Country Engagement Manager
- Career Category: Educate/Train/Teaching, Exec. / Management
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Cambodia/ Laos/ Timor Leste
Contract length: 1 year with the possibility of extension. Full time. Subject to Funding.
Open to nationals with pre-existing right to work in country.
Role Purpose
Save the Children International in Cambodia (SCI) is seeking a senior national Country Engagement Manager (CEM) to lead country-level delivery, government engagement, and policy influencing under the ASEAN SAGE programme, a 3 year regional education programme funded by the UK FCDO.
The postholder will act as the primary in-country representative for the programme, working closely with senior government counterparts to secure approvals, guide implementation, and position pilot learning to inform policy dialogue and reform. The role will also facilitate country-level research, learning, and advocacy activities, ensuring national evidence feeds into regional learning and scaling efforts. He/she will be expected to develop a strong relationship with relevant government counterparts, strengthening the programme’s alignment with national policies, implementation plans and financing frameworks.
The CEM will be responsible for supervising the country pilot(s), including implementation oversight, coordination of partners and advisers, and management of country-level resources. The role is explicitly designed for a highly experienced national professional with deep knowledge of the education system and a strong, established relationship with the Ministry of Education.
The CEM will report to the Foundational Learning Lead, the Team Leader, and the Programme Management Unit (PMU), and will work closely with regional technical teams to ensure coherence across the programme.
Note: This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.
- International mentoring and professional development to support your growth and career aspirations
- Group personal accident insurance for staff member and in-patient health insurance for staff member and their dependents
- Provident fund (10%), seniority indemnity payment, 13th month salary, medical allowance, and phone card allowance
- 26 weeks full pay of maternity leave and 2 weeks full day of paternity leave
- Full Government public holidays and 18 days annual leave
- Working hour is 37.50 per week from Monday to Friday
- Flexible working hours
- English - Fluent
- Master's Degree in Education Management or in other related field.
- Experience in education programming, with demonstrated seniority in delivery, coordination, or advisory roles for 8 years as a minimum
- Extensive experience engaging with the Ministry of Education, including at senior technical or policy levels
- Deep understanding of the national education system, operational environment, and political economy
- Strong, established networks with government education actors and relevant national stakeholders
- Proven ability to manage teams, budgets, and implementing partners
- Demonstrated ability to support policy dialogue, reform processes, or advocacy in the education sector
- Fluent English and national language skills
- Prior experience leading or overseeing education pilots or innovation programmes
- Experience working on donor-funded programmes (e.g. FCDO, DFAT, World Bank, EU)
- Familiarity with foundational learning, systems reform, EdTech, or inclusion agendas
- Strong leadership, diplomacy, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to represent the programme credibly with senior national counterparts
Foundational Learning Lead
- Career Category: Exec. / Management, Educate/Train/Teaching
- Schedule:Full-time, Part-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Cambodia or any country in the Asia region and have the pre-existing right to work in their country of residence
Contract length: 1 year with the possibility of extension. Full or part time. Subject to Funding.
Role Purpose
Save the Children International in Cambodia (SCI) is seeking an experienced Foundational Learning Lead (FLL) to provide technical leadership across all outputs of the ASEAN SAGE programme, a three-year regional education programme funded by the UK FCDO. The postholder will lead the design of evidence-informed foundational learning pilots in priority countries and support the Team Leader in their implementation. In addition, the role will provide foundational learning expertise across the full programme portfolio, ensuring coherence between pilot design, technical assistance, capacity building support, evidence generation, partnerships, and regional engagement.
The FLL will ensure that all programme outputs are aligned with country-specific priorities, mutually reinforcing, and clearly anchored within the programme’s Theory of Change. The role will work closely with country teams, EdTech and Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) advisers, delivery partners, and regional stakeholders, and will oversee the pilot component to ensure it directly supports foundational learning objectives and pathways to scale.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly, such as participating in the emergency response team and carrying out responsibilities outlined in the ERT Operation Platform and/or assigned by the line manager.
Note: This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.
- International mentoring and professional development to support your growth and career aspirations
- Group personal accident insurance for staff member and in-patient health insurance for staff member and their dependents
- Provident fund (10%), seniority indemnity payment, 13th month salary, medical allowance, and phone card allowance
- 26 weeks full pay of maternity leave and 2 weeks full day of paternity leave
- Full Government public holidays and 18 days annual leave
- Working hour is 37.50 per week from Monday to Friday
- Flexible working hours
- Postgraduate Degree in Education, international development, public policy, or a related field
- Deep technical expertise in foundational learning including programme design in literacy and numeracy
- Demonstrated experience translating research and evidence into practical, scalable education interventions
- Strong understanding of ASEAN education priorities and frameworks
- Experience working across multiple countries and education systems, ideally in Southeast Asia
- Proven ability to manage technical teams and coordinate specialist inputs
- Prior experience designing or supporting education pilots or innovation funds
- Familiarity with adaptive programming and learning-focused pilot design
- Experience engaging ministries of education and regional education bodies
- Understanding of GEDSI considerations in foundational learning programmes
- Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
