Deputy Chief of Party

Pact seeks a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for the anticipated USAID-Cambodia Civil Society Resilience (CSR) Activity. CSR will seek to support the work of civil society and grassroots organizers, across all sectors, engaged in advancing reform and inclusive development. This is anticipated to be a five-year activity and the position will be based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This position is contingent upon award.

Key Responsibilities

The DCOP will work closely with the Chief of Party (COP) to ensure accomplishment of the project’s goals and will oversee the technical team in daily operations. This includes support to meet the project’s technical objectives; manage financial resources and program staff; manage partner coordination; maintain good working relationships with government officials, local partners, and stakeholders; and manage donor reporting.

The specific duties to be carried out by the successful candidate are:

• Ensure high-quality technical programming through hands-on staff supervision and partner support grounded in the program’s strategic objectives and adhering to expected technical quality and reporting requirements.
• Contribute to project planning, including the development of annual work plans and budgets; help guide and oversee the alignment of the budget to expected results; and review annual budgets and quarterly reports.
• Ensure the cost-effective use of resources.
• Ensure compliance with USAID and Pact requirements, policies, and regulations.
• In coordination with the COP, serve as a liaison to relevant donors, the Cambodian government, and other stakeholders.
• Provide training and mentoring to partners to strengthen capacity.
• Take the lead in drafting reports, including quarterly and annual reports to USAID.
• Support the recruitment of and directly supervise project staff in line with Pact HR policies; oversee the management and development of project office human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled, and productive workforce, an effective leadership team, and an organizational culture where Pact’s values are practiced.
• Serve as Acting COP in the COP’s absence.

Basic Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field and 9+ years of experience or equivalent combination and experience, including 5 years of management experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree and 11 years of experience may be substituted for a Master’s degree and 9+ years of experience.
• Experience working on USAID contracts/agreements with an applied conflict-sensitive approach.
• In-depth understanding of the role of civil society in development and experience in building capacity for civil society organizations and networks/coalition strengthening, preferably in Cambodia.
• Experience building capacity for civil society organizations and/or media actors in Southeast Asia.
• Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to perform and collaborate in complex and politically sensitive project environments.
• Record of successfully working on a diverse team of employees and managing multiple international consortium partners.
• Experiencing working on projects with large sub-award pools.
  Ability to work in complex environments, and work with and between different stakeholders, including civil society organizations, media actors, government institutions, private sector entities, practitioners, academics, and US Government agencies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in problem solving, consensus building, donor coordination and developing functional networks of diverse stakeholders across geographics.
• Knowledge of USAID rules, regulations, and policies.
• Fluency in English (oral, writing, and reading)
• Fluency in Khmer (oral, writing, and reading)
• Ability to occasionally travel internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as political science, public policy, or public administration.
• Demonstrated experience managing highly adaptive programs, as well as applying systems-driven approaches and/or thinking and working politically (TWP) principles.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors.
At Pact, we recognize your impact, offer you opportunities and support your total well-being. Our comprehensive benefit offerings may include healthcare, retirement (8.8% to 13% based on service tenure) and savings plans, paid time off, disability and life insurance programs, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections .
With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. Pact seeks an environment free from COVID-19 and prefers all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Attestation of vaccination status will be required for employment with Pact. Unvaccinated employees may be subject to additional health and safety requirements to include any federal, state and/or client restrictions.