National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development Secretariat (NCDDS)

Integration of Social Accountability into National and Sub-National Systems Phase II Project

Request for Expression of Interest

Consultant to Finalize Sustainability Strategy and Development Sustainability Operational Guideline for Social Accountability at Commune/Sangkat Level (short-term)

The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) is mandated as the overall program authority and through its Secretariat (NCDDS) is responsible for policy formulation and program coordination to undertake Organic Law and D&D reform through National Program for Sub-National Democratic Development (NP-SNDD). In 2020, the first phase of the NP-SNDD was ended, and currently the second phase of the NP-SNDD (2021-2030) has been implementing. The Objective of the NP-SNDD phase II (NP2) is that by 2030 structures and systems of sub-national governance are modern, autonomous, effective, transparent, and accountable in their provision of public services and local development. They will respond to the prioritized needs of the people in their jurisdiction in an equitable and inclusive manner. Each type of SNA will have adequate power and capacity to carry out their functions under the oversight of their councils to strengthen accountability to citizens.

Social accountability is set as a priority activity in component 2 of NP-2 which has been carried through Social Accountability Strategic Plan and its Implementation for Social Accountability Framework (ISAF). ISAF is now in the second phase, which cover the period 2019-2025. ISAF has been implementing through the cooperation between the supply side-led by government entities at national and sub-national level, the demand side-led by civil society organizations, and development partners in order to enhance the constructive engagement between citizens and government as an integral element of governance arrangements – through which public decision-making and action takes place. During Social Accountability-II, World Bank through multi-donor trust fund on Social Accountability and Service Delivery supports the supply side through the Social Accountability-II Project which NCDDS is an implementing agency to coordinate and support Social Accountability supply side.

The World Bank, the Social Accountability and Service Delivery Trust Fund (SASD-TF) has been established with financial contribution from KfW and SDC This SASD-TF has become operational in March 2020 and run until 2024. It has continued provide financial support to two projects to support the Implementation of Social Accountability Framework II (I-SAF II) 2019-2025. In addition, DFAT funding provided through the Australia-World Bank Promise Partnership Trust Fund is supporting project implementation in 2024-2025. The two projects are 1) Integration of Social Accountability into National and Subnational Systems phase II, being implemented by NCDDS and 2) Engaging Citizens to Improve Service Delivery Through Social Accountability, being implemented by World Vision International (WVI). 

Social Accountability implementation relies on separate operational guidelines to guide the actively tasks of supply side and demand side which might lead duplications and inconsistencies in the procedures of Social Accountability. As part of preparing for Sustainability of Social Accountability, a consultant will be recruited to prepare Sustainability Strategy and Development Sustainability Operational Guideline. 

To support this, NCDDS is seeking for a Consultant to Finalize Sustainability Strategy and Development Sustainability Operational Guideline for Social Accountability at Commune/Sangkat Level (Short Term)

The qualifications and duties of each post are set in the detail ToRs available from the NCDD Website: https://ncdd.gov.kh/citizen-category/jobs-procurement-kh/

The interested candidates are kindly requested to provide their cover letter, updated curriculum vitae with recent photo, indicating their personal and technical skills, academic qualifications and experience in similar assignments along with the names of three (3) referees with contact information (title, e-mail, and telephone). 

Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the address below by email or hard copies, no later than, August 26, 2025 (before 5:00 pm). Only short-listed candidates will be invited for contract negotiation.

NCDDS, Room 705 (MEID), 7th Floor, Ministry of Interior (MOI)’s compound, Norodom Boulevard, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Attention: Mr. Keo Samrith, the Project Procurement Officer.

Email: isafsupplyside@ncdd.gov.kh and CC to: samrith.keo@ncdd.gov.kh