KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: MRM and Systems Development Coach
Sector: Facility Management, Expert Deployment Mechanism and Framework Agreements
Position Type: Part-time
Duration/Level of Effort: Short-term
Position Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contractual arrangement: International recruitment
 
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
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.

Expression of Interest – Regional Trade for Development Program

Technical Consultant, Project “Implementing RCEP Commitments on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures (STRACAP): A Roadmap to Inclusive Growth”

About RT4D

The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) initiative is funded by both the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. It assists ASEAN Member States (AMS) in meeting their commitments and realising the advantages offered by the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, or AANZFTA, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

Through the AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and the RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), RT4D provides tailored support to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States by strengthening skills, building networks, facilitating policy options and ensuring that trade benefits everyone, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women and people with disabilities.

The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have committed up to AUD 48.7 million to fund RT4D from 2020-21 to 2027-28.

Project Summary

The RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), implemented RT4D Facility, aims to support AMS to realise the full benefits of RCEP through the provision of capacity-building support and access to technical expertise.

The following project is approved under RISP.

· Project Name: Implementing RCEP Commitments on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures (STRACAP): A Roadmap to Inclusive Growth

· Project Objectives: To identify gaps and needs, from both the demand and supply sides of STRACAP services and develop an indicative roadmap to strengthen STRACAP bodies’ capacity and management systems. The project also aims to engage all interested entrepreneurs and/or manufacturers to build their confidence in the STRACAP bodies’ services and management.

The Opportunity

RT4D is seeking a consulting firm or consortium partner (hereinafter referred to as “the Consultant”) to manage and deliver the abovementioned project, in close collaboration with the RT4D Facility and the Project Proponent. The final Project deliverables will be subject to comments, amendments, and approval from the RT4D Facility Team, the Project Proponent and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

The general competencies and qualifications that the Consultant should demonstrate include (but are not limited to):

· Extensive legal and technical expertise in STRACAP and quality infrastructure in Cambodia, with experience in legal analysis, standards implementation, and policy development. Prior engagement with the Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC) of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) is highly desirable.

· Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to coordinate timelines, manage deliverables, and engage effectively with stakeholders.

· Proven ability to plan, organize, and facilitate events, workshops, and consultations with diverse audiences.

· Well-established network with public and private STRACAP bodies, including traders, manufacturers, and producers, enabling effective stakeholder engagement.

· Strong capacity to build and maintain strategic partnerships with government agencies, industry representatives, and other key stakeholders.

· Proficiency in online data collection, analysis, and advanced report drafting, with the ability to incorporate comprehensive feedback throughout project stages.

· In-depth understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Communications, and Program Management principles, with a strong commitment to applying Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) principles, including support for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women entrepreneurs, and persons with disabilities is also required.

For a complete Terms of Reference, please visit Welcome to Regional Trade for Development | Regional Trade for Development

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Long Term Role - commencing early 2025 (3-year contract, with potential 2-year extension)
• Based in Suva, Fiji
• Integrating and coordinating cross cutting priorities including GEDSI, safeguarding, climate change and disaster resilience and Indigenous participation and engagement
• Open to all applicants. 

Program Overview: 

FPSP, also referred to as the ‘Platform’, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment, will contribute to the delivery of Fiji’s national development priorities, in line with the Australia’s International Development Policy, the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership and the Development Partnership Plan.  

The Platform will deliver key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities will identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs. 

The Platform has three functional Outcomes:  

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality, disability-inclusive development, and climate and disaster resilience, in its systems and practices. This includes in how it undertakes sector programming and its engagement with selected Government of Fiji (GoF) agencies
3. The Platform administers timely and efficient programming that is: value for money; maximises use of local supply chains; and supports good governance, and public diplomacy, effective decision making and risk management. 

Position Summary:

The Cross Cutting Priorities (CCP) Hub is responsible for providing specialist GEDSI support across program teams to strengthen program performance in addressing gender equality and disability inclusion; for supporting GEDSI officers in partner Government of (GoF) agencies and administering a flexible fund for the provision of technical assistance to GoF agencies. The Hub will also be responsible for managing and implementing safeguarding, identifying and addressing climate risks, providing disaster resilience advice, as well as facilitating participation of First Nations Australians and indigenous-to-indigenous engagement. The Hub will support the achievement of End of Platform Outcome (EOPO) 2 by integrating and coordinating cross cutting priorities throughout the portfolio and across the program management cycle. 

The Lead is responsible for the effective delivery and performance of the Hub. They will drive meaningful cross-cutting approaches across the Platform-managed investments. The Lead will work in close collaboration with Abt partners Talanoa Consulting, Clear Horizons and Ninti One; and oversee Hub priorities including the development of GEDSI Strategy and Action Plan, the Climate and Disaster Resilience Strategy, Risk and Safeguarding Management Plan and the First Nations Engagement Framework and Implementation Plan.   

The Lead plays a crucial role in linking and integrating GEDSI, safeguarding, climate and disaster resilience, locally led development (LLD) and indigenous engagement strategies across sector programs.