Job offer: Outreach Co-worker (2 Positions)

SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia (website) 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 work place. 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:

We are currently seeking the qualified and competitive dynamic candidates to fill the following position(s) as below:

Reports to : Village Director

Duty Location : CV Ratanakiri, Kampot, Province

Department : Project Program

JOB SUMMARY

Outreach Co-worker is responsible for supporting community events and relief efforts to assist beneficiary with their needs, providing them resources, and facilitating lifestyle programs. S/he coordinates with participants, suppliers, and sponsors for funding and promotions. She/he also manages the budgeting and allocation of resources for the programs, ensuring that the activities adhere to the state regulations and community benefits. S/he must have good communication and organizational skills, especially in writing progress reports and transactions.

Duties

• Leads the development of family strengthening programmes in accordance with the organizational mission, policies and strategies;
• Assists to develop programme activities and budgets and identifies partner organisations;
• Follow/ implement FSP strategy and plans in cooperation with the Direct Supervisor, FSP Coordinator, FSP co-workers and other stakeholders;
• Initiates family strengthening programmes in line with agreed plans and objectives;
• Documents and shares good practices and lessons learned with colleagues to support organisational learning;
• Recognize the children, family in needs, diseases affected and other trauma sensitivity, malnutrition, abuse, etc.
• Explains about the program to local authorities in where it would be affected and to people in the community, who can be helpful to establish the program and also the children’s family in community.
• Builds good contacts with family and children, in an appropriate attitude with them in order to develop good relationship.
• Learns about the backgrounds, the situation of the family and also about the problem of children, and causes.
• Provides advices to the family to improve security and comfort of child’s health, nutrition and caring.
• Monitors and technically supports children’s families in community for better knowledge improvement.
• Concentrates on the Family Development Plan (FDP) of each family, checks and collects data with compilation files.
• Ensures implementation of simple and effective financial and administrative procedures, in accordance with defined policies.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested with an appropriate sense of humour, positive and professional attitude, and team spirit.
• Strengthening of Community Base Organizations (CBOs) and good relationship with local authorities, the other development partners and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with related provincial departments/stakeholders to make agreement for trainings.
• Conduct meeting with Shelf Help Group (SHGs) members and follow up.
• Lead child club/youth club activities in Family Strengthen program.
• Coordinate extra classes for children and follow up children study performance at schools.
• Record study result of children every semester and yearly.
• Work closely with Commune Committee for Women and Children (CCWC) and District Committee for Women and Children (DCWC).
• Resource mobilize in community for the continuity of the programme for encouraging self-help group creation.
• Provide and expand Income Generation Activities (IGAs) in the communities.
• Prepare purchase request and quotation for buying uniform and study materials and provide to children for new academic.
• Identify needs assessments and ensuring full stakeholder participation.
• Ensures proper utilization of organizational resources, including property, vehicles, equipment and funds.
• Follows the development of FSP activities ensuring target numbers and participants.
• Coordinates mid-term and annual review of FSP plans and activities.
• Uses software platforms and systems, including PDB2, RBM and ProDiGi, but not limited to review and monitoring plan, execute and report on work progress and achievements; and
• Provides regular monthly reports to Village Director, Assistant Program Director, and FS Coordinator.
• Attends corporate office meetings, activities, trainings, and events as required by the organization.
• Works in close cooperation with FSP Coordinator and other key support co-workers to develop FSP plans and activities.
• Fully supports efforts led by Village Director to create effective integration project locations.
• Responsible to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to prevent and protect children/young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence, and discrimination;
• Ensure strong focus on CS prevention by organizing informal and formal discussions, workshops, and other capacity buildings activities for young people to make them understand CS risks and protection mechanisms;
• Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation, or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager.

Requirements

• Qualification & Experience:
• University Degree in the social development or other related fields (Management, education etc.)
• A minimum of 2-3 years of related experiences with NGOs, UN agency, or private sectors.
• Ability to motivate youth and manage behavioural problems effectively with ethnic minorities
• Ability to plan in writing and implement quality program for youth and children
• An interest in development of family livelihood and understanding how they grow
• An appreciation of informal education and a desire to help the vulnerable to learn by doing
• Time and energy to devote to the project, a desire to continue learning in the project areas, and ability to share decision making and responsibility with our target beneficiaries/families
• Computer literacy in MS Office such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database programs
• Good knowledge of children's issues, children rights analyse and community involvement in the village
• Essential Values, Behaviours and Skills:
• A good understanding of community development work and the social welfare system in the country.
• Good analytical, research and report writing.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Khmer is a must.
• Willingness to work overtime, on weekend and travel to target provinces and communities.
• Good knowledge of livelihoods, Shelf Help Group (SHG), Income Generation Activities (IGA) in families/ communities.
• Analyse and community involvement in the village, especially for advocacy, children's issues, children rights.