Capacity Development Specialist
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Educate/Train/Teaching, Communications, Social Work, Media
- Schedule:Part-time
- Salary: Negotiable + Based on Experience
The Capacity Development Specialist (Part-time) reports to the Program Director and leads the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of CamboJA's capacity development activities. The role works closely with journalists, media workers, and other target groups to assess learning needs, design and deliver training and coaching programs, monitor learning outcomes, and ensure compliance with organizational and donor requirements. The Specialist also promotes ethical, professional, and accountable journalism through training, mentoring, and partnership initiatives.
Report to: Program Director
Manage: Intern
Status of Contract: Fixed Duration Contract (renewal based on performance and the organization's financial position)
Benefits NSSF, Pension Fund, Severance pay, Phone card allowances, Private Insurance, Health Checkup, 13th Month Salary, wellbeing support, Training and development opportunities.
Location Phnom Penh (frequent travels to provinces)
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Planning & Implementation of capacity development activities
- Work closely with the Program Director and relevant teams to plan, organize, and implement capacity development projects and activities.
- Contribute significantly to planning and delivering training and ongoing coaching for local journalists and citizen journalists on professional, accountable reporting of public financial management-related topics.
- Deliver trainings and consultation workshops to strengthen the ethical reporting capacity of CamboJA’s target beneficiaries through various project funding mechanisms and business partnerships.
- Work closely with the communications and membership focal point to keep journalists, including members and non-members, informed about CamboJA’s capacity development opportunities.
- Ensure that activities are implemented on time and in accordance with approved work plans.
- Ensure each activity budget is used effectively, efficiently, and in compliance with rules and policies of CamboJA, partners/funders.
- Participate in strategic planning process to design capacity development activities that are relevant to the needs of target groups
- Coordinate logistical arrangements for capacity development activities, including venue, catering, materials, agendas, concept notes, training plans, and reports, with support from an intern where applicable.
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)
- Ensure integration of GEDSI into all activities and capacity development initiatives
- Carry out capacity needs assessment to identify capacity gaps among target groups and inform curriculum development
- Develop pre- and post-test questionnaires and other relevant tools to assess training results in consultation with the MEAL Specialist.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training, ongoing coaching, and other types of support services, including participants’ learning progress, reporting outputs, and application of professional and accountable reporting standards.
- Collect, enter, and analyze monitoring and evaluation data to support learning, reporting, and program improvement.
- Produce case studies, most significant change stories, success stories, and other learning products as required.
- Reporting
- Produce training and activity reports for supervisor review upon completion of activities.
- Prepare project progress reports and capacity development program updates for management review.
- Representing CamboJA in meetings and events
- Participate in meetings with partners, donors, and other stakeholders when required.
- Participate in internal meetings, planning sessions, and events organized by CamboJA.
- Other responsibilities
- Perform other relevant duties as assigned by the reporting line.
Benefits:
- NSSF
- Pension Fund
- Severance pay
- Phone card allowances
- Private Insurance
- Health Checkup
- 13th Month Salary
- wellbeing support
- Training and development opportunities.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
- Khmer - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, communications, media studies, development studies, education, social sciences, or another relevant field
Work History:
- Capacity development, journalism training, media development, communications, civil society, or development programming for 3 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Demonstrated experience designing, facilitating, and evaluating trainings, workshops, mentoring, or coaching activities for journalists, citizen journalists, community reporters, or civil society actors.
- Experience working on ethical journalism, public-interest reporting, public financial management-related reporting, accountability, governance, transparency, or related themes is an advantage.
- Experience coordinating donor-funded projects, managing activity budgets, preparing reports, and working with partners or stakeholders is desirable.
- Strong understanding of journalism ethics, media freedom, public-interest reporting, and Cambodia’s media development context.
- Ability to design practical training content, facilitate participatory learning, and provide constructive coaching to journalists and citizen journalists.
- Good planning, coordination, budgeting, documentation, and reporting skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams, partners, donors, trainers, consultants, and diverse target beneficiaries.
- Good communication skills in Khmer and English, including the ability to prepare clear reports, training materials, and activity documentation.
- Commitment to inclusion, gender equality, diversity, safeguarding, accountability, and CamboJA’s mission and values.
Program Intern – Capacity Development Support
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Internship, Communications, Educate/Train/Teaching, Social Work, Media
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: N/A
The Program Intern will provide administrative, logistical, documentation, communication, and monitoring support to the Capacity Development Program. This internship offers recent graduates an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in media development, training coordination, and civil society programming while contributing to CamboJA's mission.
Report to Capacity Development Specialist
Manage: None
Status of Contract: Internship fixed Contract
Monthly Salary Monthly stipend, subject to organizational policy and available budget
Location Phnom Penh, with possible travel to provinces when required
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Program and activity support
- Assist the Capacity Development Specialist in preparing work plans, activity schedules, agendas, concept notes, participant lists, training materials, and other documents for capacity development activities.
- Support logistical arrangements for trainings, workshops, consultations, mentoring sessions, and other program activities, including venue coordination, materials preparation, registration, refreshments, and travel arrangements.
- Assist with participant communication, including invitations, confirmations, reminders, attendance tracking, and follow-up messages.
- Documentation, monitoring, and reporting support
- Collect, organize, and file activity documents, including attendance sheets, photos, evaluation forms, consent forms, training materials, and other supporting documents.
- Enter and clean monitoring data, including participant information, pre- and post-test results, feedback forms, and activity outputs, under the guidance of the Capacity Development Specialist and MEAL Specialist.
- Support preparation of short activity notes, draft reports, success stories, learning notes, and other documentation required for internal and donor reporting.
- Communication and coordination support
- Coordinate with internal teams, trainers, consultants, participants, and partners as requested to support smooth implementation of activities.
- Assist in drafting simple correspondence, announcements, invitation letters, meeting notes, and internal updates in Khmer and English.
- Support translation and proofreading of basic documents between Khmer and English when required.
- Administrative support
- Maintain organized electronic and hard-copy filing systems for capacity development activities.
- Support procurement, finance, and administrative documentation related to activities, in coordination with relevant staff and in line with CamboJA policies.
- Perform other relevant tasks assigned by the Capacity Development Specialist, Program Director, or management team.
Benefits:
- Learning and mentoring support
- Participation in relevant trainings and capacity development activities
- Practical work experience
- Other benefits in line with CamboJA policy.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
- Khmer - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in journalism, communications, media studies, development studies, education, social sciences, international relations, or another relevant field.
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Previous internship, volunteer, university project, or part-time experience in program support, communications, event coordination, research, media, civil society, or development work.
- Experience assisting with workshops, trainings, meetings, field activities, data entry, documentation, or social media communication is desirable.
- Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, internet research tools, and online meeting platforms.
Soft Skills
- Interest in journalism, media development, press freedom, civil society, and capacity development work in Cambodia.
- Good organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage simple tasks and deadlines with guidance.
- Good communication skills in Khmer and English, including basic writing, translation, and note-taking skills.
- Positive attitude, willingness to learn, respect for confidentiality, and ability to work respectfully with diverse people.
- Commitment to inclusion, gender equality, diversity, safeguarding, accountability, and CamboJA’s mission and values.
Business Development Intern
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Internship, Business Administration, Communications, Sales / Marketing
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: N/A
The Business Development Intern supports the Business Development Specialist in planning, coordinating, and implementing CamboJA's business development activities. The role assists with business research, partnership and donor engagement, membership activities, fundraising initiatives, stakeholder communication, event coordination, and administrative support, while providing valuable hands-on experience in resource mobilization and organizational sustainability.
Report to: Business Development Specialist
Manage: None
Status of Contract: Internship Contract, fixed duration
Monthly Salary: Monthly stipend, subject to organizational policy and available budget
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Business Opportunity Research and Support
- Assist the Business Development Specialist in researching potential business opportunities, partnerships, clients, and funding sources that align with CamboJA’s social mission and business goals.
- Support basic market research on Cambodia’s media landscape, including trends, opportunities, and challenges related to media services, social impact, and community engagement.
- Assist in preparing background information, research summaries, and materials to support business development planning and decision-making.
- Client and Stakeholder Relationship Support
- Assist in maintaining and updating contact information and records of clients, partners, donors, members, and other stakeholders.
- Support communication and follow-up with clients and partners under the guidance of the Business Development Specialist.
- Assist in preparing meeting materials, client profiles, partnership documents, and other relevant communication materials.
- Revenue Generation and Non-Grant Project Support
- Support the Business Development Specialist in implementing activities under non-grant projects and income-generation initiatives, including advertising, content creation, membership programs, media services, and other business activities.
- Assist in coordinating with relevant teams to support the implementation of campaigns, promotional activities, and other initiatives that contribute to revenue generation.
- Support the collection of information and documentation related to business activities and client engagement.
- Documentation, Reporting, and Impact Measurement Support
- Assist in tracking business development activities, including client engagement, partnership activities, revenue-related information, and project progress.
- Support the preparation of regular updates, summaries, presentations, and reports for internal use.
- Assist in collecting information on the social impact and outcomes of business activities in collaboration with relevant teams.
- Administrative and Coordination Support
- Provide administrative and coordination support for business development activities, meetings, events, campaigns, and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Assist in preparing documents, organizing files, updating databases, and maintaining records related to business development activities.
- Perform other relevant tasks assigned by the Business Development Specialist or line supervisor.
Benefits:
- Hands-on experience in business development
- Partnership building
- Fundraising
- Stakeholder engagement, with mentoring, on-the-job learning
- Participation in relevant business development training and capacity-building activities.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- Khmer - Good
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Undergraduate Degree in final-year university student in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, International Relations, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or another relevant field.
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Previous internship, volunteer work, university project, or extracurricular experience related to business development, communications, marketing, fundraising, event coordination, research, or administration is an advantage.
- Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Google Workspace, and online communication platforms is desirable.
- Experience in social media management, customer service, or organizing events is an asset.
- Ability to draft simple correspondence, take meeting notes, and prepare basic reports in Khmer and English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email, internet research, and online collaboration tools.
- Good command of Khmer and English, both written and spoken.
Soft Skills
- Strong interest in business development, partnership building, fundraising, and organizational sustainability.
- Basic research, organizational, and administrative skills with attention to detail.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Willingness to learn, take initiative, and adapt to new tasks and responsibilities.
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while contributing effectively as part of a team.
- Demonstrate commitment to CamboJA's vision, mission, and values.
- Uphold professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, teamwork, accountability, and respect for diversity, inclusion, and gender equality.
