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Sport for Development Training Specialist

with Kids Play International Cambodia

BTDC-ID: 39515
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Sport for Development Training Specialist

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Mission

Founded by 3x Olympian, Tracy Evans, Kids Play International's mission is to leverage the power of sport to promote equality, education and mental strength by building personal development skills and equipping youth with mental strength tools to help them reach higher levels of education and employment.

Values

Kids Play believes that everyone has the right to succeed and become Champions in Life. By using our Play Fair and Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect we will lift the next generation of youth by providing them with the skills, training, tools and the confidence to work hard, dream big and build strong futures for themselves.

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Sport for Development Training Specialist

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Workplace Circumstances
  • Environment: Office
  • Languages: Khmer, English
  • Location: Siemreap Province
Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Sports & Fitness, Educate/Train/Teaching
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Start Date: May 1, 2026

This job is open to both Khmer and English profiles 

COMPENSATION:

  • Dependent on experience.
  • KPI related expenses; internet, phone, transportation
  • Visa, if applicable.

SCOPE OF WORK & DESIRED OUTCOMES:

Kids Play International is seeking an experienced Field-Based Sport for Development Training Specialist for our Cambodia program. This role supports the development, training, and evaluation of coaches, staff, and programs.

The ideal candidate has strong and prior train-the-trainer experience in Sport for Development, can quickly learn our curriculum, and effectively build staff capacity. They should understand how sport drives personal development and how to measure program impact.

Candidates must have intercultural experience, and demonstrate strong organizational, communication, and facilitation skills.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Program Training
  • Lead, deliver, oversee, and evaluate weekly coach training and training of trainers of our program coordinator for our around year-round Let's Play Fair, All Girls United and Play Fair Community programs within KPI's existing intervention and curriculum framework.
  • Deliver ongoing curriculum training to KPI's coaches and staff.
  • Assess and deliver training sessions to improve program delivery and evaluation performance
  • Assist coaching staff in carrying out weekly LPF and Community Day program sessions.
  • Program Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Attend weekly programs and oversee Captain Coach and Coaches to complete observation forms and weekly reports
  • Oversee and assist in collecting and organizing program attendance,
  • Train staff on how to properly conduct surveys, observations and focus group discussions as they pertain to monitoring and evaluation of activities outlined in grants.
  • Assist in writing weekly/quarterly reports and assist with external grant reports pertaining to the specific grant deliverables outlined for the LPF program
  • Help conduct and evaluate activities as outlined in grants KPI has received.
  • Liaise with partner school leadership to ensure strong alignment in programming, scheduling, etc
  • Communicate scheduling updates/changes to coaching team
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
  • Khmer - Fluent is preferred
  • English - Fluent
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
Work History:
  • Trainer in the sport for development sector for 4 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Proven experience in empowering and training staff to deliver high quality programs.
  • Experience in the areas of sport for development
  • Ability to empower, mentor and train local staff
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Khmer
  • High degree of computer literacy to train others (excel, word, PPT, G-Suite)
  • Strong analytical and reporting skills
Soft Skills
  • Strong leadership and organizational skills
  • Cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures
  • Proven ability to function well in a lower-resourced environment
  • Strong liaison and communication skills
  • Innovative and creative thinking
 

How to Apply

All candidates should email a cover letter describing their interest and qualifications and a current resume to email provided in the contact details. . Please include "Cambodia Training Specialist" in the subject line.

NOTE: Because of the number of resumes received we will only respond to those we will be interviewing.

Kids Play International is strongly committed to the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adult populations and recognizes the equal rights of all vulnerable populations regardless of age, race, gender, religion, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national orientation or other status or belief. As such, we embed Safeguarding into everything that we do. Employment at Kids Play International is conditional upon the verification of credentials, and a satisfactory vulnerable sector check. All staff must adhere to a strict code of conduct and abide by our Child Safeguarding Policies and Procedures.

 

Contact Details

Office Address
  • Siem Reap House, Rose Apple Square, Siem Reab Sangkat, Siem Reap Municipality, Siemreap Province, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • Jade Vilain
 
Email