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មុខតំណែង : Deputy Agriculture Lead

Reports to: Agriculture Lead 

Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Period of Assignment: January – December 2026

Duration: One year, with the possibility of extension

Employment Type: Full-time employment

Eligibility: Cambodian citizens or residents only

 

Program Background

The CAPRED Facility is Australia’s flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia. It focuses on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension. 

The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing economic interventions and reforms to accelerate the country’s economic transition. These interventions and reforms encourage productive and inclusive public and private investment, promoting a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economy (RISE). 

CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components: Agriculture Production; Agro-processing, Trade, Investment, and Enterprise Development; Infrastructure Development; and a cross-cutting component comprising Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), as well as Climate Resilient initiatives and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does.

 

Position Summary

The Deputy Agriculture Lead reports to the Agriculture Team Lead. 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.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

1. 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.

 

2. 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.

 

3. Compliance and Integration

  • Ensure all agricultural interventions comply with Australian and Cambodian laws, as well as CAPRED, Cowater, and DFAT standards on governance, child protection, anti-fraud, and inclusion.
  • Embed GEDSI, climate resilience, and environmental sustainability into all technical and operational activities.
  • Coordinate with cross-cutting teams to ensure consistent and integrated approaches across domains.
  • Work in a way that promotes social inclusion and gender equality, is sensitive to cultural and gender issues in Cambodia, and is disability inclusive. 
  • Commitment to championing gender, equality, disability and social inclusion across the Facility

 

4. Stakeholder Engagement

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with government counterparts, private sector partners, development agencies, and research institutions.
  • Facilitate partnerships that foster innovation, investment, and inclusive growth in Cambodia’s agricultural sector.
  • Represent CAPRED in relevant working groups, technical committees, and public forums to share evidence and lessons learned.

 

Selection Criteria 

 

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, agribusiness, development studies, or a related field.
  • Excellent command of English (oral and written), with strong analytical and communication skills.

 

Essential Criteria

  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience in agricultural development, private sector engagement, or market systems development.
  • Proven experience in project design, implementation, and quality assurance within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Demonstrated skills in research, analysis, and problem-solving with the ability to translate findings into actionable solutions.
  • Strong interpersonal and mentoring abilities, with a collaborative and learning-oriented mindset.
  • Experience building relationships with private sector actors, government, and development partners.
  • Commitment to CAPRED’s values of inclusion, integrity, and innovation.

 

Closing Date: 15 December 2025

 

How to apply

Please send your cover letter and CV with name and contact details (phone and email) of three professional referees to recruitment@capred.org mentioning the position you apply for in the subject line “Deputy Agriculture Lead”.  

Cowater International is an equal opportunity employer, basing employment on merit and qualifications as they relate to the professional experience and position expectations. Cowater does not discriminate against any employee or applicants on the basis of race, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, age, or any other basis protected by law. CAPRED aims to have a diverse workforce at all levels, and a workplace that is supportive of gender equality, disability and social inclusion. Women, people with disabilities and other minorities are highly encouraged to apply.