Call for Expression of Interest - Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and/or community-based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support with International Organization for Migration

BTDC-ID: 36879

Closing Date: 15-Oct-2025

Call for Expression of Interest - Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and/or community-based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

Contact Name

International Organization for Migration

Email

TO: iomcambodiaipsc@iom.int

Website

www.iom.int

Announcement Description

The escalation of clashes along the Cambodia–Thailand border in late July 2025 has generated significant humanitarian needs. As of October 2025, more than 10,000 people remain displaced across 25 sites; with others residing in host communities in Siem Reap, Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, and Banteay Meanchey, while over 800,000 Cambodian migrants returned from Thailand. Despite a ceasefire declared on 28 July, conditions for safe return remain precarious due to unexploded ordnance, damaged housing, disrupted services, and loss of livelihoods. According to the Humanitarian Needs Assessment Report, urgent needs include protection, shelter, WASH, health, food security, and education, with particularly severe risks for children, women, older persons, and persons with disabilities.

Additionally, nearly 900 000 Cambodian migrants have returned from Thailand due to insecurity, loss of income, and border closures. The sudden influx has placed pressure on host communities and already limited services in border provinces, particularly Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Battambang, Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey. Displaced households face urgent challenges in meeting their basic needs. Loss of income and restricted access to markets have increased reliance on harmful coping strategies. Many families have depleted resources after multiple displacements and require MPCA to meet urgent needs, including food, shelter, and health needs with dignity. In parallel, the crisis has severely affected mental health and psychosocial wellbeing: displacement, exposure to violence, and family separation have increased stress and vulnerability, particularly among children, women, and elderly persons. However, access to MHPSS services remains limited, with weak referral pathways and overstretched health systems.

Call for Expression of Interest - Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and/or community-based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

Career Category: Exec. / Management
Location: Oddar Meanchey Province, Preah Vihear Province, Battambang Province, Siemreap Province, Banteay Meanchey Province

CEI Reference number: IP2025001

Posted (date): 6 October 2025

Application Deadline: 15 October

Notification of Results: End of October/Beginning of November 2025

Implementation Start Date: Approximately mid-November (based on signature)

Implementation End Date: All activities and related reports have to be final and submitted by end of February 2026

Locations

Cambodia (Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Battambang, Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey)

Sector(s) and area(s) of specialization

Multi-sectoral – Cash Based Interventions in the form of Multi-purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA)
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) – Community based MHPSS interventions

Relevance of proposal to achieving expected results
Relevance of proposal to achieving expected results;
Expertise on budgeting, communication, negotiation and participation skills;
Expertise and experience in developing and delivery of training programmes and capacity building for CSOs and public institutions;
Adequacy and clarity of the proposed budget (including contribution by the prospective IP);
Relevant technical expertise and experience in working with a different range of stakeholders at a national and local level in establishing a migrant-sensitive perspective across sectors;
Experience with conducting rights principles such as inclusion, equality, accountability, participation, universality, etc.
Sustainability of intervention
Experience in partnering with key institutions related to internally displaced persons and returning migrants participation and development;
National and Local experience, presence and community relations; Management ability; Sustainability of intervention.
Other
Replicability/scalability;
Gender mainstreaming skills to apply during implementation of the programmes;
Innovative approach
Proven capacity in financial management of projects;
Good familiarity with political and social environments in Cambodia

The organizations responding to this call need to demonstrate their capacity to implement all listed activities as a single package. Partial applications for individual activities will not be considered.

IOM reserves the right to cancel/reduce the scope of planned activities or to introduce new/broaden the scope of the existing activities. Selected Implementing partner needs to be ready to develop a detailed budget based on submitted proposal in two weeks upon receiving the notification from IOM.

All applicants will receive written notification, within the two weeks after the deadline for the submission of Concept Note, of the outcome of the selection process. Should an applicant request further clarification, IOM will provide a response explaining the transparency and integrity of the selection process undertaken.

IOM reserves the right to decline disclosure of the specificity of decision derived by the IOM mission due to reasons related to confidentiality.

IOM reserves the right to accept or reject any Expression of Interest, and to annul the selection process and reject all Expression of Interest at any time, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Implementing Partners.

For more information, please contact in writing: IOM Cambodia IPSC at email provided in the contact details.

Expression of Interest submission guidelines

This document contains instructions on the preparation and submission of the Application

The applicant must submit the full proposal package and required documents by email provided in the contact details. no later than 15 October 2025. The subject line of the email should read: ‘Application – IP2025001– Name of the applicant organization’ Late Application will no longer be considered.
A detailed description must be provided on how the requirements specified in the Call for Expression of Interest (CEI) issued by IOM will be matched by the capabilities, experience, knowledge and expertise of the Implementing Partners

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