CWA

Technical Officer

Project ManagementPosted 2 mo ago

Location

Phnom Penh

Job Type

FULLTIME

Experience

3+ Years

Experience level

Associate

Work Mode

On-site

Industry

Water Sector

About the role

Support the preparation and implementation of the internship plan.
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, plans, training materials, monitoring notes, reports, and supporting documents.
Support preparation of documents required for milestone submission and fund request processes.
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 shop with host PWOs/consulting firms.
Maintain an updated placement database covering selected interns, host organisations, supervisors, locations, accommodation arrangements, and emergency contacts.
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.
Update the project management system regularly with intern placement information, individual plans, monthly progress updates, training participation, mentoring activities, host feedback, field visit findings, safeguarding and WHS follow-up actions, and 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.
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, and inputs to the final completion report and dissemination shop.

Requirements

At least a university degree or higher in water engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, project management, development studies, or a related field.
At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in project coordination, technical assistance, water sector programming, training coordination, monitoring, or field-based program implementation.

Required Skills

Water EngineeringCivil EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringWater ResourcesProject ManagementDevelopment StudiesProject CoordinationTechnical AssistanceWater Sector ProgrammingTraining CoordinationMonitoringField-based Program Implementation