MEAL Coordinator
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Monitoring & Evaluation, Social Work, Community Development, Research / Development
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Reports to : Program Manager
Duty Location : National Officer
Department : Program
The MEAL Coordinator is responsible for strengthening SOS Children's Villages Cambodia's monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems. The position ensures that programs are implemented effectively, results are measured accurately, and lessons learned are used to improve program quality and impact. The MEAL Coordinator supports program teams in collecting, analyzing, and using data for decision-making, reporting to donors, and improving services for children, youth, and families.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Monitoring and results tracking
- Develop and maintain monitoring systems for SOS Cambodia programs and projects.
- Ensure that program indicators are clearly defined and regularly tracked.
- Support program teams in developing monitoring plans aligned with program objectives.
- Conduct regular monitoring visits to SOS Cambodia locations and program sites.
- Verify the accuracy and quality of program data.
- Evaluation and assessments
- Coordinate baseline studies, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations of programs.
- Support the design of evaluation tools and methodologies.
- Facilitate data collection, focus group discussions, and surveys.
- Analyze evaluation results and provide recommendations for program improvement.
- Data management and reporting
- Ensure accurate collection, entry, and management of program data in relevant systems (e.g., PDB, ProDigi, or other monitoring systems).
- Consolidate program data from SOS Cambodia locations.
- Prepare monitoring and evaluation reports for internal management and donors.
- Support the preparation of annual program reports and strategic reviews.
- Accountability and feedback mechanisms
- Strengthen accountability mechanisms for children, youth, families, and communities.
- Support the establishment of feedback and complaint systems.
- Ensure that program participants are informed about their rights and available support mechanisms.
- Monitor how feedback and complaints are addressed.
- Learning and knowledge sharing
- Document good practices, lessons learned, and program innovations.
- Facilitate learning sessions with programming teams.
- Promote evidence-based decision-making within SOS Cambodia.
- Support the development of case studies and program success stories.
- Capacity building
- Provide training and coaching to program staff on MEAL tools and methodologies.
- Support staff in developing monitoring frameworks and data collection tools.
- Strengthen staff capacity in data analysis and results reporting.
- Strategic planning support
- Support the development and monitoring of the SOS Cambodia National Strategic Plan.
- Contribute to program design by ensuring clear indicators and results frameworks.
- Assist in developing logical frameworks for new projects and proposals.
- Child safeguarding and PSEA responsibilities
- Ensure that all monitoring and evaluation activities comply with the SOS Cambodia Child Safeguarding Policy and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) standards.
- Promote awareness and understanding of child safeguarding and PSEA principles among program staff, partners, and community stakeholders.
- Ensure that all data collection, interviews, and assessments involving children, youth, and families are conducted in a safe, ethical, and respectful manner.
- Ensure that informed consent, confidentiality, and protection of personal information are maintained during data collection and reporting.
- Immediately report any child safeguarding or PSEA concerns, allegations, or incidents through the established SOS Cambodia reporting and response mechanisms.
- Support the integration of safeguarding and PSEA considerations into program monitoring, evaluations, and learning processes.
- Ensure that feedback and complaint mechanisms are accessible and safe for children, youth, families, and community members to report concerns.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Statistics, or related fields.
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- At least 5–7 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation in development or NGO programs.
- Experience with data collection tools, surveys, and program evaluation.
- Experience working with child protection, education, or community development programs is an advantage.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and data management skills
- Experience with monitoring tools and databases
- Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data
- Strong report writing skills
- Good facilitation and training skills
- Strong communication and coordination abilities
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams
Finance Officer
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Accounting, Banking / Finance
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Reports to : Operations Director
Duty Location : SOS National Office, Phnom Penh
Department : Operation
The role of the Finance Officer is to support Opreatios Director to ensure effective financial management, compliance, and operational efficiency across project locations.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Financial Management
- Oversee and ensure the financial management of project locations complies with local laws and the organization's policies.
- Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of accounting records, including the review of vouchers, financial statements, and budget execution.
- Check payroll, cash counts, tax declarations, and other financial transactions to ensure proper documentation and compliance.
- Support projects in the preparation, evaluation, justification, and maintains of the budget and budget control.
- Monitor budget execution of project, evaluate accounting internal control systems identify, communicate control risks, potential consequences, and provide recommendations
- Guide the efficient use of the organization's finance software system, ensuring alignment with updated versions and procedures.
- Any other task assigned by the direct supervisor as and when required
- Financial Administrative
- Conduct financial orientations and build capacity for project staff on financial policies and procedures.
- Develop and maintain financial control systems, including performance appraisals and financial checklists, to ensure consistency across locations.
- Facilitate proper documentation of all financial transactions and ensure records are easily accessible for internal or external audits.
- Support projects on work with auditor regarding work of fiscal, administration in marking entries, reconciliation and prepare all neccessary documents
- Reporting
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, ensuring accurate and timely submission.
- Collaborate with project teams to generate financial recommendations based on analytical insights from the data.
- Provide updates and reports on tax declarations and adherence to statutory financial obligations.
- Develop any other reports assigned by the supervisor
- Mornitoring and Evaluation
- Conduct regular financial monitoring and evaluation visits to project locations to assess compliance with organizational policies.
- Support audits and implement recommendations to strengthen financial management and operational efficiency.
- Continuously track and review the financial performance of projects, providing feedback to improve their financial capacity and practices
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, finance or related field
- Postgraduate Degree in a related field, i.e. Finance, Accounting
Work History:
- Professional experience in internal control, managing partner or grants for 2 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Good knowledge and understanding of accounting and budgeting plan, financial system and regulations, policy, procedures of the organization
- Ability to travel within where SOS projects existed sporadically
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English
- Possession of a valid certificate of certified accountant, finance or audit
- Prior experience working in the field of with NGOs or INGOs
- Prior experience in audition, analytical on the financial issues and recommendation made
- Experience in successful implementation of a wide range of tasks as well as developing and implementing improvements in a prior position, and willing to learn
- Accounting software: D365, NAVISION, QuickBooks etc.
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Word Processing Software
Soft Skills
- Deductive Reasoning: the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
