Chief of Party, The Asia Foundation - Cambodia

The Asia Foundation (the Foundation) is seeking an expatriate Chief of Party for the USAID-funded Social Innovation Lab-Kampuchea (SILK) program in Cambodia that will support technology and social media for development. The SILK program will formalize a technology/social innovation lab and build on local efforts by technology-oriented organizations to develop and deploy new media technologies in partnership with the private sector and civil society organizations. The Program is expected to commence in late 2012, and the position is contingent upon funding.

 

The Chief of Party will oversee all aspects of the Program, including assuming overall responsibility for implementing the program strategy. S/he will be the principal liaison with USAID, the US Embassy, and other US government officials; with relevant representatives of the Royal Government of Cambodia; and with international and Cambodian private sector and civil society partners and stakeholders. This will be a long-term position based in the Foundation’s permanent Cambodia country office in Phnom Penh. 

 

Qualifications and Experience:

 

• At least 12 years of international experience working in the area of technology and media in developing countries, with demonstrable expertise in social media and/or technology;
• Significant managerial and technical work experience with technology for development programs in developing countries, with media, technologists, and civil society;
• Outstanding representational and communication skills, with strong ability to translate complex principles of media technology into simple terms;
• Demonstrated leadership skills, and excellent manager and effective oral and written communicator;
• Proven ability to manage programs with complex partnership structures (including preferably for USAID programs) and to maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders; and
• Prior experience in Cambodia or South East Asia preferred.

 

To Apply

Please email a cover letter and resume to consultantssf@asiafound.org with “Chief of Party- SILK” written in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. The application deadline is September 21, 2012.

 

About The Asia Foundation

The Foundation is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. Drawing on nearly 60 years of experience in Asia, the Foundation supports Asian initiatives to improve governance and law, economic development, women's empowerment, the environment, and regional cooperation. With 17 offices throughout Asia, an office in Washington, DC, and its headquarters in San Francisco, the Foundation addresses these issues on both a country and regional level.