Program Officer Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) for LEARN Plus

Plan International

“As an international child-centred development organization, we do not tolerate child abuse”

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries across the world.

Plan International has been working with children and young people in Cambodia since 2002 to help them reach their full potential and we are one of the largest International NGOs operating in the country today.

The ECCD Program Officer for LEARN Plus project is responsible for managing and implementing of LEARN plus project including provide technical support, monitoring and coordination of project under ECCD sector. He / she works with others including local NGO partners, community based organization (CBOs) and government partners to ensure project quality, technical soundness and alignment with Plan International’s strategies, approaches, policies and procedures.

As a staff member of a child-centered and humanitarian development organization, the ECCD Program Officer will commit to complying with Plan International’s standards and policies related to Safeguarding Children and Young People policy, Gender Transformative and Inclusion. All Plan International Cambodia staff are expected to uphold the organization’s Values and Behaviors in every aspect of their work.

Announcement Positions

Location: Stung Treng
Office based approximately 20 % and field based approximately 80 % dependent on business requirements
This position has a high level of contact with children
Contract : Fixed-Term

Responsabilities

S/he is responsible for managing and implementing of LEARN plus project including providing technical support, monitoring and coordination of project under ECCD sector. S/he works with others including local NGO partners, community-based organization (CBOs) and government partners to ensure project quality, technical soundness and alignment with Plan International’s strategies, approaches, policies and procedures.

Requirements

3 – 5 years’ experience of implementing ECCD projects / other related projects, ideally related to children
Experience in working with and through partner organizations and government departments for implementation
Experience in capacity building and training
Experience in project management, budget management and reporting
Ability to develop and monitor complex project / program plans and budgets effectively
Ability to plan, monitor and report on program activities in line with donor requirements
Ability to coordinate a wide variety of stakeholders at different levels for program implementation and monitoring
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing in English and Khmer (including but not limited to facilitation, networking, negotiating, capacity building and influencing)
Able to analyse and solve problems independently, and make decisions based on sound judgement
Proven report writing skills in English and Khmer
Computer literate (MS-Excel, MS-Word, and MS-PowerPoint).

Application Information

Please follow this link https://app.box.com/s/bxdtfq0kg1yr6dqyniz2b4cozutaleg6 to download detailed Job Descriptions and Plan Application Form.

Interested candidates must only fill in Plan Application Form, then email to HR.Cambodia@plan-international.org by 01 December 2020, at 5.00 pm, local time.