COUNTRY DIRECTOR, ACTIONAID CAMBODIA

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JOB TITLE : COUNTRY DIRECTOR, ACTIONAID CAMBODIA JOB LOCATION : PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA CONTRACT TYPE : FIXED DURATION CONTRACT CLOSING DATE : 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 About the Role The Country Director serves as the most senior leader of ActionAid Cambodia and is responsible for providing strategic direction, organisational leadership, and effective representation of the organisation at national and international levels. Reporting to ActionAid International Regional Head of Asia, the Country Director leads the development and implementation of the Country Strategy and ensures that programmes, operations, resources, and partnerships effectively contribute to achieving ActionAid's mission and objectives. The role requires a strong understanding of Cambodia's social, political, and economic context, together with the ability to build strategic partnerships, influence policy, and drive organisational excellence. Please see further information in the Job Description (JD). WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR: AAC is currently seeking a visionary and dynamic Country Director (CD) to provide strategic leadership, high-level representation and overall management of ActionAid Cambodia. The CD will inspire staff, strengthen partnerships, influence policies, and ensure effective delivery of our Country Strategy Paper (CSP) in alignment with ActionAid International’s (AAI) global strategy and Strategy Implementation Framework (SIF). The CD is expected to champion feminist leadership principles, safeguarding policies, and ActionAid’s values, while driving innovation, sustainability, and accountability across programs, fundraising, advocacy, operations and people management. A critical part of the role will be to lead a robust and diversified fundraising strategy that strengthens financial resilience, expands and sustains partnerships with institutional donors, foundations, private-sector and other strategic partners, and develops innovative income-generation opportunities. This role is an exciting opportunity for a senior management professional who wants to help shaping the future success of a major international NGO working with over 40 million people living in over 71 countries for a world free from poverty and injustice by helping people use their own power. HOW TO APPLY: I nterested Applicants should click on the “apply” button to start the application process. Application deadline: September 30, 2026 (by 5:00 pm Cambodia time) Important Notes: · This position is open to Cambodian Nationals · ActionAid will conduct safeguarding reference checks on the successful candidate. · Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted · Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. ActionAid welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity. We are committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. We are also committed to preventing and responding to any form of sexual harassment, exploitation and child abuse and abuse of adults at-risk, whether carried out by staff/representatives or resulting from our work. ActionAid expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. The selected candidate will go through thorough background check.