Project Officer_SDC_CLIPS
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Accounting, Banking / Finance, Law, Economics
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Project: Citizen-Led Local Inclusive Planning & Services (CLIPS)
Reports To: Program Manager_ Youth Engagement in Social Action and Youth Investment for Employment and Leadership Development
Duty Station: Field-based, with regular travel to project-target sub-national areas and periodic travel to the Phnom Penh office
Project Purpose:
The new initiative “Citizen-Led Local Inclusive Planning & Services” (CLIPS) project, currently in the proposal preparation stage and subject to approval and funding by YRDP’s engaging donor, is designed to promote fiscal decentralisation, including strengthening civic engagement in local public financial management (PFM) — from sub-national development and investment plan formulation through to monitoring, analysis, and advocacy. The project will work with sub-national authorities, local communities, schools, and related national institutions, with a particular focus on building the capacity of right holders and sub-national authorities in local PFM and advocating for greater fiscal decentralisation.
YRDP is seeking one experienced Project Officers (PO) to lead project implementation. The Project Officers will ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes, compliance with donor and YRDP requirements, and the building of trusted partnerships with local authorities, civil society, and related stakeholders. The role requires proven management and leadership skills in managing a medium-funding-size project, strong donor compliance, inclusive and conflict-sensitive approaches, and the ability to drive policy influence and sustainable systemic change.
Each Project Officer will work directly under the supervision of the Program Manager and will work closely with the Project Assistant and other relevant project team members.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Project Planning & Implementation
- Lead the day-to-day planning, implementation, and coordination of CLIPS project activities in assigned target sub-national areas, in line with the approved project document, workplan, and budget.
- Translate the project's annual and quarterly workplans into detailed activity plans, ensuring timely and quality delivery of outputs against agreed indicators and milestones.
- Coordinate closely with the Project Assistant to organize logistics, materials, and participant arrangements for trainings, dialogues, and community-level activities.
- Identify implementation bottlenecks early and propose practical, timely solutions to the Program Manager.
- Local Public Financial Management (PFM) Capacity Building
- Design and deliver capacity-building activities (trainings, coaching, mentoring, learning exchanges) for right holders, community representatives, youth, and sub-national authorities on local PFM, including sub-national investment/development planning, budget literacy, budget monitoring, and social accountability tools.
- Support sub-national authorities and communities to strengthen participatory planning processes, from commune/district investment plan development through implementation monitoring.
- Develop or adapt training curricula, facilitation guides, and simplified PFM materials (in Khmer and, where relevant, English) tailored to the capacity levels of different right-holder groups, including youth and marginalized populations.
- Civic Engagement, Monitoring & Advocacy
- Facilitate citizen-led monitoring and analysis of local public investment and service delivery, supporting communities and youth groups to collect, verify, and interpret local PFM and budget data.
- Support the design and facilitation of multi-stakeholder dialogues, public forums, and feedback mechanisms that connect citizens, civil society, schools, and sub-national authorities on fiscal decentralization and local service delivery issues.
- Support the development of evidence-based advocacy messages, policy briefs, and campaign materials that translate community findings into actionable recommendations for greater fiscal decentralization.
- Build and maintain constructive engagement with sub-national authorities and relevant national institutions to advance policy dialogue and uptake of citizen recommendations.
- Partnership & Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain trusted, conflict-sensitive relationships with sub-national authorities, schools, civil society organizations, community structures, and other relevant stakeholders in target areas.
- Represent YRDP and the CLIPS project in relevant local coordination meetings, technical working groups, and networking events, as delegated by the Program Manager.
- Support the identification and cultivation of local partnerships that strengthen project sustainability and local ownership of outcomes.
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)
- Track activity- and output-level progress against the project's log frame/results framework, and maintain accurate, up-to-date activity records, attendance data, and case examples.
- Collect quantitative and qualitative data (including pre/post-test results, feedback surveys, and success stories) to feed into project MEAL systems and donor reporting.
- Contribute to periodic internal reviews, reflection workshops, and lessons-learned exercises, and apply adaptive learning to improve activity design.
- Support the establishment and proper use of community/stakeholder feedback and complaint-handling mechanisms in target areas.
- Reporting & Documentation
- Prepare high-quality, timely narrative inputs, activity reports, case studies, and statements of progress for internal and donor reporting, in line with YRDP and donor formats and deadlines.
- Document good practices, challenges, and lessons learned in a clear and evidence-based manner to support organizational learning and future proposal development.
- Maintain organized project files (financial, administrative, and technical) in compliance with YRDP's documentation standards and donor requirements.
- Financial & Donor Compliance
- Plan and manage activity-level budgets, ensuring efficient and compliant use of project resources in line with YRDP's financial policies and donor rules.
- Prepare accurate and timely financial and procurement requests, advances, and liquidations for activities under their responsibility.
- Ensure all project implementation complies with donor requirements, YRDP policies (including safeguarding, code of conduct, and anti-fraud policies), and applicable national regulations.
- Team Collaboration, Supervision & Safeguarding
- Provide day-to-day guidance and support to the Project Assistant, ensuring clear division of tasks, quality outputs, and on-the-job coaching.
- Work collaboratively with other YRDP project teams and partner organisations to ensure coherence and avoid duplication across related initiatives.
- Apply, promote, and uphold inclusive, gender-responsive, conflict-sensitive, and safeguarding standards in all project activities, ensuring the meaningful participation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other marginalised groups.
- Perform other duties as reasonably assigned by the Program Manager in support of CLIPS project objectives.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- Khmer - Fluent is required
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Development Studies, Economics, Finance, Law, or a related field
Work History:
- Progressive experience implementing development or civil society projects, preferably in local governance, public financial management, decentralisation, civic engagement, or youth empowerment programming. for 3 to 5 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Sector knowledge: Demonstrated understanding of Cambodia's sub-national administration, decentralisation and deconcentration (D&D) reform, and commune/district investment planning and budget processes.
- Donor compliance: Proven experience managing donor-funded project activities and budgets, with a solid grasp of donor compliance and reporting requirements (EU, UN, or similar institutional donors preferred).
- Facilitation skills: Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating trainings, workshops, or multi-stakeholder dialogues for diverse audiences, including local authorities and community members.
- Language: Fluency in Khmer required; strong working proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Other: Willingness and ability to travel frequently to rural/sub-national target areas; valid driving licence (motorbike) preferred.
- Strong project management skills, including workplanning, budgeting, and results-based monitoring.
- Strong written communication skills for report writing, case documentation, and advocacy material development.
- Sound judgement, integrity, and commitment to YRDP's values of civic engagement, inclusion, and democratic accountability.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with data collection tools (e.g., KoboToolbox) is an advantage.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret budget and public investment data for non-technical audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage credibly and diplomatically with government officials, communities, and civil society partners.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small field team under a medium-funding-size project.
Project Officer_ SCOPE-PFM
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Economics, Law, Resources & Environment, Rural development, Banking / Finance
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Project: SCOPE-PFM Project
Reports To: Program Manager_ Youth Engagement in Social Action and Youth Investment for Employment and Leadership Development
Duty Station: Phnom Penh and Possible Travel to province
Project Purpose:
The Project Officer will oversee the planning and implementation of project activities, manage and monitor the project budget, and ensure activities are carried out in accordance with project documents. The position will ensure that the project aligns with YRDP’s organizational philosophy and achieves its goals, objectives, strategic plan, technical approaches, and donor requirements.
Through an EU-funded project, YRDP will implement the Strengthening Civic Engagement and Oversight in Public Financial Management (SCOPE-PFM) initiative, running from April 2026 to March 2028. The project aims to enhance transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in Cambodia’s public financial management (PFM) system.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide technical and financial support to 20 youth clubs/initiatives addressing public financial management oversight, national budget monitoring, climate finance, and climate justice, ensuring accountability, transparency, and participation
- Work closely with youth groups and youth clubs to promote local-based and participatory project implementation in collaboration with local authorities, contributing to improved local governance and public service delivery
- Monitor the implementation of youth-led projects at implementation sites to ensure technical quality and to prevent administrative and technical errors
- Process cash advances and liquidations, ensuring compliance with relevant organizational policies and procedures
- Manage and lead two training courses on policy gap analysis
- Manage and lead three training courses on advocacy and influencing
- Engage youth with activities of project networks on promoting civic engagement in PFM, national budget, Access to Information, and Budget working group (BWG)
- Manage and lead four youth debating and six youth dialogues with multi-stakeholders on PFM, national budget, tax fair monitoring, climate finance and climate justice
- Manage project budgets and action plans in line with donor allocations and requirements, working closely with the Program Manager and Finance Department to ensure compliance
- Coordinate 20 podcast episodes related to the project
- Produce monthly report, including activity reports, outcome harvesting, and annual reports for the program as per EU reporting requirement
- Prepare monthly action plans and budget projections
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Manager or Executive Director
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
- Khmer - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies, Sociology, Rural Development, Economics, Environment, Human Rights, Laws, Political Science, or related fields
Work History:
- Project management, including planning, budgeting, implementation, and reporting for 2 years
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Knowledge of and/or experience in national budget processes, public financial management (PFM), climate finance, and climate justice is an advantage
- Experience working with and demonstrated passion for engaging youth from diverse backgrounds
- Ability to support youth‑led actions, including the design and implementation of their initiatives
- Experience working on EU‑funded projects is strongly preferred
- Good written and spoken communication skills in both English and Khmer
- Strong computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Soft Skills
- Good interpersonal skills, including communication, facilitation, problem‑solving, time management, and task management
- Willingness to work on weekends and public holidays, and to travel and stay overnight in remote communities as required
Communication Officer
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Media, Communications
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Reports To: Executive Director
Duty Station: Phnom Penh and Possible Travel to province
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop inspiring content for websites and other YRDP social media channels
- Oversee websites and other social media channels of YRDP and update it regularly and timely manner
- Design marketing material for YRDP’s programs include t-shirts, standing posters, banners, etc.
- Work with staff of other programs to write inspiriting or stories of changes of youth who join YRDP activities
- Document and covers YRDP events and activities(photo/video)
- Lead and assist program team in producing online productions such as podcasts and etc.
- Ensure smooth and safe communication flow within YRDP
- Update Internal Communication Guide of YRDP and orient the guide to staff
- Tracks quotes on media channels about YRDP’s activities and proactive response
- Orient YRDP’s staff about Electronic Security Policy and Communication Guide, how to use social media channels effectively and in a secure manner
- Represent YRDP in event at national and international level if needed
- Supervise volunteers under the program
- Advance budget for activity, prepare settlement and write activity report
- Joint staff meeting, program review, annual reflection, capacity building of YRDP as well as technical meeting of PReSS programs
- Other tasks assigned by the supervisor
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in media management, or related field
Work History:
- Communication and media for 2 years as a minimum
- Program/project management for 1 year as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Creative mindset and proven experience in graphic designs
- Interested in digital media and skills
- Experience in using WordPress, photoshop, illustrator, canva, Capcut, etc.
- Experience in using social media (Facebook, e-campaign, twitter, YouTube, Instagram, etc.).
- Good command of English in writing and speaking
Soft Skills
- Ability to work independently
- A good team player
