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We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children in our programs by having zero tolerance policy in this regard. We are further committed to provide a safe environment for staff and children, young people and adults with whom we work, where human rights are respected and upheld, and healthy relations fostered by building organisational systems, capacity, and awareness on PSHEA (prevention and protection against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) guidelines. All our co-workers are obliged to follow SOS regulation on Child and Youth Safeguarding, PSHEA and Code of Conduct. We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia has been active in the country for more than 20 years. Through its program interventions in 7 provinces SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia provides long term family-based care, protection, education, health care and community-based programs to thousands of children and youth. To support us with this important responsibility we are now looking for a committed:\nWe are currently seeking the qualified and competitive dynamic candidates to fill the following position(s) as\n\n Announcement Positions \n\n Project Manager \n\n Workplace Circumstances \n\n Environment: \n\n Office \n\n Languages: \n\n English, Khmer \n\n Location:\n\n Phnom Penh \n\n Position Circumstances \n\n Career Category: \n\n Exec. / Management, Community Development, Educate/Train/Teaching, Social Work, Child Protection \n\n Schedule:Full-time\n\n Salary:\n Negotiable \n\n Position Summary Reports to : Deputy National Director\nDuty Location : Phnom Penh with regular travel to the four pilot provinces\nDepartment : Program\nJOB SUMMARY\nThe Project Manager plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, ensures quality, oversees finances, and reports on the project \"Advancing Care Reform in Cambodia through Social Workforce Development and Meaningful Youth Participation\" across the four provinces (Battambang, Ratanakiri, Kampot, and Prey Veng).\nThe role ensures that the project strengthens, rather than duplicates, Cambodia's existing child protection and care reform systems. The Manager leads day-to-day collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY), Provincial Departments of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (DoSVY), Innovation, Evidence & Scale (IES) of SOS Children’s Villages International, provincial SOS teams, care-experienced young people, care-leaver networks and other partners.\nThe position is accountable for delivery of the three project outcomes: strengthened social service workforce capacity, meaningful participation of care-experienced young people, and strengthened care-leaver networks and transition support. The Manager ensures full compliance with the approved Partnership Agreement, annual work plan, budget, donor requirements, SOS safeguarding and PSHEA standards, national regulations, and Results-Based Management requirements.\n\n Duties & Responsibilities:\n\n Project planning, inception and implementation\nLead preparation and periodic updating of the project Annual Work Plan, implementation schedule, procurement plan, risk register and detailed budget in line with the approved concept note and Partnership Agreement.\nCoordinate project inception, launch, baseline planning, stakeholder mapping and implementation-readiness activities.\nTranslate the three project outcomes and outputs into clear provincial activities, milestones, responsibilities and deliverables.\nEnsure activities are sequenced appropriately, including baseline/needs assessment, curriculum and tool development, Training of Trainers, cascade training, youth participation mechanisms, care-leaver network strengthening, coaching, monitoring and evaluation.\nCoordinate implementation across Battambang, Ratanakiri, Kampot and Prey Veng and ensure locally adapted approaches are used while maintaining common quality standards.\nGovernment and strategic partnership coordination\nServe as the main operational focal point for coordination with MoSVY, Provincial Departments of Social Affairs and relevant sub-national authorities.\nOrganize and document technical meetings, consultations, validation workshops, annual joint reviews, policy dialogues and dissemination events.\nEnsure project tools, training packages, monitoring approaches and policy recommendations are developed collaboratively with government and relevant stakeholders.\nCoordinate closely with IES/SOS Children’s Villages International on technical support, training, consultants, learning products and project review.\nBuild effective collaboration with RCIs, NGOs, community-based service providers, youth groups, care-leaver networks, schools, health services and referral partners.\nTechnical oversight and integration of project outcomes\nProvide overall oversight of Outcome 1 activities on social workforce development, reintegration, leaving care, aftercare, case management and transition planning.\nProvide oversight of Outcome 2 activities to ensure care-experienced young people participate meaningfully in policy, program design, monitoring and community awareness.\nProvide oversight of Outcome 3 activities to strengthen provincial and national care-leaver networks, peer support, referrals, advocacy and transition support.\nEnsure care leavers are engaged as co-facilitators, peer mentors and partners rather than only as beneficiaries.\nEnsure lessons from the four provinces are compared, documented and used to inform national care reform dialogue and potential scale-up.\nSafeguarding, PSHEA and ethical participation\nEnsure safeguarding, PSHEA, child rights, informed consent, confidentiality and do-no-harm principles are integrated into every project activity.\nEnsure specific safeguarding protocols, psychosocial support and referral pathways are in place for participating care-experienced young people.\nWork closely with the Child Safeguarding Manager/focal points to assess and mitigate risks related to training, youth participation, community housing, reintegration, field travel, data collection and public advocacy.\nEnsure ethical storytelling, photography, data use and public representation of children and care-experienced young people.\nImmediately report and respond to safeguarding concerns in accordance with SOS policies and national referral procedures.\nBudget, procurement and resource management\nManage the approved project budget in close coordination with Finance and ensure expenditure is linked to approved activities and budget codes.\nReview monthly budget-versus-actual expenditure, forecasts, commitments and burn rates and initiate timely corrective action.\nEnsure procurement, consultant engagement, travel, training and event expenditure comply with SOS and donor requirements.\nEnsure adequate documentation, asset control and value-for-money considerations are maintained.\nSupport preparation of financial inputs for donor reporting, audits and project reviews.\nMonitoring, reporting and learning\nEnsure the joint RBM and monitoring framework is operational and used consistently across the four provinces.\nReview quarterly progress, outcome data, youth feedback, safeguarding trends, risks and financial performance and use findings for adaptive management.\nCoordinate high-quality narrative reports, government reports, donor updates, learning briefs, case studies and management presentations.\nLead annual project reflection and joint review processes and ensure agreed actions are tracked to completion.\nSupport the mid-term review, final evaluation and documentation of evidence for sustainability and scale-up.\nTeam leadership and performance management\nProvide direct supervision, clear work plans, coaching and performance feedback to project staff.\nEnsure role clarity and effective collaboration between project staff and existing SOS Cambodia Program Quality, MEAL, Safeguarding, Finance, HR&OD, Advocacy and provincial teams.\nIdentify staff capacity needs and organize appropriate coaching, mentoring and technical support.\nPromote a professional, inclusive, accountable and learning-oriented team culture.\nRisk management, sustainability and exit\nMaintain and regularly review project operational, financial, safeguarding, partnership, contextual and reputational risks.\nEnsure sustainability is built into implementation through ToT, government ownership, strengthened local systems and formalized youth/care-leaver mechanisms.\nCoordinate phased handover of training, monitoring, coordination and advocacy functions to government, trained trainers and care-leaver networks during the final year.\nEnsure final tools, curricula, templates, evidence and lessons are properly documented and transferred to relevant stakeholders.\nKey Working Relationships\nInternal\nDeputy National Director - Direct supervision and approval.\nNational Director and National Management Team.\nProgram Quality Manager/MEAL Manager - technical quality, RBM, learning and evaluation.\nChild Safeguarding Manager and Safeguarding Focal Points.\nFinance, Procurement, HR&OD, Communications/Fund Development and Advocacy teams.\nProject Managers and designated Provincial Project Focal Points in the four pilot provinces.\nProject Technical Officer, Youth Participation & Care Leaver Networks Officer, MEAL Officer and Project Finance & Administration Officer.\nExternal\nMoSVY and relevant national technical departments.\nProvincial Departments of Social Affairs and sub-national authorities.\nSOS Children’s Villages International / Innovation, Evidence & Scale (IES) and funding partners.\nRCIs, NGOs, community-based service providers, schools, health services and referral partners.\nCare-experienced young people, care-leaver networks, youth councils and community leaders.\n\n Expected Profile of Candidates \n\n Languages:\n\n Khmer - Fluent\nEnglish - Fluent\n\n Qualifications:\n\n Master's Degree in A relevant discipline is preferred\nBachelor's Degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Project Management, Child Protection, Public Administration, Education or a related field\n\n Work History:\n\n Progressively responsible experience in project/program management within NGOs, INGOs or child protection/social welfare programs for 5 years as a minimum\n\n Skills & Knowledge:\n\n General & Technical Skills \n\n Training/certification in project management, RBM/MEAL, safeguarding, alternative care or care reform is an asset.\nDemonstrated experience in alternative care, family strengthening, reintegration, leaving care/aftercare, youth development, or social service workforce strengthening.\nExperience coordinating with 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