Job Announcement

English Language Educator, Digital Design & Technology Educator, and Strategic Outreach Engagement (SOE) Associate

with Marici

BTDC-ID: 40965
Closing Date:

Announcement Positions

Announcement Description

Why Join Marici Cambodia?

Marici Cambodia is a registered NGO based in Phnom Penh working at the intersection of education, empowerment, and community development. Our Leadership Home programme provides a structured residential learning environment where young women aged 14–18 develop language skills, digital capabilities, and the personal confidence to step into leadership in their own lives.

We are building a team of dedicated educators who want more than a job — professionals who want to shape an innovative curriculum, see measurable growth in their students, and grow alongside the organisation. This role offers creative freedom, institutional support, and a career with genuine purpose.

Why Join Marici?

  • A Global Laboratory for Change: Collaborate with international experts and contribute to cross-border knowledge sharing
  • Scientific Growth: Be trained in scientific field methodologies — data collection, impact monitoring, and strategic advocacy
  • Career Advancement: Clear path into leadership as national and global programs expand

We are now looking for qualified candidate to fulfill the position below:

Announcement Positions

English Language Educator

Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Educate/Train/Teaching
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Reporting To: Leadership Home Manager / Programme Coordinator

Location: Leadership Home (SH2) — Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Employment Type: Full-time, fixed-term (renewable based on performance)

Working Hours: Monday – Friday, with occasional weekend programme support

Language Required: English (fluent) + Khmer (proficient)

Student Group: Young women aged 14–18 in a residential leadership programme

Class Size: Approximately 6–10 students per cohort

Role Purpose

The English Language Educator is a core member of the Leadership Home education team, responsible for designing and delivering a progressive, student-centred English language programme across a 12-month curriculum cycle. This role goes far beyond classroom instruction — the Educator shapes the entire language environment of the home, builds individual learning journeys for each student, and ensures English becomes a confident, living skill that students use and grow in every day.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning
  • Develop a full 12-month English Language curriculum for beginner-to-intermediate learners, with structured 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month learning milestones
  • Write detailed weekly and monthly lesson plans covering listening, speaking, reading, and writing
  • Integrate cross-cutting themes into the curriculum: personal identity, goal setting, communication, self-advocacy, and future planning
  • Design differentiated lesson activities that accommodate varying literacy levels within the same class
  • Create supplementary materials: vocabulary banks, reading passages, writing frames, speaking activity cards
  • Review and update curriculum each term based on student progress data and programme feedback
  • Classroom Teaching & Student Engagement
  • Deliver daily English sessions using communicative, activity-based, and project-based methodologies
  • Build a motivating, student-centred classroom environment where learners take ownership of their progress
  • Use a range of instructional techniques: pair and group work, storytelling, presentations, debates, role plays, and creative writing
  • Monitor individual student engagement, participation, and confidence week by week
  • Adapt pacing and approach for students joining mid-cohort or returning after absence
  • English Environment & Immersion
  • Establish and sustain a whole-home English immersion culture: vocabulary displays, daily English greetings, conversation challenges, word-of-the-day routines
  • Coordinate with other educators and residence staff to embed English micro-practice into daily schedules
  • Encourage and support students in using English outside the classroom — in conversations, written notes, and digital communication
  • Assessment & Progress Tracking
  • Design and administer simple, non-threatening formative assessments at regular intervals
  • Maintain an individual progress record for each student across all four language skills
  • Produce a written progress summary for each student at the 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month milestones
  • Use progress data to adapt teaching priorities and set meaningful next-step goals with each student
  • International & Virtual Learning Support
  • Prepare students for participation in international virtual conferences, online learning sessions, and exchange webinars
  • Coach students in English presentation skills, video-call etiquette, and digital communication for international contexts
  • Support visiting international educators or programme partners with interpretation, facilitation, and student liaison
  • Contribute to cross-programme English learning exchanges with partner organisations
  • Event, Communication & Translation Support
  • Provide English–Khmer interpretation at internal and external programme events, donor meetings, and partner visits
  • Translate key programme documents, communications, and materials as requested
  • Support students in preparing English speeches, presentations, or testimonials for programme events and graduations
  • Collaboration & Reporting
  • Participate in weekly staff meetings, monthly programme reviews, and quarterly planning cycles
  • Contribute English programme updates to donor reports, programme summaries, and M&E documentation
  • Collaborate with the Digital Design Educator to develop integrated project-based units that combine language and design skills
  • Mentor and supervise English language volunteers placed at the Leadership Home
Benefits:
  • Competitive monthly salary (commensurate with experience and qualifications)
  • Annual performance review with salary increment consideration
  • 13th-month bonus based on organisational performance
  • National Social Security Fund (NSSF) health and work-related injury coverage
  • Paid annual leave: 18 days per year, increasing with tenure
  • Paid sick leave in accordance with Cambodian Labour Law
  • Public holidays as gazetted by the Royal Government of Cambodia
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
  • Khmer - Fluent
  • English - Fluent
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in English Language, Education, TESOL/TEFL, Linguistics, or a related field
Work History:
  • Teaching, tutoring, or facilitation experience (formal or non-formal settings accepted) for 1 to 2 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Fluent English speaker with strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in Khmer (spoken and written) — bilingual delivery is central to the role
  • Demonstrated ability to plan lessons, write learning objectives, and track student progress
  • Strong interpersonal skills: patient, creative, encouraging, and adaptable
  • TESOL or TEFL certification
  • Experience teaching English to low-literacy or non-formal learners
  • Familiarity with project-based learning, communicative language teaching, or task-based approaches
  • Prior experience in NGO, community education, or youth development settings
  • Experience with online teaching platforms, virtual facilitation, or international programme support
 
 

Digital Design & Technology Educator

Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Educate/Train/Teaching, Arts / Graphic Design
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Reporting To: Leadership Home Manager / Programme Coordinator

Location: Leadership Home (SH2) — Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Employment Type: Full-time, fixed-term (renewable based on performance)

Working Hours: Monday – Friday, with occasional weekend programme support

Language Required: Khmer (fluent) + English (working proficiency)

Student Group: Young women aged 14–18 in a residential leadership programme

Class Size: Approximately 6–10 students per cohort

Role Purpose

The Digital Design & Technology Educator is a creative professional and skilled instructor responsible for designing and delivering a progressive technology and graphic design curriculum that equips students with practical, employable digital skills. This role is not about teaching software — it is about developing creative confidence, digital fluency, and the ability to communicate visually in a world that increasingly speaks in images, content, and design.

The Educator builds a 12-month design journey with each cohort, taking students from their very first time touching a computer to confidently producing a graduation portfolio they are proud of. This role also collaborates closely with the English Language Educator on integrated projects that combine language and design into powerful, student-led outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning
  • Develop a full 12-month Digital Design & Technology curriculum with structured 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month milestones
  • Write detailed weekly and monthly lesson plans covering computer basics, graphic design, digital literacy, and project skills
  • Design a project-based progression model — every unit produces a real, student-owned creative output
  • Integrate goal-setting and self-reflection activities into the curriculum so students track their own growth
  • Develop differentiated activities for students at varying levels of digital exposure and comfort
  • Review and update curriculum each term based on student outcomes, emerging design tools, and programme feedback
  • Classroom Instruction & Student Engagement
  • Deliver daily design and technology sessions with a hands-on, student-centred approach
  • Begin from foundational computer literacy: keyboard, mouse, file management, browser use, cloud storage
  • Progress into graphic design fundamentals: layout, colour theory, typography, visual hierarchy, and image selection
  • Teach using accessible tools as primary platforms: Canva, Adobe Express, Google Workspace
  • Introduce intermediate skills as students advance: photo editing, infographic design, digital presentations, basic branding
  • Encourage creative risk-taking — foster a studio culture where experimentation is celebrated
  • Portfolio & Project Development
  • Guide each student in building a cumulative personal portfolio of design work across the year
  • Assign projects tied to real-world contexts: personal branding, social campaigns, event materials, programme publications
  • Teach students to present, describe, and defend their design choices in both Khmer and English
  • Support students in preparing a graduation design showcase or digital portfolio exhibition at the end of each cohort cycle
  • Where appropriate, involve students in producing real Marici Cambodia programme materials (flyers, certificates, newsletters)
  • Digital Literacy & Online Safety
  • Teach responsible and safe digital citizenship: online privacy, password security, recognising harmful content
  • Build skills in professional digital communication: email etiquette, Google Drive organisation, cloud collaboration
  • Introduce students to the broader digital landscape: freelance platforms, online portfolios, creative communities
  • International & Virtual Learning Support
  • Prepare students to participate in international virtual conferences, online skills workshops, and exchange webinars
  • Coach students in professional online presence: how to present their portfolio digitally, communicate via video call, and represent themselves internationally
  • Support visiting international design educators, programme partners, or specialist guest instructors
  • Contribute to digital content creation for Marici Cambodia’s international programme documentation and communications
  • Integrated Learning Collaboration
  • Co-plan and co-deliver integrated project units with the English Language Educator, combining language and design outcomes
  • Coordinate project timelines so that design and language milestones align across the 12-month cohort cycle
  • Support students in producing bilingual design content (English + Khmer) as an integrated language-design outcome
  • Reporting & Programme Contribution
  • Maintain individual student progress records across all design skill areas
  • Produce written progress summaries at the 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month milestones
  • Contribute design programme updates to donor reports, M&E documentation, and programme summaries
  • Mentor and supervise design or technology volunteers placed at the Leadership Home
  • Participate in weekly staff meetings, monthly programme reviews, and quarterly planning
Benefits:
  • Competitive monthly salary (commensurate with experience and qualifications)
  • Annual performance review with salary increment consideration
  • 13th-month bonus based on organisational performance
  • National Social Security Fund (NSSF) health and work-related injury coverage
  • Paid annual leave: 18 days per year, increasing with tenure
  • Paid sick leave in accordance with Cambodian Labour Law
  • Public holidays as gazetted by the Royal Government of Cambodia
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
  • Khmer - Fluent
  • English - Fluent
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, IT, Computer Science, Digital Media, or a related field — OR equivalent professional experience
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Proficient in Khmer (spoken and written); working proficiency in English
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience with graphic design tools: Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Express, or equivalent
  • Ability to teach digital skills to absolute beginners — patience and clarity in instruction are essential
  • Graduates from AUPP, Setec Institute, RUPP IT Faculty, Norton University, or equivalent technology or design schools are strongly encouraged to apply
  • Experience in non-formal education, community learning, or youth programme settings
  • Knowledge of web design, motion graphics, video editing, or digital marketing (for curriculum enrichment over time)
  • Existing design portfolio demonstrating range across print, digital, and social media formats
  • Interest in or experience with social impact, NGO work, or community development
Soft Skills
  • Strong lesson planning and curriculum organisation skills
  • Creative, motivated, and student-centred approach to teaching
 
 

Strategic Outreach Engagement (SOE) Associate (2 Positions)

Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Community Development, Social Work
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Location: Field-based — Community outreach (Siem Reap and high-risk areas)

Openings: 2 posts — Both genders welcome, Age 22–35

Focus: Prevention Pillar, NCCT National Strategic Plan 2024–2028

The Mission: Scientific Prevention in Action

The SOE Associate is a frontline catalyst in the fight against child sexual exploitation (CSE) and human trafficking. At Marici, we apply a scientific approach to outreach — using data-driven strategies, evidence-based interventions, and rigorous monitoring to ensure our impact is measurable and real. This is a high-impact, field-based position — your 'office' is the community, where theory meets reality.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Evidence-Based Field Outreach: Lead awareness activities in high-risk hotspots using proven methodologies to empower local authorities and communities
  • Strategic Stakeholder Coordination: Build and maintain strong partnerships with government agencies, NGOs, and law enforcement for a unified, data-informed prevention front
  • Digital Amplification: Use digital platforms to amplify our mission, monitor online trends, and gather evidence to protect against Child Sexual Trafficking (CST)
  • Monitoring & Scientific Reporting: Ensure outreach materials remain effective; document case studies to evaluate program success and improve future strategies
  • Operational Accountability: Manage field activity reporting and ensure transparent financial settlements for all outreach expenses
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
  • Khmer - Good
  • English - Good
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
Work History:
  • Experience in community outreach, advocacy, or social work for 1 to 2 years
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Both genders welcome — Age 22–35 only
  • Strong persuasion skills, social media savvy, and a data/evidence mindset
Soft Skills
  • Resilient, energetic, lifelong learner, deeply committed to social justice
 

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit the following to the Programme Coordinator:

  • Updated CV / résumé in English
  • Cover letter in English (maximum 1 page) explaining your experience and what you bring to this role
  • Contact information for two professional or academic referees
  • Sample lesson plan or teaching materials (if available)

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Marici Cambodia is an equal opportunity employer. Women and candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Join a team that believes education is transformation — and that great teachers change lives.

(agency — first come , first interview).

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Office Address
  • Sangkat Phnom Penh Thmei, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
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  • Marici
 
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