Position: Call for Expression of Interest (EOI): Strategic Advocacy Mentorship Programme (Child Rights Coalition Cambodia (CRC-Cambodia))__Deadline:11-May

1.    Background and Rationale

The Child Rights Coalition Cambodia (CRC-Cambodia), established in 1994, is a national network of over 61 national and international NGOs working collectively to promote, protect, and fulfill children’s rights in Cambodia. CRC-Cambodia serves as a coordination and convening platform for civil society engagement in UNCRC monitoring, UPR processes, General Comments, Optional Protocols, national policy reform, and collective advocacy initiatives.

Under the Sida CSO Strengthening Project funded by Sida through Save the Children in Cambodia, CRC-Cambodia invites Expressions of Interest from eligible CSO members and project partners to participate in a structured Strategic Advocacy Mentorship Programme at national and sub-national levels. As Cambodia advances legal reforms, decentralization processes, and implementation of national child-related policies, civil society advocacy remains critical to ensuring:

• Accountability and transparency
• Alignment with UNCRC Concluding Observations and UPR recommendations
• Inclusion of children’s voices in decision-making
• Stronger policy coherence and implementation

Internal assessments and observation have identified common challenges among CSOs, including:

• Limited structured policy and legislative analysis
• Reactive rather than strategic advocacy timing
• Weak stakeholder and power mapping
• Limited documentation of advocacy outcomes and influence
• Inconsistent integration of Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI)
• Limited institutionalization of child participation in advocacy processes

This mentorship initiative aims to address these gaps through a structured, practical, and results- oriented approach.

2.    Objective of the mentorship programme

• To strengthen the institutional and strategic advocacy capacity of selected CSOs by providing hands- on technical mentoring across the full advocacy cycle, enabling more coordinated, evidence-based, and policy-driven influence at national and sub-national levels.

3.    Scope of support provided

• Selected organizations will receive structured and tailored technical guidance covering:

A.    Advocacy foundations

• Policy and legislative analysis
• Alignment with national reform priorities and international frameworks (UNCRC, UPR)
• Theory of Change development for advocacy initiatives

 
B.    Strategic planning and positioning

• Stakeholder and power mapping
• Identification of policy windows and reform entry points
• Risk analysis and conflict sensitivity
• Development or refinement of advocacy action plans

C.    Implementation strengthening

• Lobbying and duty-bearer engagement strategies
• Public campaigning and digital advocacy
• Strategic communication and media engagement
• Budget advocacy and resource tracking
• Integration of child participation and safeguarding principles

D.    Monitoring, learning, and impact

• Advocacy outcome harvesting tools
• Influence tracking mechanisms
• Documentation of lessons learned and case studies
• Reflection and peer learning sessions

4.    Approach and methodology

• Be delivered directly by an experienced consultant team (national and international expertise).
• Follow a structured but flexible methodology tailored to each CSO’s context.
• Combine group learning sessions and individual organizational coaching.
• Promote peer exchange and collective positioning within the CRC network.
• Emphasize ethical standards, safeguarding/PSEA compliance, do-no-harm principles.

5.    Eligibility criteria

• All CRC-Cambodia member organizations
• Sida CSO Strengthening Project partners (Sida 1.0 and Sida 2.0)
• National and sub-national CSOs engaged in child rights advocacy Eligible organizations must:
• Be legally registered in Cambodia
• Demonstrate ongoing or planned advocacy initiatives
• Show leadership commitment to institutional capacity strengthening
• Allocate dedicated staff for mentorship engagement
• Commit to applying safeguarding and GEDSI standards 

A minimum of five (5) CSOs will be selected for the pilot cycle.

6.    Benefits for participating organizations

• Structured advocacy capacity assessment
• Tailored mentoring and technical backstopping
• Practical advocacy tools and templates
• Improved policy engagement strategies
• Strengthened documentation of advocacy impact
• Increased visibility within the CRC-Cambodia and Child and Youth-Let Networks
• Contribution to collective child rights advocacy positioning

7.    Duration

• The mentorship programme will run for approximately 4–6 months, including assessment, coaching, implementation support, and reflection phases (expected to start in Jun 2026).

8.    Expectations from selected CSOs

• Assign a focal point and small advocacy team
• Participate actively in workshops and mentoring sessions
• Share relevant advocacy plans and documents
• Commit to applying agreed improvements
• Contribute to learning and documentation efforts
• Engage constructively in peer-learning exchanges

9.    Application requirements
Interested organizations must submit a brief Expression of Interest (maximum 6 pages) including:

1. Organizational profile (mandate, thematic focus, geographic coverage)
2. Description of current or planned advocacy initiative
3. Key institutional advocacy challenges
4. Expected results from participating in the mentorship
5. Confirmation of leadership commitment

10.    Selection criteria

• Strategic relevance to child rights, CRC-Cambodia, Sida CSO Strengtening priorities
• Readiness and commitment to institutional strengthening
• Potential for policy influence
• Geographic and thematic diversity
• Balance between national and sub-national representation

Please send CV and cover letter to
Email:      info@crc-cambodia.org , fao@crc-cambodia.org
Phone:    092658953 , 023882412
Website: https://crc-cambodia.org
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