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APLE Cambodia is a child protection and child rights NGO founded in 2003, dedicated to combating the sexual abuse and exploitation of children across Cambodia. Our mission is to strengthen social and legal mechanisms that protect children at risk and those affected by abuse. As part of a newly funded project, we are seeking highly qualified professionals to help implement the project’s objectives.
Help Protect Children Across Cambodia
Head of Programs
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
Project Accountant
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
Prevention & Advocacy Lead
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
Community/Youth Engagement Coordinator
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
Protection and Justice Lead
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
Social Worker
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
Crisis Hotline Lead
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
Content Analyst
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
Intelligence Analyst
Phnom Penh
12 months (renewable)
current vacancies
Head of Programs
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Translate strategy into workplans, budgets, and quality assurance standards.
- Manage cross-program referral pathways and SOPs, ensuring risk management and safeguarding.
- Supervise program leads; set goals; oversee performance management, mentorship, wellbeing and workload balance.
- Oversee program MEL plans, indicators, data quality, and learning forums.
- Consolidate narrative and financial inputs for donor and management reporting.
- Coordinate budget vs actuals and forecasts with Finance.
- Represent the organization and programs externally.
Post Detail
- Post Level: FDC
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
- Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
Prevention and Advocacy Lead
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design and manage workplans, budgets, and QA for prevention, awareness, and industry safeguarding.
- Maintain referral pathways with communities and industries.
- Supervise program staff; set objectives; coach; review performance; ensure wellbeing.
- Define program indicators and tools; coordinate data collection, data quality checks, and learning activities; use results to adapt programming.
- Compile donor and management reports with clear outputs/outcomes and budget updates.
- Co-create campaigns and IEC; represent program to partners and media as needed.
Post Detail
- Post Level: FDC
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
- Application Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
Protection and Justice Lead
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead justice sector capacity building and casework support; manage workplans, budgets, and QA.
- Supervise program staff; set objectives; provide coaching; conduct performance reviews; support wellbeing.
- Define program indicators; oversee data collection; facilitate learning and adapt programming.
- Produce donor and management reports.
- Monitor budget vs actuals.
- Collaborate with program partners; represent the program to stakeholders and media.
Post Detail
- Post Level: FDC
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
- Application Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
Community/Youth Engagement Coordinator
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Facilitate trainings for children, caregivers, and youth leaders.
- Support community risk mapping and action plans.
- Strengthen referral pathways and coordinate with hotline and services.
- Track outputs/outcomes and gather feedback ethically.
- Ensure safeguarding at all activities.
Post Detail
- Post Level: FDC
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
- Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
Social Worker
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide immediate psychosocial support to child survivors at crisis intervention stages and throughout court proceedings, following operational procedures.
- Conduct risk and need assessments to inform service provision.
- Facilitate referrals to appropriate support services, following established procedures.
- Keep track of clients and maintain up-to-date case information to ease support provision and case management.
- Communicate with aftercare services (NGO partners, caregivers, guardians) to track client status and services provided.
- Maintain and update service-related documents.
- Input client data into the database and Case Management System.
Post Detail
- Post Level: FDC
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
- Application Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
Crisis Hotline Lead
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage program activities, hotline SOPs, staffing schedules, and QA for intake, classification, takedown, and referrals.
- Maintain secure CSAM handling and compliance.
- Supervise program staff; set objectives; rotations; wellbeing supports; performance reviews.
- Define hotline KPIs; oversee data quality, dashboards, and learning to improve workflows.
- Produce routine operational and donor reports; track performance trends and corrective actions.
- Coordinate budget vs actual inputs.
- Coordinate public awareness about reporting pathways and crisis support.
- Represent the hotline externally with platforms and partners.
Post Detail
- Post Level: FDC
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
- Application Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
Content Analyst
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Process phone/web reports and assess risk and urgency.
- Classify reported content per law and SOPs.
- Prepare notices to platforms/hosts and coordinate referrals.
- Log actions and outcomes in secure systems.
- Support community and industry outreach on reporting pathways.
- Adhere to wellbeing protocols and exposure limits.
Post Detail
- Post Level: FDC
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
- Application Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
Intelligence Analyst
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collect, process, and analyse case data, OSINT, and platform reports related to child sexual exploitation.
- Produce actionable reports to inform law enforcement actions.
- Support case triage and prioritization; prepare case briefs.
- Coordinate with law enforcement and partner agencies in line with SOPs, confidentiality, and chain-of-custody requirements.
- Monitor online platforms for CSA indicators; coordinate with the Crisis Hotline on takedowns and referrals.
- Ensure strict adherence to safeguarding, do-no-harm, data protection, and secure information handling protocols.
Post Detail
- Post Level: FDC
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
- Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
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How to Apply
Qualified candidates may submit their application together with a cover letter and updated Curriculum Vitae by email to job@aplecambodia.org. Kindly indicate the post title in the subject line when applying by email. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
Core Competencies
- Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to the functional area or specialized field.
- Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; respect others’ ideas and expertise; willingness to learn from others.
- Planning and organizing: Ability to develop consistent strategies, priorities and tasks; adjust priorities as needed; allocate appropriate time for completing work.
- Accountability: Ability to take ownership of responsibilities and deliver results within agreed time, cost and quality standards.
- Commitment to continuing professional development: Ability to develop new knowledge and skills; actively seek learning opportunities; contribute to the learning of subordinates and other staff.
- Technological awareness: Updated knowledge and understanding of available technology and its applicability.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., social work/psychology, law/criminology, public policy/governance, management, social sciences/public health).
- Advanced degree preferred for senior/lead roles.
- Experience:
- 4–7+ years managing programs, budgets, donor reporting, and staff supervision for Leadership/Lead positions.
- 3–5 years in the relevant specialty for technical/professional roles.
Additional Considerations
- Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
- Only candidates short-listed for interviews will be notified.
- Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- As a child protection–focused NGO, APLE reserves the right to hire only individuals with suitability to work with children. Successful candidates are required to provide a valid background check before their appointment.
- APLE is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, gender, disability or veteran status.