Position: GEDSI Investment Manager (Branch of Cowater International Inc. - CAPRED)__Deadline:30-September

Location:  Phnom Penh

The CAPRED Facility is Australia’s flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia, focusing on economic recovery and resilience. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Practical implementation: GEDSI targeted work 

• Design and lead practical implementation of CAPRED’s work on the care economy, inclusive employment, or entrepreneurship. 
• Support monitoring, evaluation and research related to CAPRED GEDSI interventions.  
• Support communications and advocacy related to CAPRED’s interventions and closely collaborate with the public sector on GEDSI practices and principles. 

2. Practical implementation: GEDSI integration 

• Demonstrate a hands-on approach in driving inclusive business practices within CAPRED’s technical sectors and/or related sectors by leading and promoting a cutting-edge inclusion thinking across CAPRED and its partners. 
• Provide practical guidance to CAPRED team and its partners on inclusive policy reforms and business practices, particularly in care economy. 
• Support CAPRED technical staff to assess GEDSI needs, risks and opportunities and support the design and implementation of GEDSI action plans; and support the development and implementation of CAPRED’s intersectional GEDSI approach.
• In collaboration with CAPRED technical staff, support capacity development for private sector companies to implement inclusive policies by raising their awareness and developing an evidence-based business case for inclusive policies and business practices.  
• Contribute to implementation and periodic review of CAPRED’s GEDSI Strategy.

3. Teamwork and stakeholder relationships 

• Provide team support, share knowledge, and coordinate with team members to ensure quality and consistency across outputs. 
• Collectively with the GEDSI Unit, maintain and build constructive relationships within the Facility team and partners, including developing and implementing agreed approaches to address resistance and backlash.
• Commission, supervise and support consultants to perform research and advisory support to interventions.
• Maintain and build productive external networks and coalitions for learning, sharing and advocacy on GEDSI.

4. Compliance 

• Ensure stakeholders operate within Cowater and DFAT-related codes of conduct and policies including all inclusion-related policies such as Child Protection and PSEAH; antifraud and corruption; value for money and other policies.
• Commitment to championing environmental sustainability and climate action across the Facility.

Key Requirements (skills, knowledge experience & qualification):

• Formal education in social sciences, development studies, research, journalism, or related fields is helpful but not mandatory. If you have a strong willingness to learn and grow, we encourage you to apply. Curiosity and humility are more important than formal qualifications. 
• A positive, respectful, and collaborative attitude. We want team players who communicate openly.
• A genuine commitment to continual learning, especially related to GEDSI principles.
• Ability to work thoughtfully with data and communicate clearly with diverse teams. 
• Fluency in Khmer and English (spoken and written). 
• Willingness and flexibility to frequently travel to project sites for field monitoring and on-the-ground support, with sensitivity to diverse cultural and social contexts.

• Experience in MERL, research, or data analysis roles within development contexts, ideally with exposure to gender, disability, and social inclusion themes.
• Understanding of or strong interest in gender-responsive, disability-inclusive, and socially-inclusive evaluation methodologies and practices.

Please send CV and cover letter to
Email:      recruitment@capred.org
Contact:   099 223 998
Moreinfo:  https://capred.org/opportunities
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