Environmental & Climate Change Education Trainer
- Career Category: Resources & Environment, Educate/Train/Teaching
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Contract type: One year (Fixed Duration Contract)
Location: Phnom Penh and frequently traveling to provinces
Report to: Head of Program
Job purpose
The Environmental & Climate Change Education Trainer is responsible for designing, delivering, and improving environmental and climate change learning programs for youth through both school‑based and digital platforms. The role focuses on developing training materials, managing the e‑learning platform, and facilitating webinars and in‑person sessions for high schools and universities across Cambodia. The trainer will work closely with API’s project team, partner organizations, teachers, and youth networks to strengthen knowledge, skills, and engagement in climate action and environmental education.
Through implementing the activities below together with partners in Cambodia, including Mlup Baitong Organisation (MB), the University of Management and Economics (UME-Kg-Cham).
- Review and improve current training materials on Environmental & Climate Change Education in Khmer and or English.
- Operate e-learning platforms on Environmental & Climate Change Education in Khmer with 100 schools and universities in Cambodia.
- Implement and facilitate 1-to-2-day webinars and in-person trainings/workshops on Environmental & Climate Change Education in 100 schools and universities in Cambodia.
- And other activities contributing to the project’s goal and the organization’s mission.
- The trainer will work closely with the API Project Team and partner schools & teachers to achieve the following expected results:
- Output 1: At the end of the project (2026), 1 million young people in age brackets 15-35 in Cambodia have access/register on the public e-learning platforms on Environmental & Climate Change Education, Youth for Sustainable Development Goals, and Digital Literacy (education materials).
- Output 2: 20,000 young people (at least 50% girls/women, LGBTQI+) trained in webinars and in-person courses report increased knowledge and skills in the use of participatory tools, climate issues, and confidence to effectively participate and collaborate with CSOs and government in promoting the green transition and disaster risk reduction.
- Output.3: Digital environmental education for young people of different age groups is included in the extra and/or main curricula in 100 schools and universities in Cambodia.
- Bachelor's Degree in Environment Education, Climate Change, Natural Resource Management, and relevant field (only).
- At least three years of experience in similar projects as a trainer or educator in the field of environmental education, Climate Change, and Natural Resource Management. Etc.
- Strong teaching skills and experience in using e-learning tools with high schools, university students, and teachers in Khmer.
- Demonstrated strong passion for the project objective, “equip youth with knowledge of environment and climate change and the capacity to better manage climate risks and to enhance youth-led initiatives on climate actions and advocacy,” and API’s vision and mission.
