Project Manager

Workplace Circumstances

• Environment: Office
• Languages: English, Khmer
• Location: Phnom Penh

Position Summary

Adherence to practical aspects

• Location: Phnom Penh (Cambodia) – with regular missions to Laos (Vientiane, Sangthong district) and Poipet, Banteay Meanchey Province.
• Valid passport required (for regular missions between Cambodia and Laos)
• Expected start date: November 1st, 2026

PEGASE (Protection des Enfants en Grande Précarité en Asie du Sud Est – Protection of Children in – is a project that takes place in 4 countries in Southeast Asia – in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines – in order to reduce violence, trafficking and exploitation of children.

It acts to prevent violence and the risk of exploitation by accompanying very poor families to a more decent life and supports existing structures to take care of children who are victims or at risk, and who are often isolated.

It is led by a consortium of 2 french ngos, which rely on 5 local osc and a dozen public agencies. It aims to strengthen the capacities of these local actors and enrich their methodologies by conducting workshops and training and by promoting inter-country exchanges of practices.

Finally, it aims to inform, train, and mobilize surrounding communities, protection networks, authorities, and the general public to identify and report cases of child victims or children at risk and ultimately create a more favorable child protection environment.

The Project Manager for Cambodia and Laos is responsible for supervising the two implementing partners, one in Cambodia and another one in Laos. S/he reports to the Country Director in Cambodia.

The position is based in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) with regular missions and training in Laos, and Banteay Meanchey Province in Cambodia.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Liaising with local partners, incl
• Serve as the main and regular point of contact for the implementing partners (Damnok Toek in Cambodia, GDA in Laos) and their field teams.
• Build and maintain a trustful working relationship with local partners, local authorities (Banteay Meanchey Province, Vientiane Capital Province/Sangthong district) and other relevant stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication and information flow between the local teams and the PEGASE coordination team.
• Planning and monitoring the implementation, incl
• Co-develop and update, together with local partners, the detailed activity work-plans for Cambodia and Laos
• Ensure that work plans are respected and flag, as early as possible, any delay to the project coordination team
• Support partners in adjusting their implementation methodologies and their planning when needed and follow up on the implementation of corrective measures
• Coordinate with the M&E officer on the collection, quality and timeliness of monitoring data
• Coordinate tightly with the social work expert based in Cambodia to support the capacity-building of the partners
• Following-up and enforcing the budget, incl
• Monitor the budget execution of the Cambodian and Laotian components against the approved project budget
• Review and approve on the budget request (quarterly basis) from the partners (Cambodia and Laos) before transferring fund to the partners
• Ensure that partners' expenses comply with PEGASE's and the donor's (AFD) financial procedures
• Alert the project coordination team and the financial manager of any budget deviation and propose corrective measures
• Support local partners in the preparation of their financial reports and supporting documents
• Drafting reports, incl
• Draft, analyse and consolidate, in close collaboration with the field teams, the financial monitoring and the quantitative and narrative reports requested by the project coordination team and the donors
• Ensure that the indicators are properly monitored, and transmit them within the deadlines, to the PEGASE coordinator
• Ensure that reports faithfully reflect the reality, achievements and challenges encountered by the field teams
• In this framework, s/he will work in tight coordination with the partners’ teams, the PE&D financial manager and the PE&D M&E officer for Cambodia and Laos.

Benefits

• NSSF
• insurance
• 13th month

Languages

• Khmer - Fluent
• English - Fluent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

Work History

• Project management, incl planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation in the field of social development for 3 to 5 years as a minimum

General & Technical Skills

• Experience in working closely with local implementing partners in a multi-partner project
• Experience in budget follow-up and financial monitoring of project activities
• Excellent report-writing skills and excellent oral and written skills in English and Khmer
• Facilitation skills
• Good command of IT tools (Word, Excel, Canva, etc.)
• Experience in project management of projects financed by international public institutions/donors valued
• Knowledge in child protection is an asset
• Lao language or experience in Laos valued; French valued

Soft Skills

• High organizational skills, rigor and respect of deadlines
• Attention to details
• Strong sense of responsibility and reliability
• Great adaptability, listening and analysis skills
• Autonomy, sense of initiative and proactivity
• Strong sense of commitment and working capacity
• Appetence for intercultural and field-based work