Soudsaichay Baudrez joined Swisscontact in May 2020 as Manager for the Employment Support Services (ESS), under the Vocational Training and Employment Support Services (VTESS) project. Prior to joining the VTESS, Soudsaichay worked for social enterprise Friends International in Cambodia as ChildSafe Technical Coordinator in child protection and responsible tourism. Her most recent employment was with Friends International in Laos as Program Technical Coordinator where she supported the establishment and implementation of an employment office and a hospitality training restaurant. Soudsaichay holds a Master Degree in International Communications and Development, from City University London, UK and a Bachelor Degree in International Cooperation from Belgium.