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 Secretariat is looking for a high calibre Riparian Professional Candidate to fill the position of:

The Chief Executive Officer (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 organisation, serving Mekong countries to achieve the Basin Vision. It ensures that the organisation 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 prosperous, socially just and environmentally sound.
The CEO position is based at MRC Secretariat in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The application instructions and job description can be obtained at MRC website http://www.mrcmekong.org/working-with-mrc/employment. Candidates up to the age of 62 years old at the time of job transfer from the incumbent or the Office-in-Charge in April 2015 may apply. Women are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Closing date for applications: 31 October 2014
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 of the applicant’s home country as per details below, with a copy to MRC Secretariat addressed to Ms. Pinthong Thipphavongsa at [email protected].
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
Please find detailed expression of interest in the Application Instructions
Cambodia National Mekong Committee P.O.Box 623, 364 Monivong Blvd., Sangkat Phsar Doerm Thkouv, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel. (855-23) 216 514 Fax. (855-23) 218 506 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Lao National Mekong Committee Khunbulom Road, Chantabouly District, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Tel. (856-21) 260 983 Fax. (856-21) 260 984 E-mail: [email protected]
Thai National Mekong Committee Department of Water Resources 180/3 Rama 6 Road, Soi Phibul Watana Building Phayathai, Bangkok 10400 Thailand Tel. (66-2) 271 6165, 271 6620 Fax. (66-2) 298 6605 E-mail: [email protected]
Viet Nam National Mekong Committee 23 Hang Tre, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Tel. (84-4) 825 4785 Fax. (84-4) 825 6929 E-mail: [email protected]