Finance Officer
- Career Category: Banking / Finance, Accounting, Service & Hospitality
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Are you good with finance and passionate about social impact? Work across NGO and social business operations and help make a real difference.
If you answered ‘yes’, then you may just be the person we need.
THE ROLE
As a Finance Officer based at Friends-International's HQ in Phnom Penh, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our organization's financial health and operational efficiency.
You will act as a key link between our finance teams and our frontline teams. Depending on your strengths and the organization's needs, your key responsibilities will be to:
- Provide strong financial support to programs and social businesses, including donor reporting, compliance, and basic financial analysis
- Support accounting and reporting processes to ensure accurate and timely financial information
- Work closely with program teams to adapt finance procedures to different project needs and contexts
This position is designed to grow with you. We are looking for someone who can adapt quickly, learn as they go, and take on new challenges as the organizational structure clarifies.
- These would be examples of some of your daily responsibilities. Would you enjoy them?
- Prepare and review donor reports (e.g. for Safe Migration or vocational training programs), making sure numbers match activities and meet donor rules
- Check expenses from programs and social businesses (like training restaurants or retail shops) to ensure they follow internal policies and donor requirements
- Work with program managers to plan budgets, track spending, and adjust forecasts based on real program needs
- Support monthly closing by recording transactions, checking data, and helping prepare internal financial reports
- Help adapt finance tools (budget templates, tracking sheets) so they are easy to use across different countries and teams
- Join program meetings to explain financial data in simple terms and help teams make better decisions
- Lead or support small improvement projects (e.g. simplifying approval processes, improving reporting templates, or organizing finance data)
- Khmer - Fluent
- English - Good
- Bachelor's Degree
- A qualified finance professional with a strong foundation in accounting principles and financial regulations
- Experience working in an NGO, social enterprise, private company, or a combination of these sectors is an advantage
- A technical expert with the ability to understand and adapt financial standards to different contexts
- A dynamic team player who is passionate about working for the protection and education of marginalized children, youth, and their families
- A proactive problem-solver who enjoys finding practical solutions to complex financial challenges.
- A positive thinker, results-oriented, and eager to take initiative while working with high ethical standards.
- A native Khmer speaker with good English skills (written and spoken)
Marketing and Events Coordinator
- Career Category: Sales / Marketing, Entertainment
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Do you want to use your event-planning skills to make a social impact? Are you excited to help grow our social businesses across Southeast Asia and globally?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above, then you may just be the person we need.
THE ROLE
As a Marketing&Events Coordinator, you will work with our teams mainly in Cambodia and Laos to:
- Drive marketing efforts across our social businesses — including our restaurants, shops, salon, ChildSafe Experiences, and consultancies
- Support the launch and promotion of new business models as FI continues to grow and innovate
- In Phnom Penh only – you will plan and deliver a dynamic events program at our F3 space, from community gatherings to partner activations
This is a great opportunity for a mid-career professional who is motivated to grow with the role and contribute to a meaningful mission!
- These would be examples of some of your daily responsibilities. Would you enjoy them?
- Develop and implement marketing plans for our social businesses — promotions of services and products, campaigns, content, and community engagement
- Work with the team to develop and implement a yearly event and space programming plan
- Coordinate closely with internal teams to ensure smooth event execution (furniture set-up, equipment, catering and promotion)
- Build and keep relationships with artists, partners, mentors, and collaborators
- Manage space rental enquiries, client communication, and site visits
- Coordinate with Admin and Finance teams on contracts, invoices, and payments
- and others.
- Khmer - Fluent
- English - Good
- Bachelor's Degree
- Experience in marketing and/or event coordination, ideally within a hospitality, retail, or social enterprise environment
- A dynamic team player who is passionate about working for the protection and education of marginalized children, youth and their families
- Commercially minded, with a good eye for what makes a brand or experience stand out
- A clear communicator who enjoys collaborating with multiple stakeholders
- Strong organizer who can manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently
- Able to work flexible hours following the schedule of events
- A native Khmer speaker with good English skills
Project Evaluation Consultant
- Career Category: Advisor / Individual Consultant, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: Negotiable
Are you an experienced evaluator with a strong background in vocational training, youth employment, or social inclusion? Do you want to contribute to improving programs supporting vulnerable children and youth?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above, then you may just be the person we need.
ASSIGNMENT AND DURATION
We are seeking an independent consultant to conduct a mid-term comparative evaluation of vocational training (VT) models implemented under these projects in:
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Luang Prabang, Laos
The evaluation will assess the relevance, effectiveness, operational feasibility, sustainability, and impact of different vocational training approaches, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen future programming.
The assignment is expected to take place over approximately 2 months between September and December 2026.
For a detailed Terms of Reference, please visit: here
- Develop an inception report (methodology and work plan)
- Conduct desk review, interviews, and field visits
- Perform comparative analysis of vocational training models
- Submit draft and final evaluation reports
- Present key findings and recommendations to stakeholders
- English - Fluent
- Bachelor's Degree
- Proven experience in conducting external evaluations
- Strong background in vocational training, employment, livelihoods, or youth development
- Excellent analytical and report-writing skills
- Experience with qualitative and participatory evaluation methods
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Strong commitment to Child Protection and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) principles
Retail Shop Supervisor
- Career Category: Sales / Marketing, Customer Service/Support
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Do you want to run a vibrant retail shop that creates real impact for youth and communities? Would you be excited to welcome customers from around the world?
If you answered ‘yes’ then you may just be the person we need in Unlimited Shop.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- 6 days per week, with flexible hours (including evenings and weekends)
- Grow sales and keep clear records
- Organize stock, check product levels, and keep prices and displays clear
- Learn well about the products and make sure popular items are always available
- Help the team understand the products
- Support trainees in a clear and respectful way
- Help customers in a professional and timely way
- Yearly fund for child health costs + Child Day Care
- Free meals during shifts
- Plus, all mandatory benefits: NSSF, Pension Fund, seniority, paid leave
- Skilled in retail supervision
- Skilled in Microsoft Office and POS systems
- Organized, motivating, and happy to share skills with young trainees
- Proactive and strong communicator
- Able to communicate clearly in English and Khmer language
