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Board Member

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

The Board Member works collectively with ODC Board of Directors in overseeing to ensure the functionality of the Board and guiding the organization with sound governance, fiduciary and strategic oversight and direction.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

1. Organization’s Mission and Purpose

• • Ensure the public stand of the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) via evaluation on its reputation and give advice and take part in plan making for being a proper representative;
  • Speak well of the organization and advocate for its services to the community, the donors, the media, and government entities to create the public brand of the organization as well;
  • Be able to oversee the programs and services are pertinent to the organization’s mission and help in new programs and services that accomplish the organization’s mission;
  • Ensure effective organizational planning and approve strategic plans for accountability and evaluation of the strategic plan once it’s implemented;
  • Ensure the organization focused on mission and expands its mission to respond to the needs, during its growth.

2. Effective Organizational Planning

• • Advice related to development of program, plan making, identifying resources of the donors, developing strategy of fundraising and act as representatives of the ODC, if necessary;
  • Ensure adequate overall organizational capacity to design and deliver appropriate programs and services through oversight, guidance, and evaluation;
  • Ensure adequate resources through advising program development and planning, identifying donor sources, developing funding strategies, and representing the organization, as needed.

3. Legal and Ethical Integrity and Accountability

• • Ensure ODC operates with the laws that govern it at the local and national levels and requirement of the donors through submitting paperwork to appropriate agencies and donors;
  • Ensure ODC keep accurate records upon requested by government agencies or donors and maintain ODC’s operation follows all relevant laws and regulations;
  • Be familiar with ODC’s bylaws and adhere to and ensure updated and followed, if they are out of date or not followed.

4. Proper Financial Oversight

• • Oversee how financial activity matches the actual budget, how much programs and services cost, and whether that cost is appropriate and whether programs or services should be initiated or discontinued;
  • Ensure internal controls in place and help review and advice policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current best practices;
  • Ensure a proper human resource policy, which is consistent to the mission as well as value of the ODC;
  • Receive staff grievances, with regard to the Executive Director/Editor in Chief.

5. Strengthening the Organization’s Programs and Services

• • Work with the Executive Director/Editor in Chief to develop a way to measure the success of the programs and participants’ satisfaction with ODC’s experiences;
  • Give comment and advice to the Management Committees and exchange information on important issues of concerns and challenges in program implementation and resolutions.

6. Supporting the Executive Director/Editor in Chief and Assessing his/her Performance

• • Oversee the Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief managing staff and volunteers and running day-to-day operations;
  • Work together as partners with the Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief to monitor the strategic plan, fundraising;
  • Provide an annual performance evaluation for the Executive Director;
  • Create a clear process for conducting this evaluation and identify specific Board members to carry out the evaluation on behalf of the entire Board, clear about when and how evaluations should take place, preferably done at the same time each year;
  • Assess and dismiss the Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief at a proper timeframe, give advice and consultation to the Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief about concern of staff members on the Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief;
  • Hire an Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief and decide on a pay scale. 

7. New Board Members and Assess Board Performance

• • Have a mandate of 5 (five) years, and the said period can be extended or continued for another 5 (five) years;
  • Recruit new Board members, it’s best done in partnership with the Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief;
  • Start by identifying the skills, expertise, and connections to ODC’s mission and services;
  • Orient the new member to understand the roles and responsibilities;
  • Provide advice to members of the Board of Directors, prepare and evaluate the operation of the Board of Directors in order to ensure a good governance with good result and effectiveness.
  • Organize and evaluate Board operations to ensure efficient and effective governance.

Requirements:

• • To be accepted for Board membership, an individual must:
    • share the values and mission of ODC
    • express a commitment to serve as a Board member for at least three years
    • have relevant and appropriate work experience and skills
    • demonstrate personal integrity.
  • No individual demonstrating a conflict of interest with ODC’s purpose or nature as a non-political organization can be accepted onto the Board.
  • Preferably, the majority of Board members will be Cambodian.

Section and Terms:

• • A successful candidates and nominee will have the approval of a majority of the current Board members.
  • Board members shall be appointed for a five-year term and this term may be extended with one more a five-year term.
  • Board members will be retired after two consecutive terms. However, an individual may return to the Board after a break of at least one years.
  • Other specific criteria for Board selection may be determined by the Board

Application information

Interested candidates should submit a detailed CV with two referees by using the contact details below:

• • Deadline for submitting applications is on Sunday, 2 February, 2025 by 12:00 AM Midnight.
  • Email Subject of the application: ODC Board Member
  • Applications will be accepted by email ONLY: recruitment@opendevcam.net
  • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
  • ODC does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, age, gender, or sexual orientation.

for more detail information please contact contact@opendevcam.net 

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Economics Editor-Researcher

Job summary

The Economics Editor-Researcher will:

• • Provide support in producing bilingual online resources for ODC, focusing on the themes of the Economy and Industry program. These resources will include research topic pages, daily news summaries, public announcements, research publications, regulations, and other documents.
  • Provide editorial support to other teams and maintain editorial standards and protocols to ensure high-quality content on the ODC website.
  • Work closely with the team in the Economy and Industry program to implement the ODC outreach activities as assigned.

As ODC is a small organization, this role will normally provide support for at least two projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of Senior Editor-Researcher and Research and Web Content Manager, this role will play an important part in producing content on the economy and industry for the ODC website.

I. Content development and editorial support (75%)

• • Post daily news summaries and public announcements related to the economy and industry in Cambodia on the ODC website, using both Khmer and English language sources following the organizational editorial standard.
  • Compile resources such as legal documents, policy papers, reports, and other publications of Cambodia’s historical and current development related to the economy and industry, including translations, following editorial standards for publication on the ODC data hub.
  • Provide editorial support and maintain editorial standards and protocols across teams to ensure content quality on the ODC website, including proofreading and copyediting both Khmer and English content, documents, and materials produced by the organization.
  • Review and revise content for accuracy and quality, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax.
  • Ensure correct tone, voice, clarity, flow and structure of content.
  • Assist in translating internal and external documents between Khmer and English as needed.
  • Advise and guide research fellows, volunteers, and interns on research writing and methodologies.
  • Produce research content for the topic and profile pages on the ODC website based on the current universal taxonomy on the key themes of economy and industry, in compliance with user demands, work plans, and priorities of the organization.
  • Conceptualize and assist in developing project-relevant content, maps, infographics, and online resources.
  • Collaborate with other teams to ensure timely content publication.
  • Identify and review website issues and related processes, consult and discuss solutions.
  • Coordinate focus group discussions and activities to gather feedback on the ODC website content and functionality.
  • Stay informed about the latest media trends and content best practices.

II. Project implementation and other support (25%)

In supporting the program managers and project managers with the implementation of project activities related to economy and industry, this role mainly focuses on outreach and promotion activities after the content has been published. It will involve providing training or workshops on how to utilize the content, tailored for users in research and other purposes, based on their interests.

• • Manage multiple tasks between outreach and content online, meeting deadlines.
  • Collaborate with project team members on implementing or leading project activities as assigned.
  • Contribute to outreach efforts targeting prospective partners, data source providers, users, and target audiences.
  • Assist with weekly report writing and correspondence as assigned.
  • Take notes and prepare meeting minutes as required.
  • Review draft blog posts or draft project success stories from project teams as assigned.
  • Represent ODC to the public and participate in outreach and promotional activities at both national and international events.

Qualifications:

• • Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, digital economy, economic law, or other relevant areas such as international relations, education, and journalism.
  • Proficiency in English and Khmer, including grammar, punctuation and spelling.
  • At least two years’ work experience with proven ability in research writing, proofreading, copy editing, and grammar.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, WordPress, and web browsers.
  • Strong leadership and organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to take the lead or new initiatives in supporting program and organizational goals.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work both as part of a team and as an independent lead.
  • Ability to form and maintain professional relationships with people from diverse backgrounds

Application information:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter of no more than one page and a detailed CV of no more than three pages, with two referees, by using the contact details below:

• • Deadline for submitting applications is on Sunday, 2 February, 2025 by 5:30 PM.
  • Email Subject of the application: Economics Editor-Researcher
  • Applications will be accepted by email ONLY: recruitment@opendevcam.net
  • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
  • ODC does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, age, gender, or sexual orientation.

For more detail information, please contact to contact@opendevcam.net.