National Consultant - Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), Cambodia

Background Effective communication and community engagement are essential to resilient health systems. Communication for Health (C4H) and risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) use evidence-informed communication, behavioural and social science, and community insights to promote healthy behaviours, strengthen trust, address misinformation and support preparedness and response to public health emergencies. In Cambodia, strengthening C4H and RCCE capacities can advance national health priorities and health security by improving coordination, health literacy, community engagement and access to timely, inclusive and responsive health information and services.

These efforts support the Asia Pacific Health Security Action Framework (APHSAF), building on APSED, as well as Cambodia’s implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) and the National Action Plan for Health Security 2025–2029. They emphasize stronger communication systems, meaningful community participation, social listening and feedback, management of misinformation and disinformation, and the use of community insights to inform health programmes and emergency response. To support these priorities, WHO Cambodia seeks a national RCCE consultant to provide technical and operational support for C4H and RCCE planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation. The consultant will help strengthen national and subnational capacities, coordination with the Ministry of Health and partners, and the use of evidence-informed and context-appropriate communication approaches across health programmes and emergency preparedness and response.