Overview
The National Project Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and operational delivery of a Japan-funded project supporting Cambodia’s response to large-scale return migration through employment services, skills pathways and referral systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily implementation of project activities supporting returning workers through employment services, skills training, and referral support.
- Establish three new migrant resource centres (MRCs).
- Liaise with contractors, suppliers, and local authorities to supervise office renovation and installation of equipment.
- Ensure project implementation follows donor requirements.
- Engage regularly with government agencies, employers’ organizations, workers’ organizations, and training institutions.
- Support the organization of job fairs, outreach events, and information sessions.
- Coordinate skills assessments and short training courses.
- Monitor service delivery, job placements, and training participation.
- Prepare reports, briefs, and background documents on project progress.
- Assist with budget tracking, procurement follow-up, and administrative processes.
Required Experience
- At least two years of professional experience at the national level in the area of project management, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Proven experience in working effectively with government bodies in charge of policy making and/or experience managing or coordinating capital expenditure components of development projects (e.g., fit-out, refurbishment, coordination of contractors and suppliers) would be an advantage.
- Good knowledge of some or all of the following would be an advantage: Labour migration and reintegration issues in Cambodia, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and pre-employment skills training, Garment sector and other key labour-intensive sectors, and the Cambodian employment and skills ecosystem.
Qualifications
- First-level university degree in economics, public policies, development studies, labour migration, skills development, or a relevant field.
- An advanced degree in studies on those areas would be a strong advantage.
