National Consultant - Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), Cambodia
- Career Category: Consultancies
- Location: Phnom Penh
Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 6 months
Primary Location: Cambodia-Phnom Penh
Organization: WP_KHM Cambodia
Schedule: Full-time
Purpose of the Consultancy
The consultancy will provide technical support to WHO Cambodia and the Ministry of Health to strengthen risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) systems, capacity, coordination and implementation. The consultant will support strategic RCCE activities related to health emergency preparedness and response, social listening, misinformation and disinformation management, and behaviourally informed communication, aligned with APHSAF, the National Action Plan for Health Security 2025–2029, the draft Multi-hazard RCCE Framework, and Communication for Health (C4H) approaches.
Deliverables
Under the supervision of the WHO Cambodia Senior Advisor, and in collaboration with colleagues in the Western Pacific Regional Office, particularly the Risk Communication Officer in the Health Emergencies Programme (CPI/WHE), the consultant will work on-site at the WHO Cambodia Office in Phnom Penh, with the following outputs and deliverables.
Location
The consultant will work on-site in the WHO Cambodia Office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia or hybrid basis upon agreement with their supervisor.
Travel
The Consultant is expected to travel only when required within Cambodia will be covered according to WHO rules.
Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded):
Remuneration: USD 2,600 per month
Expected duration of contract: 6 months, December 2026 to May 2027 (full-time)
Eligibility
- Education
- Essential: University degree in communications, public health, health promotion, social sciences, journalism, media, or a related field.
- Desirable: Master’s degree in communication, public health, health promotion, social and behavioural science, humanitarian studies, or a related field is desirable.
- Work Experience
- Required: Minimum five years of experience in risk communication, community engagement, health communication, social and behaviour change, media, journalism, or communication for public health, preferably in the NGO, UN, aid or international development sector.
- Desirable: Direct experience with WHO or government public health programmes is preferred, especially working knowledge of RCCE, International Health Regulations (2005), health emergency preparedness, readiness and response. Experience in social listening, community feedback mechanisms, infodemic management, misinformation and disinformation response, or coordination with government and public health partners is desirable.
- Skills / Technical skills and knowledge:
- Experience supporting risk communication and community engagement in emergency situations and on sensitive public health issues.
- Experience developing key messages for various audiences.
- Experience using social media platforms and tools to communicate and engage with a variety of audiences.
- Experience developing or delivering RCCE training, capacity-building activities, guidance documents or SOPs would be an asset.
- Experience in managing and responding to health-related misinformation and disinformation would be an asset.
- Ability to synthesize social listening and community feedback insights into practical recommendations for RCCE planning, implementation and evaluation.
- Proficiency in standard MS Office applications including MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint is essential.
- Language requirements:
- Written and spoken fluency in English and Khmer is essential.
