge fund and support the selection and contracting of innovative businesses.
• Guide businesses through milestone delivery, growth, and investment planning.
• Engage with the investment ecosystem and represent SNV at relevant gatherings.
• Identify insights, contribute to knowledge dissemination, and liaise with potential additional donors to grow the IAP program.
• Participate in team meetings, share insights, and report regularly on progress and impact.
• Initiate project plans, assign deliverables, manage timelines and budgets, and ensure compliance with SNV and donor requirements.
• Ensure quality of project deliverables and provide necessary technical support.
• Build and maintain relationships with team members, partners, and donors, ensuring high SNV visibility.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and project upscaling, and support project closure and evaluation.
• Manage and account for full compliance of administrative, finance and HR components of the project with SNV internal procedures and requirements specified in the donor-, sub-grant-, sub-consultancy-, partner-, and consortium- contracts.
• Collect, consolidate, and review project information, contributing to internal and external knowledge development.
• Identify and attend workshops and conferences that align to the investment and enterprise development ecosystem.
• Additional related tasks as from time to time directed by Line Manager.  

• Master’s degree (Proficiency level equivalent) in relevant technical discipline and (minimum 5 years) relevant experience in development work, project management and sector(s) in an international, multiple country context.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work with teams by fostering cooperation to achieve objectives, set goals and priorities, assess required actions, make decisive decisions, analyze and solve problems systematically, and take proactive measures to meet or exceed objectives.
• Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.
• Interest in private sector development and in the fight against poverty and inequality
• Initiative and creativity in solving problems
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and with the team
• High degree of initiative, flexibility, reliability, discretion, and willingness to learn
• Good oral and written communication skills in English
• Solid computer skills in MS-applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Internet, etc.)
• Knowledge of SAP by Design and Sharepoint is an added advantage

Interested applicants are requested to submit CV, and cover letter detailing the position’s suitability and highlighting relevant experience via the SmartRecruiter through provided link. The application should be submitted by Thursday, 08 August 2024.