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Backstreet Academy
Job Title : Assistant Program Manager
Location : Phnom Penh
Vacancy Type : Assistant
Education : All levels
Number of Hirelings : 2
Introduction :

Backstreet Academy is a social enterprise with the mission of alleviating poverty. We operate in developing countries and we help people with skills to monetize it better by linking them up with tourists. Entrepreneurs, artisans, craftsmen and anyone with a skill can apply to join our program. We then use our web platform www.backstreetacademy.com and our local distribution network to advertise these services to tourists. 
Many of the people who have a skill are often exploited or are starved of opportunities. Through this initiative, they are not only able to obtain additional income through teaching tourists or locals who are interested, but also showcase their skills and the traditional crafts of the country to others from around the world. This also helps to foster a connection between locals and people all over the world.
We also work with various NGOs to provide employment opportunities to the underprivileged and those in poverty. Through working as a facilitator and translating for the tourists, the facilitators will be able to rehabilitate into society and obtain an additional income source while being exposed to people all over the world. They will also receive training on communications and hospitality.
We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Gazaab Social Ventures, (www.gazaab.org )a social venture fund investing in developing country social enterprises. We are headquartered in Singapore with operations in Nepal, Kathmandu as well as Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We are rapidly expanding to other cities in Nepal as well as Cambodia.

Job Description :

We are looking for an assistant program manager to head the starting up operations for Backstreet Academy. This job will be a very exciting and fun job where you get to meet a lot of people (craftsmen, entrepreneurs, NGOs, facilitators, hotels, restaurants) You will be developing relationships with all these partners and subsequently handling the expansion of the team in Cambodia with the opportunity to rise up to become the Country Director. The team will also be expanded in time with you as the lead.
This job is very fulfilling as you will get to see the social impact you can make on the local people. The perfect blend of social impact and business success is something very very few organizations have as a model in developing countries. We believe social impact and profits can go hand in hand and we think this should be the way to go in developing a nation for sustainability. There are many NGOs in Cambodia, and we are not one of them. We are a business, and we will be run like one, but with the sole mission of alleviating poverty through social entrepreneurship.
Remuneration will be competitive with 3 phases. Probation period, stable and then results driven. The probation period of 2 months will be for you to see if this is the kind of job you like and if you are up to the challenge of setting up a completely new branch operation here in Cambodia. In the stable period you will receive a fixed salary, and in the results driven period you will receive bonuses based on your performance and the company’s local performance as well. 

Job Requirement :
  •  Fluent written and conversational English and Khmer is a must.
  •  Ability to translate between the 2 languages fluently
  •  Outgoing, like to talk to people, able to speak and present well
  •  Technology savvy, able to use MS Word/Excel/Powerpoint Google Docs etc
  •  Have a laptop
  •  Honesty & Integrity
  •  Preferred
  •  Have worked in the tourism industry before and have existing contacts with hotels, tour operators, etc etc
  •  Have a business education in university
  •  Have done accounting before and is familiar with local accounting practices
  •  Have worked in a startup environment before
  •  Have an interest for social causes, making social impact and initiating change for Cambodia.
Job Duties :
  •  Initiate and complete partnerships with various craftsmen, artisans, entrepreneurs, NGOs, restaurants, cafes, hotels and transport providers
  •  Manage other people in the operation to complete the goals of the organization
  •  Talk to tourists and submit marketing survey reports
  •  Managing bookings from tourists as well as the booking system
  •  Coordinate with global offices on marketing materials and operational requirements
  •  Report to CEO directly on local office performance
Posting Date :
April-11-2014
Closing Date :
April-28-2014
Contact Detail :
Name : Backstreet Academy
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Email : jobs@backstreetacademy.com
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