Background
The Royal Government of Cambodia’s vision is to transform and modernize Cambodia’s industrial structure from a labor-intensive industry to a skill-driven industry by 2025, through connecting to regional and global value chain; integrating into regional production networks and developing interconnected production clusters along with efforts to strengthen competitiveness and enhance productivity of domestic industries; and moving toward developing a technology-driven and knowledge-based modern industry.
The Industrial Development Policy (IDP) 2015-2025 provides the framework for developing a competitive industrial sector in Cambodia with a focus in strengthening SME competiveness and ability to reach global markets and integrate value chains. At the core of the Policy, Special Economic Zone (SEZ), industrial park and industrial clusters are recognized as key model for attracting investment, creating job and diversifying source of growth. By grouping businesses in a dedicated co-location, they can offer important efficiency and collaborative opportunities. These zones provide tailored infrastructure and business services, and they have become a successful model for large-scale job creation, transfer of skills and technology, export diversification, and industrial development led by foreign direct investment. However, they have also presented challenges including negative environmental and social impacts including: climate change, pollution, resource depletion, health and labor issues, and attendant community disruption.
The private sector in Cambodia mainly consists of micro, small and medium enterprises that generate a large share of employment and income opportunities. Often, however, their development potential remains untapped, as firms operate in isolation, are locked into uncompetitive production patterns and unable to approach dynamic business partners that could bring in new expertise and know how.
The UNDP and WorldBridge have joined hands to boost the development of a competitive private sector and contribute to poverty reduction by building sustainable linkages between small-size enterprises, their larger scale business partners and support institutions.
Linkages enhance enterprise competitiveness through the realization of economies of scale and scope and are a source of sustainability, as they increase the capacity of the economic actors to collectively react to crisis and turning points. Linkages also pave the way for broad-based and inclusive development, where poor entrepreneurs and workers participate in economic activities on fair terms.
One of the most significant drivers for transiting towards a sustainable SME industrial park management and services remains grounded in business competitiveness. Industries operating in the park would be in a better position to take advantage of resource efficiency, value-adding and risk-mitigating measures and services available at the park level. The benefits are not just commercial but also strategic, leading to reduced exposure to risk, increased competitiveness, business development, production continuity and a better reputation with key stakeholders.
Duties and Responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of the consultant would include the provision of technical and advisory support to clusters and business networks, building public-private partnerships and promoting dialogue among service provides and policy makers.
1.Expected Outputs and Deliverables
Deliverable #1: Conduct a stakeholder’s engagement analysis for respective identified clusters (agrotech-industry, bio-technology and industry 4.0 sectors) with the view to develop an understanding of the socioeconomic and institutional environment of each cluster and to detect potential leverage points for supported intervention;
Deliverable #2:Identify SME members for respective clusters and run a diagnostic study with the view to formulate with cluster SME members a shared cluster performance plan;
Deliverable #3: Identify for respective cluster the relevant support institutions needed for a performing cluster, i.e. business associations, BDS providers, financial services providers and public authorities.
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Competencies
Functional Competencies:
Innovation Outreach and Partnerships: Ability to establish and cultivate institutional alliances around new ways of working and new approaches to development.
Networking Skills: Builds internal and external partnerships and alliances for the exchange of knowledge, experiences and services for mutual benefit.
Communicates with Impact: Highly effective written and oral communication skills.
Strategic analysis and creative problem solving: Advanced analytical, problem solving skills are essential for this role.
Knowledge and expertise: Knowledgeable of business, economic, digital economy principles, and technology trends influencing the intersection of private, public, finance and development sectors.
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s degree, in industrial economy, economics, trade and development or related field.
Experience:
Minimum 15 years of practical experience in business and industry development in Cambodia;
Experience in leading business associations, chamber of commerce and advising government on private sector development in Cambodia;
Experience in conducting and facilitating public private dialogue in Cambodia in areas that matters to SME and industry development;
Expertise and proven track record in SME technical assistance project formulation, management and monitoring;
Expertise and proven track record in facilitating and conducting Public Private Partnership dialogue in Cambodia;
In-depth understanding of Cambodia private sector and investment ecosystem
Language Requirement:
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=57672 for more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.
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