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Happy Chandara Education comprises over 350 employees in our schools from different countries and cultural backgrounds.

Our team is made up of educators (teaching Khmer, English, Science, and more), professionals (in HR, Finance, Technical Support, Gardening, etc.), as well as interns and volunteers—all united by a shared purpose: educating girls to help create a better, more sustainable world. Every action we take is driven by this mission.

If our mission resonates with you and you believe your skills can make a positive impact, explore our current job opportunities here !

Due to the high volume of applications, please note that we will only respond to those that align with available positions.

Opportunities & Career Development

Our Locations

The headquarters of Toutes à l’école are located in Paris, France, while our schools are situated in Prek Thmey, 20 km from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The majority of our staff members are Cambodian, with the remaining 5% comprising international personnel from Europe, Africa, and other regions.

Our Departments

  • Pedagogy Department: Kindergarten, Primary School, Secondary School, High School
  • HR Department
  • IT Department
  • Finance Department
  • Communications and Sponsorship Department
  • Projects & Agroecology Department
  • Health Department
  • Social Department
  • 2 Boarding School
  • 2 Student homes in Phnom Penh

Employment Opportunities

We offer a wide range of employment opportunities encompassing full-time and part-time positions, internships and student jobs. These roles provide a platform for you to hone your skills and explore your potential in such fields as:

  • Finance: Accountant, etc.
  • IT: IT officer, etc.
  • Pedagogy: Sports, Khmer, Chinese, English, Biology, etc.
  • Health & Social Work: dentist’s assistant, dentist, social worker, school life monitor, etc.
  • Boarding School: dorm monitor, Boarding School director, etc.

Career Advancement

Mobility, promotion, and training plans are key actions aimed at offering you the best career advancement opportunities within our organization. These plans include both external and internal training, coaching, and financial assistance for studies that are aligned with our organization’s needs.

Learning from and within the team is also highly valued due to the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our team members.

In the past years, some of the trainings provided to our staff have included:

  • First aid training with the RED CROSS
  • Climate change training with YEP Academy
  • NIE – teaching course for junior teachers
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Our staff experiences

Alpha Yaya Bah
Chanpalla Kim
Samnang Chhea
Savrin Thy
Socheata Chun
Sopheak Chhea

Working Conditions & Benefits

We offer our staff:

  • 5-day, 40-hour workweek / Approved overtime is either paid or compensated
  • Special leave: child’s birth (3 paid months), wedding (5 paid days), etc.
  • 2-week holiday for Khmer New Year and an allowance to celebrate with your family
  • 100% paid maternity leave and an allowance for the child’s birth ($100 for the first child, etc.)
  • Funeral allowance
  • Fuel allowance or free daily shuttle to and from school
  • Free daily lunch
  • NSSF and 24-hour accident insurance, etc.

Volunteering & Internships

As an NGO, we also provide opportunities for volunteers and students to join and contribute to the Happy Chandara project.

Volunteering or internships provide a valuable opportunity to contribute to and learn from our project. You could teach subjects like English or Arts & Crafts, or hone your skills in other fields such as Communications, Ecology-related projects or Boarding School management.

We champion diversity and inclusion by welcoming English-proficient volunteers and interns from diverse backgrounds to enrich our daily commitment throughout the year.

We run several programmes and projects such as Girls & Science and Chandara Academy (an online teaching platform). Every year, we seek interns to help refine our teaching methodologies and cultivate our students’ mindset.

We provide food and accommodation at school for our volunteers and interns.

Evenings, weekends, public holidays and vacations are deemed free unless your position requires you to participate in events or outings organized by the school on or off campus.

Recruitment Process

Please send your email to our HR team.

Job opportunity

All job vacancies with Happy Chandara including Volunteer & Intern positions.

Sponsorship Assistant

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Collect and assemble the godparents’ postcards, which include pictures, texts, drawings, and personal responses, and distribute packages to students while photographing the recipients. Assist in purchasing the folio gifts from the market, taking measurements, and distributing uniforms.

DepartmentSponsorship & Communication
Line ManagerSponsorship & Communication Director
Type of ContractUnlimited duration contract (UDC)
Working Hours40 hours/weekly, Monday to Friday

Main Responsibilities

Ensure good management and monitoring of the sponsor relationship

  • Develop and organize the classification of documents and files.
  • Other daily sponsorship-related tasks (tracking gifts and reports).
  • Register the English letters in the database

2-Poscards

  • Take pictures of students, rework it and print it out.
  • Coordinate the production of cards with English/French and drawing Teachers and students at each level.
  • Assist in verifying quarterly postcards for approximately 1300 students, each with 3 or 4 sponsors.

3-Other Activities

  • Database
  • Collect all the measurements in cooperation with School Life to order the new uniforms.
  • Respect school rules.
  • Attend staff and department meeting (in case of supervisor absence).
  • Communicate with all colleagues and work flexibly
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Health And Reproductive Educator & Midwife

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Provides age-appropriate sexual health education, individual counseling, and midwifery services to students and families. They aim to promote healthy behaviors, reduce risky sexual activity, and support overall student well-being through close collaboration with Health, Educational, and Social teams

DepartmentHealth Department
Line ManagerHealth Manager
Type of ContractFixed Duration Contract (FDC) – From September to December
Working Hours40 hours/week flexible schedule according to the needs of Department (from Monday to Saturday)

Main Responsibilities

Health and Reproductive Educator

  • Creating lesson plans and organizing the curriculum and timetable in line with changes in the Pedagogy department
  • Developing teaching materials and tools, and innovating new methodologies to engage students effectively
  • Regularly adjusting and updating programs based on epidemiological studies and integrating practical exercises into teaching
  • Selecting appropriate materials for students in consultation with the Health Manager, and handling purchase orders if necessary
  • Ensuring the proper care of professional equipment

Midwife

  • Create a welcoming environment for patients and manage activities with a scheduled agenda, maintaining patient records
  • Conduct individual interviews on emotional well-being, sexual health, contraception, pregnancy, and STDs for students
  • Offer training workshops on contraception, hygiene, and dietetics, and share results for epidemiological studies
  • Provide gynecological consultations, emergency contraception, and referrals for specialized care
  • Diagnose and treat STDs, offer pre-abortion counseling, and make referrals
  • Provide information through various materials and report activities monthly to management and referring doctors

Others

  • Participate in school events, workshops, and training sessions
  • Comply with prevention programs mandated by health authorities and the school
  • Assist the health team as needed
  • Potentially participate in on-call duties during urgent situations
  • Collect waste in accordance with sanitary regulations
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Can’t find the job you’re looking for? Send us your resume, cover letter, and the sector that interests you: recruitment@happychandara.org

Alpha Yaya Bah - Project Manager

Working as a projects manager at Happy Chandara since 2022 has been an enriching and inspiring experience. Together with my teams, we design and implement projects in the fields of logistics, construction, ecology and education.  Although the challenges are enormous, the rewards are priceless. Our multicultural teams are passionate and highly committed to implementing our sustainable projects, which are part of the collective effort to achieve the 2030 Agenda. Indeed, knowing that my work is helping to transform the lives and opportunities of young girls from vulnerable groups is a constant source of motivation, and I feel very happy and fortunate to be contributing to the education and empowerment of these young girls.

Chanpalla KIM – Boarding school 1 director

I arrived in Happy Chandara in 2010. Our boarding school accommodates 163 students from KG to G12.

Boarders live here either for geographical or family reasons. We provide a safe place where they can focus on their studies and enjoy extracurricular activities. They stay the whole week and some on weekends. 

Samnang Chhea– Social manager

I started my work in Happy Chandara in 2017.

With the social team, we provide many services and initiate many projects to

assist our students and their families such as food distribution, transportation, health care,

boarding school assessment, awareness raising…. Our families face many challenges and the housing project is one among other projects who find solutions against an unstable environment, unhygienic housing and lack of access to basic needs. 

“We strongly believe that these great supports can help our students and families to access a better and safer living condition”

Savrin Thy, Pedagogy Director

I started to work at Happy Chandara in 2017. My ultimate goal, after earning my Doctorate in Education, is to work in a school where I can provide exceptional education to Cambodian youth, equipping them with comprehensive knowledge, essential skills, and a positive, resilient mindset.

As the Pedagogical Director at Happy Chandara, I have the opportunity to articulate my vision and implement innovative teaching methods that nurture young girls and empower them to become future women leaders. Surrounded by open-minded colleagues, I feel genuinely appreciated. Happy Chandara embodies my educational ideals and allows me to make a meaningful impact on Cambodia’s future.

Socheata CHUN – Preparing for the future Coordinator

I joined Happy Chandara as a teacher in 2017. Now I am in charge of several programs that shape students to give them practical skills, mindset and career guidance to lead them to the best jobs.

Our three programs (Open Students Mind, ICT, and Solidarity Projects) prepare our girls for their professional and adult life. For the Open Students Mind program, we cover six main topics: Values, Health, Environment, Society, Women, and Brand Cambodia/Entrepreneurship, using both indoor and outdoor learning methods. To enhance both soft and hard skills, we employ a Project-Based Learning approach to design community project.

In the ICT program, we teach Microsoft Office and information technologies, including Google Suite, email, and coding programs related to science and AI, which will benefit students in their future endeavors. The Solidarity Projects aim to enhance the competencies of both the communities and the students. Currently, we are running two initiatives: the Biblio Book project and the Helping Students at Boarding School project.

Career guidance team follows our students during all these years at Happy Chandara to help them to find universities, training, and job opportunities.

Sopheak Chhea- Director of the Bilingual Program

Since joining Happy Chandara School in 2013, I have had the privilege of contributing to a transformative educational environment. As the Director of the Bilingual Program, I work with a dedicated team to develop curricula that equip our students with strong English proficiency and a global perspective while preserving our Khmer culture. My primary focus is to prepare them to be competitive with their peers from leading international schools in Cambodia while overseeing the daily operations of the English department.

What drew me to Happy Chandara was its profound mission to provide quality education to girls from underprivileged families. Historically, Khmer girls have faced significant barriers to education, and I am proud to be part of an effort to change that narrative. From teaching English in the lower grades to leading a committed team of educators, I am driven by the belief that every student at Happy Chandara School can overcome their circumstances and become a confident, self-sustaining individual and a leader of tomorrow. It is a privilege to contribute to this mission, knowing that what I am doing is to shape the future for young girls who deserve every opportunity to succeed.

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