Senior Community Officer
- Career Category: Community Development, Agriculture & Fisheries, Social Work, Resources & Environment
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Duty Station: NatureLife Cambodia Phnom Penh Office, with frequent travel to Koh Kapik Ramsar Site in Koh Kong Province
Contract Duration: One-year contract with possibility of extension, subject to performance and funding availability
Expected Start Date: As soon as possible
The Overall Purpose of the Position
The Senior Community Officer will play a key role in implementing community-based conservation and livelihood activities under the project. The position will focus on strengthening community governance, supporting sustainable livelihood enterprises, enhancing stakeholder engagement, and ensuring effective implementation of project activities within the two target Community Protected Areas (CPAs), (namely Koh Kapik and Koh Sraloa) at Koh Kapik Ramsar Site.
Reporting and Working Relationship
The Senior Community Officer will work closely with CPA committees, local authorities, government, partner NGOs, and community members to achieve project outcomes and ensure long-term sustainability of conservation interventions.
The Senior Community Officer will report directly to the Project Manager and work closely with Biodiversity and Law Enforcement Officer, project team members, government, and partner organizations.
- Community Engagement and Capacity Building
- Coordinate project implementation in the two target CPAs and maintain strong relationships with CPA committees, communities, local authorities, and stakeholders.
- Strengthening CPA committee capacity in governance, planning, financial management, reporting, and conservation management.
- Facilitate community meetings, consultations, workshops, and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Sustainable Livelihood Development
- Coordinate and oversee livelihood activities, including community fisheries enterprises, savings groups, and other income-generating initiatives.
- Provide technical and organizational support to producer groups and community enterprises.
- Monitor enterprise performance and support communities in improving business planning, financial management, and sustainability.
- Promote women's participation and leadership in livelihood activities and community governance.
- Project Coordination and Implementation
- Prepare activity plans and coordinate implementation of project activities in line with approved workplans, budgets, and targets.
- Organize training, workshops, awareness campaigns, study visits, and coordinate closely with partners and government agencies.
- Ensure timely delivery of project outputs and achievement of targets.
- Biodiversity Conservation and Monitoring
- Support biodiversity monitoring, community-based conservation, data collection, and reporting in collaboration with the Biodiversity and Law Enforcement Support Officer.
- Assist CPA patrol teams, law enforcement initiatives, and coordination with partners and government agencies to strengthen biodiversity protection.
- Awareness Raising and Youth Engagement
- Support Project Manager in implementing environmental education, awareness raising, and youth engagement programs.
- Facilitate participation of schools, youth groups, women, and local communities in conservation activities.
- Promote conservation awareness and stewardship among local stakeholders.
- Monitoring, Reporting, and other duties
- Monitor project progress and provide regular feedback to communities and project management.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and activity reports as required.
- Maintain accurate records of project activities, participant data, and project achievements.
- Document lessons, success stories, and best practices.
- Represent NatureLife Cambodia at meetings, workshops, and stakeholder consultations when requested.
- Perform other project-related duties assigned by NLC
- Khmer - Good
- English - Good
- Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resource Management, Community Development, Fisheries, Environmental Science, Rural Development, Social Sciences, or a related field
- Experience in community development, natural resource management, conservation, fisheries, or rural livelihood programs for 3 years as a minimum
- Experience in coastal or wetland conservation, Ramsar Sites, protected area management, or community fisheries is an advantage.
- Experience working with community-based organizations, protected areas, and facilitating community meetings, training, and stakeholder consultations.
- Strong understanding of community livelihoods, conservation challenges, sustainable natural resource management, and community-based conservation approaches.
- Experience supporting women’s empowerment, youth engagement, and community enterprises is desirable.
- Strong communication, facilitation, interpersonal, report writing, and documentation skills in Khmer and English, with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams, with willingness to travel extensively to remote field locations.
