RISE Program Accountant

World Renew in Cambodia and its partners are seeking qualified and motivated professionals to join the Rapid Interventions through Shared Engagement (RISE) Program.

Through a network of faith-based and local partners, RISE aims to strengthen preparedness, accelerate response, and expand anticipatory and early action capacities in high-risk contexts, while also responding in ongoing, complex, and protracted emergencies with lifesaving programming. The ultimate impact is a faster response that reaches affected populations with lifesaving assistance.

For Cambodia, World Renew leads RISE’s Pillar 1: It aims to strengthen global readiness through community preparedness, enabling the activation of the pillar’s rapid response mechanism within 72–96 hours.

Announcement Positions

• Environment: Office
• Languages: English, Khmer
• Location: Phnom Penh

• Career Category: Social Work, Community Development, Rural development, Resources & Environment
• Schedule:Full-time
• Salary: Negotiable

Location: Phnom Penh with regular travel to project provinces

Reporting directly to the Country Director, the RISE Program Coordinator provides strategic technical leadership and oversight for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and emergency response initiatives related to the RISE project. This role works closely with the Senior Provincial Officer and provides direct technical support to partners' RISE Provincial Coordinators to build community capacities and facilitate stakeholder engagement. The primary objective is to integrate local disaster risk reduction and preparedness plans into broader development plans, ensuring communities can quickly activate emergency responses to floods, droughts, and other natural disasters.

The coordinator ensures that RISE project activities and emergency response activities are implemented in accordance with World Renew’s safeguarding policies, accountability commitments, and social inclusion principles. This includes identifying and reducing risks to children and adults at risk and promoting the meaningful participation of women, people with disabilities, older people, Indigenous and ethnic minority communities, and other vulnerable groups.

The position serves as the principal focal point for coordination with the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) and sub-national authorities, promoting World Renew’s visibility and highlighting support from the US government. Furthermore, the Coordinator leads disaster situation assessments, formulates rapid response recommendations in alignment with policy frameworks, and spearheads the development of disaster response funding proposals.

• Program Coordination
• Coordinate annual work planning and budgeting with staff and partners to align project activities and resources with approved objectives.
• Coordinate monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning activities to track project progress, gather community feedback, and inform program adjustments.
• Monitor partners’ implementation progress and grant commitments, providing support to address gaps and meet agreed objectives and donor requirements.
• Coordinate the preparation and submission of timely, accurate narrative and financial reports in collaboration with partners and finance staff.
• Support partner identify and monitor project risks, support appropriate mitigation measures, and promote adherence to organizational safeguarding policies throughout implementation.
• Ensure safe, confidential, and accessible community feedback and reporting mechanisms are established and regularly monitored with partners.
• Technical Support & Program Integration
• Provide direct technical assistance to partners' RISE Provincial Coordinators to build robust community capacities.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement to effectively integrate community-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and preparedness plans into local development plans.
• Assist communities and partners in establishing protocols to quickly activate emergency responses to natural disasters, specifically floods and droughts.
• Coordination, Representation & Visibility
• Serve as the central focal point and representative for World Renew in coordination with the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).
• Serve as the Safeguarding Focal Point for the RISE project in Cambodia and coordinate with partners’ RISE Provincial Coordinators to ensure safeguarding requirements are understood, integrated, consistently implemented and monitor across project activities.
• Collaborate extensively with sub-national government levels (provincial, district, and commune) to align project activities with national disaster frameworks.
• Promote the visibility of World Renew and ensure proper branding and acknowledgment of US government support across all project initiatives and stakeholder engagements.
• Emergency Assessment & Proposal Development
• Conduct rapid and comprehensive disaster situation assessments immediately following hazard events.
• Report disaster situations accurately and promptly to the Country Director.
• Formulate actionable recommendations for rapid emergency response in strict accordance with organizational policy frameworks.
• Develop high-quality disaster response proposals to secure funding approvals for intervention and recovery efforts.
• Ensure emergency response proposals include adequate measures and budgets for safeguarding and accountability to affected communities.
• Capacity Building & Training
• Identify training needs and capacity gaps among World Renew staff and partner organizations and support the development and implementation of appropriate capacity strengthening plans.
• Design and deliver targeted training sessions to build the capacity of internal staff and partner personnel on disaster management, preparedness, effective emergency intervention and safeguarding training
• Document lessons learned and best practices to continually refine DRR methodologies and emergency response strategies.

• Khmer - Fluent
• English - Fluent

• Bachelor's Degree in Disaster Management, Development Studies, Environmental Science, or related field.

• DRR, climate resilience, humanitarian response, or community development for 5 years as a minimum

• Experience managing donor-funded projects, preferably U.S. Government-funded programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, project management, and capacity-building skills.
• Excellent English and Khmer communication skills.

Location: Phnom Penh with frequent travel

The RISE Program Accountant is a core member of the finance team responsible for the financial health, transparency, and compliance of the RISE Program. Reporting to the Finance and Administration Manager and working closely with the Grant and Financial Officer, this role ensures that all project financial transactions are accurately recorded and aligned with both World Renew policies and US government donor requirements.

A critical component of this role is facilitating financial workflows with local implementing partners. The Accountant will provide hands-on technical support to partners' accountants in Kampot, Siem Reap, and Ratanakiri, ensuring smooth fund transfers, accurate liquidations, and capacity building in financial reporting.

• Financial Processing & Record Keeping
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date daily accounting records and ledgers for the RISE project using the organization's accounting software.
• Process project-related payments, advances, and reimbursements in a timely manner, ensuring all transactions are backed by proper supporting documentation.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and cash counts for project-specific accounts.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for the RISE project in coordination with the Finance and Administration Manager.
• Partner Financial Facilitation & Support
• Serve as the primary financial focal point for local implementing partners in Kampot, Siem Reap, and Ratanakiri.
• Review and verify partners' monthly financial reports, liquidations, and fund requests to ensure accuracy and compliance before processing subsequent disbursements.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance, coaching, and capacity building to partners' accountants to strengthen their financial management systems.
• Conduct periodic field visits to partner offices to perform financial spot-checks and offer on-the-job mentoring.
• Grant Compliance & Coordination
• Collaborate closely with the Grant and Financial Officer to monitor project budget vs. actual expenditures and highlight any significant variances.
• Ensure all financial practices, procurement processes, and documentation for the RISE project strictly adhere to US government/donor regulations and World Renew’s internal controls.
• Assist the Finance and Administration Manager and Grant and Financial Officer in preparing for internal and external project audits, compiling necessary financial documentation.
• Other Obligations
• Maintain an organized and secure digital and physical filing system for all RISE project financial records.
• Perform other financial and administrative duties as assigned by the Finance and Administration Manager or the Country Director.

• Khmer - Fluent
• English - Fluent

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

• Accounting experience, preferably with NGOs for 3 years as a minimum

• Experience with donor-funded projects and financial reporting.
• Strong Excel and accounting software skills.
• Good English and Khmer communication skills.