Child Rights Governance Project Officer based in Phnom Penh

Role Purpose

Save the Children Cambodia has received funding from SIDA CSO Programme through Save the Children Sweden for a period of three years and three months, from October 2025 to December 2028. The project aims to ensure that all children’s rights are fully realized and respected, enabling every child to survive, learn, and be protected. This will be achieved by empowering civil society actors, including children, to claim civic space and strengthen their capacity to hold duty-bearers accountable for the equitable fulfillment of children’s rights. The project also provides funding to CSO partners to deliver results in monitoring and influencing child rights in Cambodia.

The Child Rights Governance (CRG) Project Officer is responsible for coordinating and providing technical support to Civil Society Organization (CSO) partners for a specific project on CSO Strengthening. His/her role is to support partners and implement their collective and respective interventions in promoting and monitoring child rights as well as influencing duty bearers to fulfil their duties towards the UNCRC. The post holder will work closely with the partners in planning, budgeting, implementing, monitoring, reporting of high-quality delivery of the project outputs, outcomes and impact for child rights in compliance with Save the Children’s policies and donors’ requirements. 

The CRG project Officer works with CRG Project Manager, CRG and Child Protection advisor, Advocacy Advisor, MEAL team and other CRG officers for strengthening programme quality perspectives and institutional capacity of the CSO partners with gradually a shifting power to enhance leadership of the partners to become change makers in monitoring and influencing decisions for child rights.

The CRG project Officer is responsible for mainstreaming and implementing crosscutting themes, including gender and disability inclusion, climate resilience and child safeguarding throughout the project cycle.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly, such as participating in the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and carrying out responsibilities outlined in the ERT Operation Platform and/or assigned by the line manager.

Qualifications

• A degree in Social Sciences, Law, Development Studies, Human Rights, Legal Studies, or another relevant field is required. Extensive and substantive practical experience may be considered in lieu of a formal degree.

Experience And Skills

• Minimum of 3–5 years of relevant work experience in child right governance, child protection, preferably in the advocacy of children’s rights.
• Strong understanding of UNCRC, UPR, decentralization and de-concentration guidelines, child rights reporting, good governance, social accountability, and related policies.
• Proven experience strengthening the capacity of CSO partners, gradually a shifting power, and coordinating CSOs and duty bearers at both national and sub-national levels.
• Excellent conceptualization and critical thinking skills.
• Strong abilities in teamwork, coordination, networking, and advocacy.
• Good understanding of child rights and child participation concepts and approaches.
• Exceptional facilitation and presentation skills (considered a strong advantage).
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the country.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Commitment to abide by Save the Children International’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Contract length: Unspecified Duration Contract (UDC).

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5^th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV in PDF as a single document and apply as below link. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

SCI offers a competitive remunerative package, including both cash and non-cash benefits as below:

• International mentoring and professional development to support your growth and career aspirations
• Group personal accident insurance for staff member and in-patient health insurance for staff member and their dependents
• Provident fund (10%), seniority indemnity payment, 13^th month salary, medical allowance, and phone card allowance
• 26 weeks full pay of maternity leave and 2 weeks full day of paternity leave
• Full Government public holidays and 18 days annual leave
• Working hour is 37.50 per week from Monday to Friday
• Flexible working hours

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, and our working environment is inclusive and accessible. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified for written test and interview.

For more information about Save the Children in Cambodia, visit our website: https://cambodia.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.