Project Support Officer

Overview

The ASEAN-ACT Country Work Plan in Cambodia began implementation in September 2020. The work plan includes four targeted projects focusing on enhancing the capacity of the Cambodia justice sector to strengthen its response to trafficking in persons (TIP) and implement its obligations under the ASEAN Convention against Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP). The projects cover the following areas and work with below counterparts:

Counter-trafficking in persons capacity building for judges, prosecutors, and police - strengthening capacity for law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and judges in response to TIP and the protection of TIP victims.
Targeted activities focusing victim rights, and equality and inclusion - support the inclusion of Victim Rights, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in the National Plan of Action.
Initiatives to support victim-sensitive courts - strengthen capacity for judges on Victim Sensitive Courts approaches for TIP cases
Targeted COVID-19 support - Justice sector adaptive responses to COVID-19

Roles and Responsibilities

Support the Country Manager and Country Program Officer to coordinate activities supported by ASEAN-ACT ensuring effectiveness and efficiency; and ensure that results are appropriately monitored and reported.
Support and liaising with counterparts in developing TIP training materials/curriculum to ensure they align with objectives and priorities of ASEAN-ACT as well as ACTIP.
Assist the program team with monitoring, evaluation and learning activities as directed by the programs monitoring framework.
Provide support to national counterparts and provide administration and logistics support to the program team in delivery of the events when needed.

Specific duties and outputs

Project delivery

Support Country Manager and Country Program Officer in development and finalisation of the TIP training materials for anti-trafficking police officers, prosecutors, and judges and court staff.
Assist and coordinate the implementation of program activities in the workplan, ensuring they are implemented effectively, and that results are appropriately monitored and reported.
Provide support for preparation of materials for training/meeting/workshops, note taking or minutes as required.
Work with consultants delivering technical inputs assisting with liaising with government counterparts where required.
Support mainstreaming of gender equality, social inclusion, and victim rights throughout all program activities.

Administration and logistic

Together with the country team and working closely with the Finance and Administration Officer provide undertake administration and logistic tasks to organize and deliver events/meetings or

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting

Support the country team to gather, record and report information as per the program’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning procedures.

Other duties

Perform other duties as assigned by the Country Manager or delegate.

Selection Criteria

Qualifications

Tertiary qualifications in a field relevant to international development for example, international relations, social development, management, or justice.

Essential

At least 8-year experience of relevant experience
Familiarity with the development or NGO sector, and the roles of the justice sector, civil society, private sector, and allied government institutions.
The ability to work with senior government officials, excellent interpersonal skills to build strong working relationships with key counterparts
An understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and learning; and gender equality and social inclusion in program activities.
Demonstrated experience in financial management, preparing budgets and expenditure reports
Good interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills and able to maintain good relationships with colleagues and external counterparts and stakeholders
Excellent organisational skills with demonstrated experience in assisting to organise meetings and events including arranging travel and logistics; and
Ability to work under pressure whilst ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
Proficiency in written and oral English and Khmer language; and

Send an email to recruitment@aseanact.org with:

The words ‘Project Support Officer - Cambodia’ in the email subject; and
Your CV and expected monthly gross rate
Full TOR: https://bit.ly/3ncG3qk

Deadline for applications: 5PM Phnom Penh time, 31 October 2021

Cardno is committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), Child Protection and bribery prevention. We want to engage with the right people to deliver our client programs. As part of our approach you will be subjected to formal background screening, criminal record checks, employment verification, and periodic compliance checks. All Cardno staff receive safety, compliance and safeguards training and are responsible for contributing to a safer working culture