Job Announcement

Youth Leader, and Sponsorship Officer

with SOS Children's Villages of Cambodia

BTDC-ID: 37089
Closing Date:

Announcement Positions

Announcement Description

SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia (www.soscambodia.org) is a Member Association (MA) of the SOS Children’s Villages International federation, which is one of the largest non-for-profit organisation in the world dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it. We are committed for safeguarding and protecting children in our programmes by having zero tolerance policy in this regard. We are further committed to provide a safe environment for staff and children, young people and adults with whom we work, where human rights are respected and upheld, and healthy relations fostered by building organisational systems, capacity, and awareness on PSHEA (prevention and protection against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) guidelines. All our co-workers are obliged to follow SOS regulation on Child and Youth Safeguarding, PSHEA and Code of Conduct. We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia has been active in the country for more than 20 years. Through its program interventions in 7 provinces SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia provides long term family-based care, protection, education, health care and community based programs to thousands of children and youth. To support us with this important responsibility we are now looking for a committed:

Announcement Positions

Youth Leader (1 Position)

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

The position is for Male

Reports to : Village Director

Duty Location : SOS Children’s Village Prey Veng

Department : Program

A youth leader is a member of a project team. The overall responsibility of youth development leader is familiar with knowledgeable of activities of youth, planning, mentoring and conducting of assigned project activities, and supervision on youth development.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Work directly with youth group of school-age, to provide a safe, responsible, well-supervised program while acting as a positive adult role model and mentor;
  • Ensure arrangement of youth house are functioning, cleanliness, education, social activities, security and orders;
  • Train youth in a variety of skills and techniques including behaviour management techniques, program development, provide direction and delivery, child development and group management;
  • Implement and participate with youth group including homework and tutoring assistance, daily living activities, social engagement, and recreation activities;
  • Ensure up to date of youth development plan to PDB2 system;
  • Actively participate in staff development workshops and other staff meetings that are designed to contribute to personal and professional growth and program success;
  • Help provide an atmosphere for developing good morale and well-being among the youth group;
  • Provide discipline, supervise and monitoring youth group in all aspects of the project, provide direction and feedback to youth in a constructive manner;
  • Well document interaction and behaviours of youth through loggings, and incident reports, provide appropriate supervision of youth during all activities, monitor on routine housekeeping as need on shift, assist in management of cost effective of the project;
  • Follow policies and procedures outlined in youth guideline;
  • Other task as required by supervisor and line manager.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Qualifications:
  • Postgraduate Degree in social development or other related field;
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Ability to manage group of children (6-8 of youth) ages 14-20 years-old;
  • Ability to motivate, problems-solving and conflict-resolution skills;
  • Desire and ability to work with youth in both indoor and outdoor settings;
  • Knowledge of computer literacy Ms. Office and using internet & email;
  • Ability to plan in writing and implement quality program for youth;
  • Able to stay in youth house;
  • Good character, integrity, adaptability, enthusiasm, sense of humour, patience, and self-control.
  • High sense of Child Safeguarding, look for solutions and focus on desired results
  • Knowledge of law on suppression of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
  • Strong motivation and ability to work and deliver under short deadlines.
Soft Skills
  • To participation, share decision-making and build partnerships.
  • To promote inclusion and equitable sharing of power.
  • To act as a role model for the organization, living our values and inspiring and learning from others.
  • To show respect and care for myself and others.
  • To effort to learn, understand and grow as a person, admitting mistakes when I make them.
  • To speak up when I see things that are not right, do not hesitate to act and adapt to change when necessary
  • Displays sensitivity and adaptability to different cultures, genders, religions, races, nationalities and age groups.
 
 

Sponsorship Officer (1 Position)

Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Business Administration, Sales / Marketing, Communications
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Reports to : Village Director

Duty Location : SOS Children’s Village Prey Veng

Department : Program

A sponsorship officer is a member of a project staff. The overall responsibility such as develop relationship with sponsorship in National Office, preparation and update of children’s information data with a quality photos and videos, correspondent with sponsor and maintain the confidential requirement.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Ensure sponsorship information and correspondences are processed and sent to sponsors in national office within timeframe and with quality;
  • Coordinate registration letter of children in sponsorship programme;
  • Coordinate mid-year, annual report, Christmas care report with attractive child’s photos, postcard, and videos for sponsors;
  • Deliver all mails from sponsors to children in a timely and efficient manner and translate sponsor and child reply to letters in turnaround time;
  • Coordinate child money gift and gift letter in time required;
  • Look after sponsors or visitors in taking them to visit family house and showing them around the village and others SOS Projects and sending address of visitors to the national office every month;
  • Good relationship with all relevant stakeholders (Village Director, Sponsorship Coordinator, Support Office Team, National Office Team, etc.) are built and maintained.
  • Other task as required by supervisor and line manager;
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
  • English - Good
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Social development or other related field;
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Have experiences with sponsorship work;
  • Familiar with professional photography and video recording & Editing;
  • Good in communication of English writing and speaking;
  • Well understand of Ms. Office and Adobe Premiere Pro;
  • Good knowledge of administrative issues;
  • Ability to work independently, under pressure, and good results of quality;
  • Good interpersonal skills and good teamwork.
  • High sense of Child Safeguarding, look for solutions and focus on desired results
  • Knowledge of law on suppression of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
  • Strong motivation and ability to work and deliver under short deadlines.
Soft Skills
  • To participation, share decision-making and build partnerships.
  • To promote inclusion and equitable sharing of power.
  • To act as a role model for the organization, living our values and inspiring and learning from others.
  • To show respect and care for myself and others.
  • To effort to learn, understand and grow as a person, admitting mistakes when I make them.
  • To speak up when I see things that are not right, do not hesitate to act and adapt to change when necessary
  • Displays sensitivity and adaptability to different cultures, genders, religions, races, nationalities and age groups.
 

How to Apply

SOS Children’s Villages of Cambodia is committed to the protection of children. We do not employ staff whose background is not aligned to our child protection practices. Hence, employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record check where possible.

Note: This position involves working with a not-for-profit organisation committed to children and adult safeguarding and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to go through background verification checks to verify their suitability to work for SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia.

Application Information

As this position is need to fill up urgently, so the interview will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled up. Interested Candidates are requested to apply early Interested candidates please submit CV and Cover Letter (in one file) and complete our application form as attach, incomplete our application form should not be considered. Salary expected and mention the position which you are interested to apply to address or email provided in the contact details.

Attachment:
  • Personal History Form (PHF)_ Application-2024-final
 

Contact Details

Office Address
  • # 44Bis, Street 334, Sangkat Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Khan Boeng Keng Kang, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • Ms. Them Sokheng , Senior HR Coordinator
 
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Email
 
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