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Summary of Position
The Director of Factory Phnom Penh is responsible for leading, developing and growing the Factory Core team.
This involves seeing out the final phase of development of the Factory and the continuing operation. Most importantly, this role will set out the future direction of the project, identifying methods to help meet the vision of the Factory to be to Cambodia’s creative and tech hub for the young creative professionals. The Director also, proposes ideas and plans to the Urban Hub board in order to bring traffic into the campus & to lease out offices and commercial spaces.
As the Director, this position has to deal with the more difficult challenges or problems, which can be stressful. Many of these will be unique, from coming up with the idea of a new business line or dealing with a tenant we have let down no need to compensate. Every day can be different and a challenge. This position needs to have confidence to produce action in a timely manner, but also prudent, and knowing when to pause and think rather than react.
Key Responsibilities
Visioning/Concept Development
- Concept & business development – While many parts of the Factory are operational, there are still a lot of areas that have to be implemented, refined, and many others that have not been thought of. I large part of this job involves looking for new opportunities to work toward the vision, drafting concepts, and then finding the right people to execute.
- Lead the team – as the face of the project this position has to keep the entire Factory team in line with the vision and be an example.
Management
- Develop and oversee annual budget for Factory
- Identify staff needs & assist with recruitment
- Liaise with potential clients & tenants
- Assist with contract development – With assist from key staff and an attorney, this position will be defining many of the terms for partnerships and special tenants;
- Manage and Review – Manages and is on top of line managers tasks as well as provides direction,
feedback, and support to the team members to meet goals, supporting multiple projects simultaneously from concept through execution. - Leads & overseas all aspects of each department, from marketing ideas and original concepts, to
overseeing operational (construction) works, leasing leads, community events, public events, internal and external communications - Oversee project branding & communications
Public Relations, Marketing & Communications
- Act as “face of project” until local replacements identified
- Oversee all public communications to ensure that messaging matches the Factory brand and values
– this will involve some writing or engaging third party writer or editor.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Collaborates – with the Urban Village & Urban Hub Team. From time to time there will be events or internal initiatives that the Director will need to lead or collaborate with other departments with the support of the Core team.
- Lead’s on FPP Community meetings – FPP residents meet on monthly basis, provides updates, brief on upcoming events or changes, as well as introduce the team members to the community for support or clarifications. Director takes feedbacks from tenants and listen to concerns to improve processes.
Operations/Management & Tenant Relations
- Oversee continued construction – with the support of the Operations Manager, work with the construction and engineering teams to understand construction implications, make decisions on designs as needed.
- Recruit new tenants – identify, meet and negotiate with tenants for public facing spaces (retail, F&B, etc.)
- Lead the Factory Community meetings – explaining what is in the pipeline, listening to feedback and
concerns, etc. - Concept & Business Development – involves looking for opportunities to lease out our commercial spaces & to grow the FPP community. Needs to be on top of finding new opportunities to work towards the vision, finds new leads to benefit the growth of the project, lease with potential clients and tenants for FPP Commercial space and office space.
Job Qualifications
- 4 Year degree in any range of fields
- 5+ years’ experience in managing a team and/or business
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and confidence in front of groups
- Experience with financial oversight and planning
- Experience building a team from the ground up
- Willingness to take on challenges and learn the skills needed to execute
- A high degree of independence
- Fluent Written & Spoken English – Much of the management of this project will be in English.
- Fearlessness – This is a unique project and we need someone not afraid to fail a few times before we get things right; we are looking at candidates who will propose bold ideas, but humble enough to learn from them when they fail.
- Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills.
- Demonstrate integrity, dependability, responsibility, accountability, self-awareness, work ethic and empathy.
- Passion and understanding Factory working culture and community values