Phnom Penh USAID HR

Phnom Penh USAID HR serves as a key procurement liaison within USAID/Cambodia, supporting the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development through targeted capacity building and local engagement. While not holding a formal contracting officer title, this role facilitates the acquisition of personal services critical to implementing technical advisory programs, civil society strengthening, and community-based development initiatives. The position coordinates closely with program officers to translate strategic objectives into compliant, performance-based solicitations, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities and Cambodian government partnerships. Acquisitions under their purview are primarily centered on expert consulting, training delivery, and institutional support services that require deep contextual expertise and localized implementation capacity. Contractor relationships are characterized by a broad network of individual consultants, local NGOs, and specialized service providers with proven experience in development programming across education, health communication, and environmental conservation. Rather than relying on large prime contractors, the role prioritizes direct engagements with Cambodian-led entities and international experts embedded in the local context, fostering agile, responsive, and culturally attuned service delivery. These partnerships are typically structured as task orders under blanket purchase agreements or individual purchase orders, emphasizing flexibility and rapid mobilization. Set-aside preferences are uniformly non-targeted, with 100% of procurements conducted under open competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and local relevance over socioeconomic criteria, aligning with USAID’s mandate to prioritize program impact and host-country ownership in low-income contexts. The primary NAICS classification is 812990 (All Other Personal Services), indicating a heavy focus on expert human capital services. Procurements center on technical advisors, trainers, community mobilizers, and monitoring & evaluation specialists—professionals delivering tailored, on-the-ground support to strengthen local institutions and foster sustainable development outcomes.