Job Summary:

The SBL Officer works with VHSGs, and government healthcare workers in health centres, health posts and hospitals. The SBL Officer plans, coordinates and implements SBL activities including teaching, mentoring, facilitating, interviewing, and data collecting.

AHC has zero-tolerance to Child Abuse, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Sexual Harassment (SH).

Key Responsibilities:

1. Conduct all roles and responsibilities under the guidance of the SBL Leadership team.
2. With support from the SBL Leadership team the SBL Officer are expected to develop competencies to conduct high quality SBL work, including:
   1. Develop organisation, leadership and management skills
   1. Develop teaching, practical training, mentoring and communication skills
   1. Develop group facilitation skills
   1. Develop knowledge of government health system and government neonatal guidelines
   1. Develop understanding of research
3. Participate in all internal SBL training, including Induction, KAPES, Training of Trainer, Mentor training and other relevant courses.
4. Initially conduct SBL work with strong support from Team Leaders, then expected to progress to become more independent
5. Develop own individual professional development plan to conduct SBL work effectively
6. Develop own individual action plan for any given SBL task
7. Communicate with the relevant staff within both SBL and Preah Vihear to conduct SBL activities
8. Organise, lead, facilitate groups and collect data for the Baby Health Meetings with VHSGs
9. Discuss sensitive topics such as death of a baby with caretaker
10. Provide teaching, practical training and mentoring to staff at the hospital, health centres and health posts
11. Conduct KAPES survey (Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Equipment, Staff) at health facilities
12. Establish good teamwork with the whole SBL team and actively participate in SBL meetings.
13. Establish a good working relationship with VHSGs, all levels of government healthcare workers, and PHD/OD staff

Qualifications:

Nurse or midwife qualify by MOH and be a member of nursing/midwife council and preferably with 2 years paediatric or neonatal clinical experience.

Skills and Competencies:

1. Naonatal care experience
2. Teaching experience
3. Self-leadership
4. Teamwork
5. Flexibility
6. Independence, initiative, accountability
7. Excellent written skills in Khmer
8. Good written and speaking skills in English
9. Good enthusiasm for improving neonatal health

How to Apply

Interested candidates are requested to fill in and submit an Application for Employment (available at HR Department or download from https://angkorhospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/application-form.pdf  along with Curriculum Vitae, Cover letter and eligible Certificates of degree to: Angkor Hospital for Children, Tep Vong Road & Umchhay Street, Svay Dangkum, Siem Reap province‐district, PO Box 50, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia. Tel: (855) 63 963 409,017 72 72 62 or via email: job@angkorhospital.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview and submitted applications will not be returned. “Applicants who do not complete an AHC application form will not be considered”.