Liaison & Field Officer
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Community Development, Social Work, Educate/Train/Teaching
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: $300 - $350
Location: Mondulkiri Province with occasional travel to Phnom Penh or other Provinces
The Liaison & Field Officer plays a crucial role in supporting the holistic development of sponsored children in Cambodia. This position requires a strong commitment to child protection and the promotion of all children's rights, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Liaison & Field Officer should build professional relationships based on trust, collaboration and mutual respect with children, students, families, employees of Enfants d'Asie- Cambodia, local authorities and operational partners.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Selection process:
- Identify potential new beneficiaries regarding EAC criteria - upon request from the line manager through an in-depth social assessment (initial social inquiry) of the child and his/her family.
- Children School follow up:
- Collect all official and relevant documents (family book; poverty card etc.)
- Introduce potential new beneficiaries to the line manager.
- In case of approved EAC support, inform the family accordingly and make them sign the commitment letter.
- Case management:
- Conduct regular home visits and communication at distance to assess the well-being, educational progress, and overall development of sponsored children.
- Children support:
- Monitor children's academic performance, health, and psychosocial well-being.
- Identify and address any challenges faced by children and their families, such as poverty, abuse, neglect, or discrimination.
- Develop and implement individualized support plans for each child in collaboration with families, schools, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Facilitate the family reintegration process for children who have been placed in (including State Orphanages partners) and to prevent the risks of separation between the children and their families.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all casework activities in the organization's databases (Salesforce; Excel databases…).
- When necessary, provide material or financial support to the children during field missions.
- Provide complete, accountable, transparent invoices and receipts to the finance department
- Relations with partners and sponsors:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local communities, including schools, health centers, and local authorities (e.g., Commune/Sangkat Committees, CCWC, Department of Social Affairs, Department of Education).
- Identify relevant NGOs or local CSOs in order to develop collaborations and synergies to reinforce the quality of services provided to the children
- Collaborate closely with local partners to ensure the effective delivery of services to children.
- Participate in community-based activities and awareness-raising campaigns
- Sponsorship:
- Organize and manage workshop to make children write letters to theirs sponsors - twice a year
- Request the goodbye letters and/or thank you letters from children to sponsors
- Communicate sponsors’ letters to the children and collect the reply letters when necessary
- Organize visits for sponsors to meet their sponsored children in compliance with EAC internal policies
- Organize and manage awareness workshops on specific and relevant thematics
- Write school year report for each sponsored student
- Representation:
- Represent EAC in relevant meetings or events related to social work as required by the line manager
- Based in Mondulkiri Province.
Benefits:
- Field-based position with regular visits to families, communities and schools at provincial level
- Flexible working hours depending on field and community needs
- Full compliance with Child Protection policies
- Willingness to support organizational change and program transition
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- Khmer - Fluent
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in social work, education, community development or related field
Work History:
- Experience in community-based programs, child protection or social work for 2 to 3 years
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Experience working with children & youth
- Good understanding of child protection principles
- Good coordination and organizational skills
- Good reporting skills
- Good computer skills
- Khmer: Fluent (spoken and written)
- English: intermediate (reporting and coordination)
Soft Skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to build trust with families, children and community stakeholders
- Field-oriented, proactive and solution-focused
- Ability to work independently
