Position: Technical Officer (Cambodian Water Supply Association)__Deadline:31-July

Location:  Phnom Penh 

Cambodia’s clean water supply sector has expanded significantly, particularly through private water operators (PWOs) in rural and peri-urban areas.

Roles and Responsibilities:
Program Coordination and Administration

• Support the preparation and implementation of the internship workplan.
• Coordinate day-to-day communication between CWA, CAPRED, interns, host PWOs, consulting firms, and the Senior Water Engineer.
• Support scheduling and logistics for meetings, orientation sessions, training, field visits, mentoring sessions, monitoring visits, review meetings, and dissemination activities.
• Maintain organised records of key program documents, including applications, contact lists, attendance sheets, internship contracts, workplans, training materials, monitoring notes, reports, and supporting documents.
• Support preparation of documents required for milestone submission and fund request processes.

Recruitment and Placement Support

• Support outreach and announcement processes for host PWOs/consulting firms and intern candidates.
• Assist with recruitment administration, including application compilation, shortlisting, interview logistics, scoring documentation, and candidate communication.
• Support CWA and the Senior Water Engineer to organise the intern self-introduction and matching workshop with host PWOs/consulting firms.
• Maintain an updated placement database covering selected interns, host organisations, supervisors, locations, accommodation arrangements, and emergency contacts.

Orientation, Training, and Capacity Enhancement Support

• Support the Senior Water Engineer in preparing orientation materials, technical training materials, and participant handouts.
• Coordinate logistics for orientation and training sessions, including site visits.
• Assist with planning and coordination of capacity enhancement activities, including technical trainings, site visits, sector immersion, and group discussions.
• Help track implementation of the approved capacity enhancement plan and flag delays or issues to the Senior Water Engineer and CWA project lead.

Monitoring, Mentoring, and Project Tracking

• Update the project management system regularly with:

1. 1.    intern placement information;
2. 2.    individual workplans;
3. 3.    monthly progress updates;
4. 4.    training participation;
5. 5.    mentoring activities;
6. 6.    host feedback;
7. 7.    field visit findings;
8. 8.    safeguarding and WHS follow-up actions;
9. 9.    key risks, issues, and corrective measures.

• Coordinate group-based virtual discussions between CWA mentors and interns to support technical guidance, professional discussion, and peer learning.
• Support the Senior Water Engineer in documenting mentoring sessions and following up on agreed actions.
• Assist interns in preparing progress updates, presentations, and learning reflections.
• Support field monitoring visits and prepare field notes under the guidance of the Senior Water Engineer.

Reporting and Documentation
The Technical Officer will support preparation of:

• recruitment and outreach records;
• contact lists of interns, host organisations, supervisors, and emergency contacts;
• orientation report, training materials, participant lists, and satisfaction survey summaries;
• monthly project management updates;
• capacity enhancement activity reports;
• mentoring and field monitoring notes;
• SEAH/WHS monitoring documentation;
• inputs to the mid-term review and probation evaluation;
• inputs to the internship evaluation report;
• inputs to the final completion report and dissemination workshop.

Key Requirements (skills, knowledge experience & qualification):

1. At least a university degree or higher in water engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, project management, development studies, or a related field.
2. At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in project coordination, technical assistance, water sector programming, training coordination, monitoring, or field-based program implementation.
3. Good understanding of Cambodia’s clean water supply sector or willingness to quickly learn sector operations and stakeholder dynamics.
4. Experience supporting coordination of trainings, workshops, field visits, meetings, or stakeholder engagement activities.
5. Strong organisational skills, including ability to manage schedules, records, contact lists, field documentation, and follow-up actions.
6. Good communication skills in English and Khmer, with sufficient proficiency to support coordination, documentation, and communication with CAPRED.
7. Ability to work respectfully with young professionals, host organisations, and sector stakeholders.
8. Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, safeguarding, workplace safety, and professional ethics.

Please send CV and cover letter to
Email:      info@cwa.org.kh , bonech.sim@cwa.org.kh
Phone:    017799337 , 092234244
Website: http://cwa.org.kh
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