Position: Investment Promotion Specialist

Reports to: Trade, Investment and Agri-food Innovation Lead

Location: Phnom Penh

Period of Assignment: March 2024 to February 2025

Duration: 12 months, with possible extension

Employment type: full – time consultant (average 21 working days per month)

Contractual arrangement: “eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only”

Program Background

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

The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing a range of necessary economic interventions and reforms to maintain the country’s economic transition. These interventions and reforms are primarily aimed at encouraging more productive and inclusive public and private investment, which promotes a resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy (RISE).

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

Position Summary

The Investment Promotion Specialist will work with the CAPRED team to support the establishment of the Agri-food Industrial Park (AIP) in Cambodia. This role includes working closely with the stakeholders of AIP to encourage participation in the AIP initiative. Stakeholders include: Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) institutions, international and local investors, regional and global banks and financial institutions.

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