Head of Communications, Sala Baï Hotel School

Context

Created in 2002 by the French NGO Agir pour le Cambodge (APLC), Sala Baï is a hotel school based in Siem Reap, Cambodia, near the archaeological site of Angkor.

Each year, the school welcomes and trains 150 highly disadvantaged young people free of charge in the hospitality and catering trades and sustainable agriculture. Due to their greater vulnerability, girls are given priority and make up 70% of the graduating classes.

Since the school was established 24 years ago, 2,200 students have been trained at the school, 981 of them have found employment, thus enabling 12,000 people to escape poverty.

More information: www.agirpourlecambodge.org or www.salabai.com

Purpose of existence

Under the responsibility and management of the Head of the fundraising, marketing, communication department of the Sala Baï school and integrated within a team of 3 English and Khmer speakers, the communication manager will be responsible for the operational deployment of the fundraising, marketing and communication strategy, by creating all the necessary support materials for the mission, organizing fundraising events and setting up performance indicators.

Responsibilities

Its main missions and activities will be:

• Creation, writing and graphic design of all fundraising, marketing & digital and print communications materials intended for communications dedicated to all our internal or external targets: 4 newsletters per year, the association's annual activity report, quarterly video reports, presentations for donors, flyers for the school and activity structures, and any other material that may be necessary.
• The implementation of digital communication :

– managing APLC’s LinkedIn account: benchmarking similar or inspiring programs on social media, defining an editorial schedule, creating content/photos/videos/designs; ;
– animation and operational management of the website redesign.

• Event organization : operational deployment support for events such as dinners and weekends to discover APLC programs:

– coordination of the various stakeholders involved in the event,
– managing invitations and follow-ups with guests or participants,
– Communication about events through all communication channels, during the project/event (photos, videos, etc.) and about the results post-event

• The implementation and monitoring of marketing and communication dashboards: support for marketing and communication policy management tools: definition of indicators, monitoring of the results of actions undertaken and reporting.

Profile 

• University/Grande Ecole training at Master II level, in Marketing & Communication
• Solid experience in similar Marketing & Communication roles, in an international environment.

Required skills:

• Native French speaker – excellent writing skills
• Fluent professional English – excellent written and spoken skills
• Experience in institutional communication
• Experience in project management and event organization
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, digital tools and social media
• Knowledge of image creation software is recommended: Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop; graphic design and video editing skills.

Expected Soft Skills:

• Ability to work within an intercultural team
• Communicating
• Sense of organization
• Proactive cooperation and adaptability
• Creativity and rigor
• Sense of commitment

Prior work experience and/or internship in Asia would be an asset for this role.

Benefits

• Mission start date: August 2026 (date to be confirmed)
• One-year VSI contract (renewable)
• Compensation paid locally: USD 1,200
• Personal protection insurance
• 1 round-trip plane ticket France/Siem Reap/France per year
• The volunteer can have lunch on site when the training restaurant is open.
• Exceptionally, the volunteer will be required to work on weekends or some public holidays depending on the requirements of the mission.

Please send your profile and your interest in the position to recrutementsaplc@gmail.com