Position: Capacity Development Advisor (GIZ Cambodia)__Deadline:30-April

Location:  Phnom Penh

GIZ is a federally owned enterprise and is supporting the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of capacity-building initiatives aimed at strengthening service provision systems, with a focus on inclusivity, climate sensitivity, and digitalization.
• Contribute directly to improving practitioner competencies
• Foster peer learning ecosystems to enhance Development Management (DM) service delivery.

The Capacity Development Advisor performs the following tasks in the area of:

1. Capacity Development Strategy & Implementation.
   
2. Lead the design and operationalization of a comprehensive capacity development strategy that aligns with overall programme objectives and supports improved DM service provision.
3. Develop, adapt, and institutionalize training modules across relevant sectors, ensuring they are practical and directly support District and Municipal practitioners in delivering services that are inclusive, climate-sensitive, Digitally enabled
4. Ensure all training content is context-specific, demand-driven, and tailored to the needs of practitioners, enhancing usability and application in day-to-day service delivery.

Development of Training Modules

1. Lead and collaborate with technical experts for the creation, adaptation, and rollout of standardized training curricula and materials.
2. Collaborate with technical experts to integrate best practices and innovations.
3. Facilitate Training of Trainers (ToT) to support institutionalization and scalability.
4. Ensure training modules are effectively integrated and embedded within partner institutions to promote long-term sustainability and adoption.
5. Collect and analyze feedback from training participants to assess usefulness and effectiveness and continuously improve learning approaches and materials.

Strengthening Peer Learning Networks

• Support the establishment and operationalizing peer learning networks focused on key aspects of DM service provision, enabling knowledge exchange and continuous professional development among practitioners.
• Support to facilitate regular knowledge exchange sessions (workshops, webinars, communities of practice).
• Promote cross-learning, documentation of best practices, and knowledge sharing among practitioners.
• Support network governance, coordination, and sustainability mechanisms.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

• Develop tools to assess effectiveness and usability of training modules.

• Track and report on:

1. Number of operational peer learning networks
2. Number of practitioners who find training modules useful for their work
3. Conduct feedback surveys, learning assessments, and impact evaluations.
4. Use data to continuously improve training approaches and learning platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement

1. Serve as the designated focal point for partner ministries and relevant institutions, ensuring effective coordination, communication, and timely implementation of programme activities
2. Engage with government agencies, training institutions, and implementing partners to promote adoption of training modules.
3. Build partnerships to strengthen institutional capacity development systems.
4. Represent the program in technical working groups and relevant forums.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies, Education, Public Administration, or related field.
• Experience in capacity development, training design, or organizational development for 5 years as a minimum
• Proven experience in developing and institutionalizing training programs.
• Experience facilitating peer learning, communities of practice, or knowledge networks.
• Familiarity with inclusive development, climate change, and digital transformation is highly desirable.
• Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) skills
• Experience of working with Government Agencies, International Organisations, Consultancies, Bi-lateral Agencies or NGOs active in the field of Governance, Good Governance
• Ability to work individually and as a team;
• Excellent spoken and written Khmer and English;
• Strong computer skills including good command of IT tools (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MSTeam, Loop…. etc.)
• Good knowledge of government’s working procedures;
• Willingness to regularly travel within Cambodia;

Please send CV and cover letter to
Email:      hr-cambodia@giz.de
Phone:    023 860 110
Website: https://www.giz.de/en/regions/asia/cambodia
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