National Financial Management Consultant

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING Ministry of Rural Development Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism Project (Project ID: P165344) Request for Expressions of Interest National Financial Management Consultant (12 months period full time from the contract start date)

• Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism Project (CSLEP) aims to promote ecotourism opportunities, boost economic prosperity of rural communities, and improve selected protected areas management of the rich natural capital of the Cardamom Mountains-Tonle Sap (CMTS) landscape including Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary (WS), Southern Cardamom Mountain National Park (NP), Central Mountain Cardamom NP, Phnom Aural WS, Phnom Samkos WS, and Cardamom Biodiversity Conservation Corridors. The CMTS covers more than 3.8 million hectar, including one of the world’s most productive freshwater fisheries and the largest protected forest in Indochina. The project will also promote Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) value chains in order to supplement rural incomes. Optimizing Cambodia’s ecotourism and NTFP potential in CMTS lies in addressing the limited access infrastructure and connectivity of the region. Specific investments in improving connectivity and in building entrepreneurial skills for NTFP and ecotourism will be undertaken. Further targeted investments will be made in strengthening the Protected Areas (PAs) system of the CMTS landscape as a significant proportion of the natural capital occurs within PAs.
• The National Financial Management Consultant to be selected will be based in Project Support Unit, Ministry of Rural Development and responsible for providing capacity building and hands holding coaching on financial management and accounting software to enable the government FM team of PMU of CSLEP to implement, coordinate, and monitor in accordance with the agreed and applicable procedures and guidelines. In doing so, he/she must work in close consultation and cooperation with PMU-MRD staff.
• Minimum Key Qualifications:

To be a qualified expert for the position, the candidates must meet the minimum required qualifications as follows:

• At least Bachelor’s Degree in financial management/accounting or related field;
• Over 7 years working experience progressively in financial management using the Financial Management Manual, Standard Operating Procedure of the Updated Standard Operating Procedure issued by RGC’ Sub Decree No. 181, dated 02 December 2019 (preferable with development partner funded projects such as World Bank, WB, ADB, or UN Agency);
• Knowledge of Peachtree/Sage 50;
• Written and spoken proficiency in English and Khmer.
• Contract Duration: The duration of the contract is 12 months, Full-Time, from the contract signing date subject to the annual assessment of the consultant performance, availability of funds and the needs for project. The consultant performance assessment will be carried out by MRD at the end of the year based on the criteria for performance assessment.
• The Ministry of Rural Development invites expressions of interest from qualified and experienced candidates to undertake the above-mentioned services which are further detailed in the Terms of Reference for the assignments. The National Financial Management Consultant will be selected in accordance World Bank Procurement Regulations for Borrowers under Investment Project Financing (IPF) dated July 1, 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018 and November 2020 (Fourth Edition).
• In submitting their expressions of interest, Candidates must provide their updated curriculum vitaes, indicating professional skills, academic qualifications, and experience in similar assignments, along with the names of at least three (3) referees with contact information (e-mail address, telephone or fax numbers).
• Interested candidates can request for the detailed Terms of Reference (in English) for the assignment from the address below during office hours from 8:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 17:30 hours, Monday through Friday, except public holidays.
• Expressions of interests must be submitted to the address below no later than December 18, 2025 (before 17:30 hours):

Mr. Bun Kheang Procurement Officer Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism Project 7th Floor, Room # 726, Ministry of Rural Development # 771-773, Preah Monivong Blvd., Sangkat Boeng Trabek, Khan Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Email: mrdcslep@gmail.com Agency: Ministry of Rural Development Procurement method: Individual Consultant Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 36000.0 USD