Job offer: Coordinator, Community Engagement

We are now looking for qualified candidate to fulfill the position below:

Grade: G6

Reporting Manager: Head, CGE

Department: Community and Government Engagement

Office : Cambodia

Job brief:

Overview

The Coordinator, Community Engagement position will plan and develop dynamic partnerships to enhance the effectiveness and expand the scope of IJM Cambodia’s project impact. This position will envision, develop and execute IJM Cambodia’s strategy to mobilize, connect and equip community leaders and stakeholders. These actors will serve as agents of change to identify labor trafficking in their communities and refer cases; support survivors of trafficking who return home; grow provincial and national movements and inspire community groups to raise their voices to the Cambodian government to protect migrant worker survivors.

Key Result Areas

The success of this role is measured by key result areas which are listed below:

1. Gain mastery over IJM’s community and civil society in Cambodia to lead and drive forward IJM Cambodia’s work in target areas over the coming years.
2. Develop and implement a distinct strategy for engagement with community and civil society – which aligns with IJM’s Vision 2030, FO program lifetime strategy, CGE, and Casework program objectives – so that those networks effectively activate and catalyze local and national leaders to strengthen government responses to protect migrant worker survivors.
3. Identify and develop opportunity to collaborate with key community and civil society in strategic locations for IJM’s Casework and Partnerships engagements and build relationships of trust with these partners, connecting them with relevant IJM personnel and/or formal IJM casework partner NGOs.
4. Equip and connect with community and civil society to identify and refer TIP cases to IJM.

Duties

• Leadership: Responsible to communicate and drive community and civil society and strategies in alignment with overall Partnership strategies. Contributes to new partner initiatives and processes to enhance and expand the scale of IJM’s program in Cambodia.
• Strategy & Knowledge Development & Implementation: Responsible to develop strategies that lead to community, civil society stakeholders engaging with IJM and IJM’s clients to amplify the program impact and accelerate achievement of goals.
• Develop strategies to target key local community and civil society to enhance IJM
• Cambodia’s casework, partnership and system reform efforts, specifically:
• Community members understand how to identify trafficking and refer cases.
• Returning survivors have a web of support in their communities.
• Vulnerable populations experience greater connectedness with police and other government departments and increased trust in the public justice system.
• IJM’s partners gain access to our community networks, and vice versa.
• Equip these communities and civil society with the ability to drive system reform through targeted advocacy efforts, messaging, etc.
• Networking & Partnership: Responsible to map, develop and maintain relations, alliances and coalitions within and outside the organization with key relevant partners for active engagement and enhancement of IJM’s programs.
• Leverage existing networks and relationships to provide concrete casework and advocacy gains for IJM’s anti-trafficking work.
• Represent IJM at conferences, workshops and other forums, growing the network of leaders and influencers who are supportive of and excited by IJM’s work in Cambodia.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local community, civil society and church leaders – leveraging those relationships to support and advance all IJM Cambodia’s goals.
• Training and Development:
• Coordinate the development of tools, curricula and other content to equip community and civil society with tools and knowledge to support why and how they can combat labor trafficking in their communities, and deliver trainings in strategic locations to strategic audiences, ensuring impact of trainings are measured and assessed.
• Work closely with the Senior Coordinator, Government Relation, to initiate relevant projects in mobilizing and empowering community actors and promote IJM Theory of Change in community events.
• Events and Logistics:
• Organize and host strategic events to promote meaningful dialogue and conversations around IJM’s theory of change with stakeholders.
• Lead community engagement events strategically and effectively.

Requirements

• Education & Experience:
• Graduate degree in humanities, social work, law, human rights, international development or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• At least five years’ experience engaging diverse community groups and/survivor networks to drive project impact.
• Experience addressing trafficking in persons in Cambodia strongly preferred.
• Experience working alongside complementary NGOs to deliver program objectives.
• Project management experience and capacity-building experience desirable.
• Technical Competencies:
• Excellent, proactive networking skills, able to obtain concrete outcomes from network connections.
• Skills in community/grass-roots capacity building and engagement.
• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to work well as part of a team.
• Proficiency in project data management – familiarity with case management and tracking systems and databases.
• Knowledge of international trafficking instruments and understanding of labor trafficking laws and their practical application.
• Strong public speaking and written communication skills.
• Skilled in English speaking, reading and writing, and fluency in Khmer preferred.
• Non-Technical Competencies:
• Proven collaborator, network-builder and trusted partner.
• Collaborative working style that seeks input and builds unity.
• Creative and innovative approach to strategy, tactics and programming.
• Persistence and determination to deliver sustainable impact.
• Passion and commitment for IJM’s mission and theory of change.