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Announcement Description

Pour un Sourire d’Enfant (PSE) - For a Child’s Smile is a non-profit organization founded by Christian and Marie-France des Pallières, operating in Cambodia since 1995. Its mission is to help children escape from destitution and lead them to decent, skilled and well-paid jobs.

Recognized by the local authorities, PSE is working in respect of the country with the Cambodians and thus supports sustainable development.

Six main programs – adapted to the needs of the children – have been developed: food, health, protection, education & schooling, vocational training and help for families.

PSE helps more than 6,500 children and more than 6,000 graduates from PSE Vocational Training program graduates have already successfully integrated the job market with a real qualified position. PSE employs more than 650 people in Cambodia (Phnom Penh mainly) and 6 staff at the headquarters in France. 400 volunteers in different countries are actively working on making the organization known through fundraising donations and sponsorships.

In 2000, PSE received the French Human Rights Prize from the French Republic.

Announcement Positions

Dean of School of Hospitality and Tourism

Position Summary

Job description: The School of Hospitality and Tourism (SoHT) trains students in the field of cooking / food production, food & beverage service, front office, and housekeeping & laundry. It delivers a Technical High School Diploma (2 years). Our training programs provide practical experience and internships, so that students are fully operational at the end of their course.

The position reports to PSE institute's director, reporting to the Cambodian Deputy General Director Academic Education in Phnom Penh.

Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  • Educational management: Guarantee training quality, ensure that the training offered at SoHT corresponds to the hospitality industry's requirements. 
  • It includes the strategic development of the SoHT, notably in apprenticeship field where a clear strategic choice has been made into an entire apprenticeship approach for diplomas. 
  • Staff management: Plan and make the workforce planning, in charge of the school and operation management team, school teaching staff team, student overall staff management, staff/student problem solving, recruit and interview staff, control the administration and finance issues. The SoHT has 30 staff and 270 students on average in Year 1 and Year 2.
  • Operation management: Ultimate responsibility for the welcome center / reception, hotel/guesthouse rooms, hairdressing and Beauty salon and restaurant. 
  • Budget management: Prepare and manage the yearly budget planning of the school, the restaurant and the Haidressing and Beauty department. Budget approx.. 400,000 USD. 
  • Communication: Inter-PSE communication and communication with institutional partners (external communication in concert with the PSE-I Director and Comm. Dept.)
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Master degree in Hospitality Management, or other relevant fields
  • 5-7 years experience in managing teams, especially in Vocational Training 
  • Experience in the Hospitality sector especially restaurant and/or hotel operations 
  • Very good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good knowledge of the Hospitality sector in Cambodia and Asian countries.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • High level of English capacity to attend international meetings and presentations
  • Very good planning, organizing and coordinating skill
  • Be able to manage the team
  • Be able to make decisions on HRM and Finance
  • Be able to coordinate and lead the school activities/project.
 
 

Accommodation Team Leader

Position Summary

Job description: S/he will be responsible of managing accommodation on his/her section in term of activities, team management, student management, and materials, to ensure that the beneficiaries are accommodated in a place where they can grow up and learn in a safe, caring and structured atmosphere

Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  • Implementation of the socio-educational system and programme
  • Join with accommodation program manager to prepare annual program work plan and activities 
  • Implement the project plan by following the section of the accommodation program 
  • Join with accommodation program manager to provide input, design and highlight a quality procedure ensuring the implement and the follow up of the beneficiaries’ individual project efficiency and effectively
  • Prepare and submit after finish the beneficiaries’ individual project to accommodation program manager as regular basic
  • Arrange weekly/monthly activities of cooking competeion, sport check at area of students living, monthly outing, solidarity activities, make sure weekly cooking activities running by staff and students with sufficiency food for everyone
  • Make sure daily activities are runding smoothly with schedule such checking and making sure that place of students leaving with morality, hygiene, security and environment, daily checking extra class activities, reading activities of students etc
  • Team management
  • Prepare work plan activities for daily, weekly, monthly, and every public holiday for team
  • Actively participate to set up individual performance objectives, analysis training needs, and conduct performance assessment as per guideline and procedures of human resources policies
  • Arrange weekly/monthly meeting with team/students to monitor and review on progess, and report to accommodation program manager as regulary basic 
  • Make sure that team follow all internal policies and procedures
  •  Provide direction and support to the team such coaching, and mentoring as needed
  • Administrative and budgetary management
  • Responsible to manange and allocate materials and budgetary means of the section
  • Make the follow up and the administrative management of each beneficiaries’ personal folder efficiency and effectively
  • Make sure that team produce with accurate reports
  • Partnership and networking
  •  Identify direct collaborator and develop good partnership with all relvent people
  • Provoke collaboration between different collaborators
  • Proximity relationship
  • Collect and understand needs from beneficiaries and propose them adapted solutions
  • Assume the coordination and the follow up of the individualized care of beneficiaries.
  • Other tasks as assigned by line manager
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Education   
  • Association in Management, education, social, psychology or relevant field or bachelor degree is preferable.
  • Experience   
  •  3 years experience of team management such staff management, education, social or any relevant experience
  • Skills   
  • Good communication skill 
  • Good English , French is preferable Specific Technical Competencies   
  • Good team management skills
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills Attitutes   
  •  Commitment to PSE’s vision, core values and code of conduct
  •  Policy compliance and protection of children
  • Patience, adaptability and ability to cope with change process.
  •  Ensuring timely, high quality results. Being a role model for continuous learning and improvement.
  • Specific Technical Competencies   
  •  Good team management skills
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Attitutes   
  • Commitment to PSE’s vision, core values and code of conduct
  •  Policy compliance and protection of children
  • Patience, adaptability and ability to cope with change process.
  • Ensuring timely, high quality results. Being a role model for continuous learning and improvement.
 
 

Life Skills Coordinator

Position Summary

Job description: S/he will be responsible for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the life skills program. This involves supporting schools and life skills officers in implementing the life skills program and delivering all necessary reports of the program for all relevant requests and funding projects.

Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  • Coordinate the implementation of the Life Skill program, including Soft Skills (Self confidence, Self motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork, Problem Solving…), Employability skills (CV writing, Interview preparation…) and Financial Education (Saving, Budgeting, Debts…) Health Education (Sexual Education, Physical and mental health and well-being), Environment and Morality.
  • Centralize the action plan and achievement of the life skill program implementation of all schools in PSE and be the key contact for all request/required reports of life skill programs.
  • Support the life skills officers in implementing and developing the Soft Skills curriculum and extra-curricular activities for students to practice soft skills, matching schools needs. 
  • Support the life skills officers in implementing and developing the Employability Skill curriculum, and follow-up on the process/action plan for correcting CVs and organizing mock interviews in collaboration with the corporate affairs team and school teams.
  • Develop and implement a health education curriculum with relevant internal and external partners within all schools. 
  • Be the key contact for external and internal stakeholders in the organization of the various life skills workshops and in staff training.
  • In collaboration with the PSE school management and the Life skills officer, design and develop the soft skills curriculum for secondary and morality education curriculum for primary school students of PSE general education programs.
  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the Life Skills programs. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of curriculums, activities and the workshop. Monitor and evaluate the training of the Life skill officers. Based on monitoring and evaluation, propose and implement adjustments to be aligned with the needs of schools, students and the professional world.
  • Coordinate the integration of soft skills training into the school curriculum.
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Education    
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Project Management, Education, Psychology, Human Resource, Communication/Public relations)
  • Experience   
  • Experience as a Life Skills Trainer, Life Skills Coach, or related role.
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of various soft skills areas and their application in a business context.
  • Experience in managing project, monitoring and assessing. 
  • Prior experience working in an educational or training institution is preferred
  • Skills   
  • This position requires to be fluent in both Khmer (native) and English.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and inspire others. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of students and team members.
  • Ability to create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
  • Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Google application)
  • Specific Technical Competencies   
  • Curriculum development
  • Proficiency in using technology for pedagogy purposes
  •  Assessment / evaluation
  •  Report writing skills 
  • Project action follow up, monitoring, and evaluation
  • Attitudes   
  • Hands-on attitude with a high ability to deliver based on objectives 
  • Be proactive
  • Being a role model for continuous learning and improvement
  • Commitment to PSE’s vision, core values and code of conduct
  • Policy compliance and protection of children
 
 

Life Skills Officer

Position Summary

Status: Contrat local

Location: Phnom Penh Cambodia

Starting date: 08/2024

Job description: S/he will be responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive Life skills training programs to students. The role focuses on equipping students with the essential skills needed to succeed in today's dynamic and competitive business environment.

Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  • Teaching the Life Skill program including: Soft Skills (Self confidence, Self motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork, Problem Solving…), Employability skills (CV writing, Interview preparation…) and Financial Education (Saving, Budgeting, Debts…) by using variety of teaching aids and resources. 
  • Develop the Life Skill curriculum tailored to the needs of the relevant professional sectors, training programs, and students' profiles.
  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs through assessments, feedback, and performance evaluations.
  • Participate in professional development activities to enhance your own knowledge and skills.
  • Stay updated with the latest trends, best practices, and advancements in Life skills training and incorporate them into the curriculum as needed. 
  • Organize extra-curricular activities for students to practice soft skills (camping trips, eloquence contests, conferences...) in collaboration with the subject teachers.
  • Provide personalized coaching and guidance to students to help them develop and strengthen their Life skills. 
  • Organize and facilitate external and internal stakeholder workshops on Health education.
  • Follow-up on the correction of CVs by schools and organization of mock interviews to build students employability skills in collaboration with the school team and corporate affairs team.
  • Support the School in incorporating soft skills training into other subject curriculum.
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Education   
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Education, Psychology, Human Resource, Communication/Public relations)
  • Experience   
  • Proven experience as a Life Skills Trainer, Life Skills Coach, or related role.
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of various soft skills areas and their application in a business context.
  • Prior experience working in an educational or training institution is preferred
  • Skills   
  • This position requires to be fluent in both Khmer (native) and English.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and inspire students. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of students and team members.
  • Ability to create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
  • Flexibility to adapt to different teaching styles and student needs.
  • Specific Technical Competencies   
  • Curriculum development
  • Proficiency in using technology for pedagogy purposes
  • Assessment / evaluation
  • Attitudes    
  • Hands-on attitude with a high ability to deliver based on objectives 
  • Be proactive
  • Being a role model for continuous learning and improvement
  • Commitment to PSE’s vision, core values and code of conduct
  • Policy compliance and protection of children
 
 

Primary Teacher

Position Summary

Job description: The primary purpose of this position is to provide a quality teaching or instructional program in a friendly and participative learning environment that guides and encourages students to study, develop and fulfil their academic potential. 

Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  •  Teaching and Pedagogy
  •  Teach consistently high quality lessons of responsable subjects in compliance with the school curriculum
  • Apply a variety of pedagogical techniques of student centered approach (La Main à la pate methodology) in order to promote friendly and effectively learning environment 
  • Apply a variety of assessment methods to evaluate student’s learning outcomes through assessment, quizzes, tests, etc
  • Develop and update the padagogic/teaching materials and lesson plan/teaching note
  • Monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher and tutor
  • If neccessary, set up the class rules to reinforce the student discipline in the classroom
  • Prepare or decorate classroom to be appropriate environment 
  •  Support students to ensure that classroom is clean 
  • Be a role model of professionalism for students, inspiring them to learn best  
  • Maintain discipline in accordance with the school procedures and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, professional behavior and responsibility
  • Provide counselling to slow learners or learners with disciplinary problems by encouraging an active self-learning both in school and home
  • Regularly attend the pedagogic meetings to share, raise any pedagogic concerns/challenges and learn for improved teaching and learning
  • Manage and maitain the student discipline in and outside class such as uniform, ID cards, cleaness etc
  • Collaborate and participate in organizing or operating class demonstration to share the teaching experience to other teachers
  •  Pedagogic administration 
  • Compile, Mamange the documents including tests for all exams, teaching materials, lesson plans or teaching notes
  • Be committed to applying the pedagogic materials and lesson plan/teaching notes to meet the school standard
  • Maintain appropriate records and provide relevant accurate and up-to-date information regarding to individual case of students when needed;
  • Recommend or propose budget plan for pedagogic materials and teaching activities in order to improve student’s learning outcomes
  • Participation and communication 
  • Being a teacher in charge or class tutor;
  • Maintain student discipline during self-study session, lunch break, napping time, flag honor and other assigned areas of the school
  • Participate in extra-curricular activities and school events
  • Assist and cover others’ classes as a substitute teacher if or when required
  • Take part in the staff development program by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development 
  • Be courteous to colleagues and visitors by providing them a welcoming environment
  • Maintain on-going communication with other teachers/colleagues to ensure a positive, nurturing and collaborative relationship
  • Be a role model of professionalism 
  •  Participate in SPL activities including facilitating sessions of human education in class and SPL
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Bachelor Degree in education, or related fields, and any specialized subjects is a plus 
  • Pedagogy Certificate is a must
  • At least two-year experience in teaching any subjects
  • Teaching or instructional skills, curriculum and lesson plan development 
  • Very good computer skill _ Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet and e-mail and be comfortable with Google applications
  • Good interpersonal and communication skill
  • Teaching, curriculum/pedagogic materials and lesson plan development skills
  • Commitment to PSE’s vision, core values and code of conduct
  • Policy compliance and protection of children
  • Patience, adaptability and ability to cope with change process.
  • Ensuring timely, high quality results. Being a role model for continuous learning and improvement. 
 

How to Apply

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Applications with cover letter and resume should be sent to email provided in the contact details or via Telegram

 

Contact Details

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  • Pour un Sourire d’ Enfant (PSE)
 
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