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Organization and Staff

The basic elements of Srer Khmer's organizational structure and the management are as follows:

  • A Board of Directors oversees and sets policy including Srer Khmer Statutes, Personal Policy and Financial Policy for the organization, meets every four months to monitor Srer Khmer’s activities and give feedback to the Executive Director who is responsible to the Board. The Board may have five to nine members and can call extraordinary meetings if necessary take action on urgent matters should the need arise.
  • The Executive Director is responsibility for all day-to-day activities, programs, projects and staff.
  • The Management Committee consists of the Executive Director (Chairman), Project Team Leaders and the Admin/Finance Officer has the role of coordinating and assisting the Director with day-to-day activities. Learn more.
  • The Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) consisted of Executive Director, Senior Programme Coordinator, Programme Officers, Project Managers and Admin/Finance Unit. TCC has the role of providing inputs on technical issues. TCC has at least 2 times meeting per year to set technical guideline for Srer Khmer.
  • At the moment, Srer Khmer has 31 full time staff members including technical staff, support staff and graduate (intern) trainees. Ten (10) of them are women. Srer Khmer also has 2 Volunteers from Australia Volunteers to assist with program/organization development and community development.

Our Current Key Supported Staff Members

Senior Advisor: Institutional Strengthening

1. Victor Onions, MA Natural Sciences & Economics, Dublin University, Ireland and a Post Grad. Diploma in Tropical Agriculture, University West Indies, Trinidad, has worked under VIDA and AVI support to Srer Khmer over the past 6 years and has over 30 years experience in public and private sector agriculture and natural resource development, agribusiness, small business and marketing development in Kiribati, Fiji and Australia before coming to Cambodia. Starting from 2011, Victor is Voluntary Senior Advisor with Srer Khmer (after 6 six years assignment supported by AVI and VIDA) and  works on institutional development, and project proposals for sustainable agriculture, natural resource management and community development.

Key Professional Staff: Cambodians

1. Pou Sovann, Executive Director, has a BSC in Agronomy, Royal University of Agriculture and an MA & PhD in Public Administration from Century University, Albuquerque, NM, USA with 19 years experience in a variety of community development and participation, program development, institutional development strengthening, capacity building and training, and extensive background and skills in designing, managing, monitoring and evaluation of development programs with further experience on poverty related issues and policy impact assessment. Sovann has worked for Pact Cambodia, UNDP/PMATU/MOP, Church World Service, 24hour Television Charity Committee and National Resource Management Forum as well as several teaching and consulting assignments.

2. Sours Sokha, BSC in Agronomy Royal University of Phnom Penh and Master in Rural Development and Agriculture from The International University, Phnom Penh is a Program Manager with Srer Khmer and has 18 years experience in teaching, agricultural extension, IPM, participatory plant breeding, project management and consulting assignments for agriculture and community development. Sokha has worked with Svay Rieng High School, Catholic Relief Services and with Srer Khmer on the Participatory Plant Breeding and LEARN IT Projects.


3. Taing Volakh, has a BSc Mathematics Royal University, Bachelor of Education in English from Norton University and Master of Accounting from the Royal University of Law & Economics, Phnom Penh and is Finance and Administration Manager and has 18 years experience in administration and finance and has worked in insurance, publishing and FAO – IPM before coming to Srer Khmer. Volakh is responsible to the Executive Director for all administration and financial management matters.

4. Meach Centmill, has a BSC. In Agronomy Royal University of Agriculture. He is now conducting his Master degree on NRM at the Royal University of Agriculture. He is a Program Officer with Srer Khmer and has over 10 years experience in community development, sustainable agriculture, IPM, agriculture extension and farmer life school training.
 

5. Mr. Chhun Sophorn, hold BSC in Agriculture from RUA and now on the process to write up his Master thesis on to obtain Master of Agriculture and Rural Development at the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). He has more than 6 years of experience with on community development works with farmers. He is now a Programme Officer of Srer Khmer.


In addition to key staff experience, Srer Khmer has other field staff and a network of contacts and specialists it can call upon to assist with expertise and advice on any particular topic or problem should the need arise.

 

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER/S

1. Nicholas Haines, Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Master of Development Practice from University of Queensland. He joined with Srer Khmer on the the Project funded by NPA based in Banteay Meanchey province. He is now back as a AusAID/VIDA volunteer with Srer Khmer after finishing AYAD assignment and now he is based with the project in Banteay Meanchey province again.

2. Troy Bogaart, Bachelor of International Business from Griffith University. He joined Srer Khmer in April 2011 to be based with our Program team in Phnom Penh. He will be working with Srer Khmer for 18 Months assignment.

END ASSIGNMENT ADVISOR/S AND INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS

1. Jyoti Felix, Bachelor of Science from University of Tasmania. She joined with Srer Khmer on the project Civil Society and Pro-Poor Market based in Kampong Speu province. She has a one year assignment with the project started from July 2009 and finished since June 2010. She is from Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD).

2. Nicholas Haines, Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Master of Development Practice from University of Queensland. He joined with Srer Khmer on the the Project funded by NPA based in Banteay Meanchey province. He has one year assignment with the project started from 26 October 2009 and finished on September 2010. He is from Australian Youth Ambassadors from Development (AYAD).

3. Yvette Crafti, Project Officer, from Australian Youth Ambassador for Development (AYAD) is joining Srer Khmer in Battambang province. She obtained Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Monash University and Master of Social Sciences (International Development) from RMIT, Melbourne. She is going to start her assignment from 1 October 2007 until the April 2008 as the project funded by FSIF-CIDA is completed. By then, she moved to work for another LNGO in Battambang until her assignment is finished in August 2008.

4. Sam Roseby- Agricultural Development Officer from AYAD/AusAID, work in Banteay Meanchey province. He has Bachelor of Laws and Natural Resources Management from the Australian National University (ANU). He finished his one year assignment in August 2007. Now he is in Australia.

5. Dominic Jenkin, Bachelor of environmental engineering joined Srer Khmer with the project on Integrated Farming and Marketing Systems in Siem Reap. He finished his one year assignment with the project started from July 2008 and finished his assignment on June 2009. He is from Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD).

PAST DIRECTOR/S AND FOUNDERS OF SRER KHMER

1. Mr. Yech Polo, Executive Director of Srer Khmer/Founder, January 2002-December 2003. He was passed away on December 2005 of Brain cancer. We were deeply saddened by his passing away and we prayed that his soul rests in peace. We shall always remember him.

2. Mr. Robert Nugent, Former FAO Community IPM Project Manager, is the one who spent much time to support on the process the project localization to NGO after the project was ended in late 2001.

3. Mrs. Yim Vuthang, is a founder of Srer Khmer and also left for Netherlands with her Dutch husband in 2003.

 

 

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