Education Manager – based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s largest organisation for development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. FCA is a founding member of the international aid alliance of churches, ACT Alliance. We seek positive changes by supporting the most vulnerable people in fragile contexts. We specialise in supporting the local community's right to peace, livelihood, and quality education.
FCA has been working in Cambodia since the end of the 1970s, providing humanitarian aid and supporting the development of livelihoods, quality education opportunities, and youth participation for the poorest people, in partnership with local organisations. Currently, the main donors for FCA’s Cambodia Country Programme are the Government of Finland, the Government of Sweden (Sida), and private donors.
FCA Cambodia has collaborated with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) since 2014 in the creation and implementation of Career Guidance and Counselling (CGC) within the public formal education system. Since 2018, FCA Cambodia has extended its collaboration with the National Employment Agency (NEA) of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training.
The FCA Cambodia’s education program consists of on-going three projects, which currently emphasis in Career Guidance and Counselling master plan development, technical support to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) to roll out the CGC through building the capacity of School Counsellors (SCs) to provide quality CGC service to students through training, coaching and mentoring, study visits, etc. Additionally, the education program focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education including applicable digital solutions in the complex education context, closely involves local education authorities in supporting schools under target provinces such as skilled teachers, and safe learning environments, especially, focusing on the inclusion of learners with disabilities.
The FCA in Cambodia is now recruiting an experienced Education Manager (national position) who is interested in managing the education projects, dynamic team, and innovation in transformative education. It is an exciting education role with a strong backstop from Advisors through Finland’s education system.
The position is the Senior Management Team’s members based in Country Office in Phnom Penh, with frequent travel to target provinces, especially, Battambang and Banteay Meanchey. The Education Manager reports to FCA Cambodia’s Business and Program Manager. The Education Manager is in charge of the field office in Battambang as an office focal point.
The contract for this position is an unspecified duration contract (UDC), with a probation period of 3 months. There is a possibility for extension depending on available funds. The compensation is based on FCA Compensation System and depends on prior work experience. The preferred starting date is in October 2022.
Applicants will be short-listed and contacted for an interview.
Please apply via our online recruitment system LAURA through this link: https://fca.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index.php?jid=545&key=bTEj2YRntwo6D3w0&o=A_RJ&rspvt=1rge15khr2684oc480gc4k44s4cs004 no later than on 19th August 2022 23:59 (Cambodian time). If you have any queries, please contact cambodia@kua.fi. Kindly notice that applications that are submitted via other channels than LAURA are disregarded.
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