Mekong River Commission

 

The role of MRC is to promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries mutual benefit and the peoples’ well-being

MRC is looking for a high caliber candidate who is a national of any one of the four Lower Mekong Countries to fill the position of CEO of its Secretariat when the term of the incumbent international CEO ends in early 2011

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

 

The CEO leads the MRC Secretariat, which has two office locations in Vientiane, Lao PDR, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to become a world class, financially secure, professional, international organization, serving Mekong countries to achieve the Basin Vision. It ensures that the organization actively works for the implementation of the MRC Mission through all its programmes and activities.

The CEO is the strategic, structured, result-oriented, and neutral leader responsible for inspiring the MRC Secretariat and other stakeholders to work together to achieve a vision for a Mekong River Basin that is economically prospersous, socially just and environmentally sound.

The CEO position is based at MRC Secretariat in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The recruitment profile and job description can be downloaded from the box at top of this page. Women are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

 

Closing date for applications: 6 August 2010

Only nationals of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam are eligible to apply. An expression of interest should be sent to the National Mekong Committee in the applicant’s home country as details below with a copy to MRC Secretariat addressing to Ms. Bounthanome Mixap at mrcs@mrcmekong.org.

An expression of interest for the position should include the followings:

1. Personal Details
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Candidate's statement
4. MRC Personal History Form (downloadable from the box at top of this page)

Please find detailed expression of interest in the Recruitment Profile (downloadable from the box at top of this page).