Early Childhood Development Specialist for Branch of Niras Finland Oy
| For : | Cambodian Only |
| Categories : | Child Protection, Community Development, Rural development, Social Work |
| Schedule : | Full time job |
| Sex : | Male, Female |
| Language : | English |
| Location : | Phnom Penh |
| Hiring : | 1 Position |
| Closing Date : | 02nd October 2026 |
| Salary : |
Negotiable
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| Experience : | Minimum 12 years |
| Degree : | Master |
As part of the larger NIRAS Group – an international multidisciplinary consultancy firm – NIRAS International Consulting (NIC) is committed to building long-term partnerships, a local presence with the establishment of permanent country offices, and capabilities where we work. As a knowledge-driven organisation, we provide extensive expertise, policy advice, and proven results-based management to large complex projects, integrating economic, social, and technical science in broad-based sustainable solutions to foster the achievement of the SDGs.
With a strong project portfolio and pipeline, we expect our regional portfolio to continue to grow as our team further develops its capacities to add ever great value to our clients and partners. More information on NIRAS can be found on the NIRAS website.
We are looking for various positions in Cambodia as follows:
- Conduct assessments, through desk review and field visits, of key issues in the availability, quality, and demand for community preschools in project-targeted communes.
- Support PMU in the target provinces in establishing criteria to select pilot community preschools for capacity development and in strengthening and expanding services for smallholder farmers.
- Develop tools to assess facilities and services of selected community pre-schools, including surveys of teacher capacity, parent service preferences, and willingness to pay;
- Prepare a menu of options for project-support to enhance community preschool services and templates for Commune Councils/CCWCs to community preschool improvement plans.
- Conduct participatory assessments of pre-schools with selected Commune Councils and CCWCs, and to prioritize capacity-strengthening activities and supports.
- Conduct surveys and/or focus group discussions with parents to identify demand and willingness to pay to improve and expand community preschool services, including options to extend operating hours.
- Train Commune Councils and CCWC focal points to prepare community preschool improvement plans and develop project-support submissions.
- Conduct surveys and/or focus group discussions with parents to identify demand and willingness to pay to improve and expand community preschool services, including options to extend operating hours.
- Support to develop procedures to review and approve Commune Council requests for community preschool improvements to be supported by the project and develop tools to monitor implementation.
- Support Commune Councils/CCWC focal points in implementing prioritized community preschool improvement activities.
- Review available professional development training programs for preschool teachers from diverse sources, including training on childhood learning, and healthy diets. Plan preschool teacher training refresher programs, identify trainers, and supervise implementation.
- Support commune councils in mobilizing resources (commune budget, parent contributions) to ensure the sustainability of improved or expanded preschool services.
- Monitor implementation of community preschool activities and prepare reports.
- Prepare reports on community preschool activities and document learning and practices to share knowledge of priorities for enhancing community preschool services for smallholder farmers.
- English - Fluent
- Bachelor's Degree in social science with evidence of further study with a diploma in education sciences, early childhood, neuroscience, or psychology
- Master's Degree is preferred
- Work experience working in or with community preschools or other early childhood education centers for 12 years as a minimum
- Strong experience in project management and adult training, autonomy, rigor, and innovative capacity
- Advanced computer skills Ms. PowerPoint, Ms. Word and Ms. Excel
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills,
- Willingness to undertake extensive fieldwork in the target communes.
A cover letter is not required. Candidates must submit a CV with a passport-sized photo to the contact email provided in the contact details. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Thanks, From Khmer Online Jobs Team
| Company : | Branch of Niras Finland Oy |
| Email : | cambodiaoy@niras.com |
| Address : | Phum 1, Sangkat Tonle Basak, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Website : |
https://www.niras.com/ |
