Child Safeguarding Officer
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Child Protection, Law, Social Work, Educate/Train/Teaching
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Reports to : Project Manager
Department : Project Program
The Child Safeguarding Officer is responsible for supporting the effective implementation of child and youth safeguarding across all SOS Children’s Village Phnom Penh, schools, and partner activities. The role focuses on prevention, staff and caregiver capacity building, safeguarding compliance, and support to incident management processes. The position works closely with program, HR, education, and village teams to ensure safeguarding policies, codes of conduct, and reporting mechanisms are understood and consistently applied. The Child Safeguarding Officer also supports training, risk assessments, documentation, and follow-up actions to strengthen a safe and protective environment for children and young people.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Safeguarding Systems and Compliance
- Support the implementation of SOS Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct, and related procedures across all locations.
- Ensure safeguarding policies are understood and applied by staff, caregivers, volunteers, interns, and partners.
- Conduct routine safeguarding compliance checks at village, school, and project levels.
- Support integration of safeguarding into program design, SOPs, HR processes, and partnerships.
- Prevention and Capacity Building
- Plan and deliver safeguarding orientations and refresher trainings for staff, caregivers, youth, and partners.
- Support child-friendly and youth-friendly awareness activities on safety, rights, and reporting mechanisms.
- Contribute to the development or adaptation of safeguarding tools, IEC materials, and training resources suitable for Cambodia’s context.
- Support induction processes to ensure all new staff and associates complete safeguarding requirements.
- Incident Management and Case Support
- Serve as a focal support person for safeguarding concerns reported at the Project location in Phnom Penh.
- Support Incident Management Team (IMT) processes, including documentation, timelines, and follow-up actions.
- Ensure safeguarding cases are recorded accurately, confidentially, and in line with SOS standards.
- Coordinate with relevant internal teams and external services when referral or escalation is required, without leading investigations unless assigned.
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation
- Support safeguarding risk assessments for programs, facilities, events, and new initiatives.
- Work with program and operations teams to identify risks and develop practical mitigation measures.
- Monitor safeguarding risks related to staffing, volunteers, partners, and service delivery models.
- Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning
- Maintain safeguarding records, training trackers, and compliance documentation.
- Contribute to internal safeguarding reports for management, donors, and SOS International as required.
- Analyze trends, gaps, and recurring issues to inform prevention and system improvements.
- Support learning sessions and follow-up actions after incidents or audits.
- Coordination and External Engagement
- Coordinate closely with HR, Program, Education, and Village Management teams on safeguarding matters.
- Support engagement with government services, NGOs, and referral partners related to child protection.
- Participate in national safeguarding or child protection networks when relevant and approved.
- Key working relationships
- Internal
- Project Manager for day-to-day coordination, guidance, and follow-up on safeguarding actions within the village.
- Program Coordinators and Social Workers to integrate safeguarding into daily care, case management, and family strengthening activities.
- Caregivers, Youth Leaders, and House Parents to promote safe caregiving practices, awareness, and early identification of safeguarding concerns.
- School Principal, Teachers, and Education Staff to ensure safeguarding standards are applied in learning environments and school-related activities.
- Village Administration and Operations Staff to address safeguarding risks related to facilities, transport, procurement, and events.
- Village Incident Management Team (IMT) Members to support reporting, documentation, and timely follow-up of safeguarding concerns at the village level.
- Children, Youth, and Youth Representatives to support child-friendly awareness, participation, and safe reporting mechanisms.
- External
- Commune and district authorities (including child protection and social affairs focal points) – for coordination, referral, and compliance when required.
- Local child protection service providers for counseling, psychosocial support, medical care, or legal referral services.
- Community leaders and protection structures to support prevention, awareness, and safe community-based referral pathways.
- Local schools, health centers, and service providers ensure coordinated safeguarding responses involving children and families.
- Partner NGOs and community-based organizations for joint activities and alignment on safeguarding standards.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- Khmer - Good
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in social work, psychology, education, law, human rights, or a related field.
Work History:
- Child protection, safeguarding, or social services, preferably within NGOs for 3 to 5 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Practical experience supporting safeguarding systems, training, or case management processes.
- Good understanding of Cambodia’s child protection system and relevant legal frameworks.
- Strong coordination and communication skills in Khmer and working English.
Soft Skills
- Strong understanding of child safeguarding principles and ethical practice.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism.
- Practical facilitation and training skills.
- Clear documentation and reporting skills.
- Ability to work calmly and responsibly in complex or sensitive situations.
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គ្រូបង្រៀនតន្ត្រីមានភារកិច្ចផ្តល់ការបង្រៀនតន្ត្រី និងឧបករណ៍តន្ត្រីដល់កុមារ និងយុវជន ដើម្បីលើកកម្ពស់ចំណេះដឹង ជំនាញ ការច្នៃប្រឌិត ភាពជឿជាក់លើខ្លួនឯង និងការបញ្ចេញមតិតាមរយៈសកម្មភាពតន្ត្រី។ ការបង្រៀនត្រូវធ្វើឡើងក្នុងបរិយាកាសមានសុវត្ថិភាព គោរព និងរួមបញ្ចូលសម្រាប់អ្នកសិក្សាទាំងអស់។
ករណីកិច្ច និងការទទួលខុសត្រូវ:
- ការបង្រៀនតន្ត្រី
- រៀបចំ និងបង្រៀនមេរៀនតន្ត្រីដល់កុមារ និងយុវជន។
- បង្រៀនទ្រឹស្តីតន្ត្រីមូលដ្ឋាន ដូចជា ចង្វាក់ ភ្លេង និងការស្តាប់តន្ត្រី។
- បង្រៀនការលេងឧបករណ៍តន្ត្រីផ្សេងៗតាមតម្រូវការកម្មវិធី។
- អភិវឌ្ឍជំនាញ និងទេពកោសល្យផ្នែកតន្ត្រីរបស់អ្នកចូលរួម។
- ការអភិវឌ្ឍអ្នកសិក្សា
- ជំរុញភាពជឿជាក់លើខ្លួនឯង វិន័យ និងការងារជាក្រុម។
- លើកទឹកចិត្តឱ្យកុមារ និងយុវជនចូលរួមយ៉ាងសកម្មក្នុងសកម្មភាពតន្ត្រី។
- គាំទ្រការអភិវឌ្ឍជំនាញទំនាក់ទំនង និងការបញ្ចេញមតិប្រកបដោយភាពច្នៃប្រឌិត។
- ការថែរក្សាសុវត្ថិភាព និងសុខុមាលភាពកុមារ
- គោរពគោលនយោបាយការពារកុមារ និងយុវជនរបស់អង្គការ។
- បង្កើតបរិយាកាសសិក្សាដែលមានសុវត្ថិភាព និងគ្មានការរើសអើង។
- រាយការណ៍ករណីពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការការពារកុមារតាមនីតិវិធីរបស់អង្គការ។
- ការសម្របសម្រួល និងរបាយការណ៍
- សម្របសម្រួលកាលវិភាគបង្រៀនជាមួយអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងកម្មវិធី។
- កត់ត្រាវត្តមាន និងសកម្មភាពបង្រៀន។
- ផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានអំពីវឌ្ឍនភាព និងបញ្ហាប្រឈមរបស់អ្នកសិក្សាតាមការស្នើសុំ។
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កម្រិតវប្បធម៌:
- បរិញ្ញាបត្រ
ជំនាញ និងចំណេះដឹង:
ជំនាញទូទៅ និងបច្ចេកទេស
- មានវិញ្ញាបនបត្រ សញ្ញាបត្រ ឬជំនាញពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងតន្ត្រី។
- មានបទពិសោធន៍បង្រៀនតន្ត្រី ឬឧបករណ៍តន្ត្រីដល់កុមារ និងយុវជន។
- មានជំនាញទំនាក់ទំនង និងការបង្រៀនល្អ។
- មានជំនាញផ្នែកតន្ត្រី និងការបង្រៀនឧបករណ៍តន្ត្រី។
ជំនាញទន់
- មានភាពអត់ធ្មត់ ច្នៃប្រឌិត និងស្រឡាញ់ការងារជាមួយកុមារ និងយុវជន។
- អាចលើកទឹកចិត្ត និងបង្កើនការចូលរួមរបស់អ្នកសិក្សា។
- មានការទទួលខុសត្រូវ វិន័យ និងវិជ្ជាជីវៈខ្ពស់។
- ប្តេជ្ញាគោរពសិទ្ធិកុមារ និងគោលការណ៍ការពារកុមារ។
