LASEP Program Officer

Position Title
LASEP Program Officer

Long-Term / Short-Term
January – December 2025 (one year contract initially)

Position Location
Vientiane, Lao PDR

Reports To
LASEP Team Leader

Program Background
Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) is the Australian Government’s flagship infrastructure initiative for Southeast Asia. It partners with Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to foster inclusive growth through sustainable economic infrastructure (i.e. transport, energy, telecommunications, and utilities).
Delivered through a single cohesive team, the initiative is led by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in collaboration with EY, Adam Smith International, The Asia Foundation, and Ninti One. The Program’s Head Office is in Bangkok (the Hub).
P4I focuses on infrastructure prioritisation and planning, policy and regulation, and procurement and project preparation (P4I does not finance the delivery of infrastructure). All services aim to address gender equality, disability, and social inclusion, and disaster risk reduction and climate change issues. P4I can respond to rapid requests, but ultimately aims to develop longer-term infrastructure engagement. Further information about P4I is available at www.partnershipsforinfrastructure.org
The Laos-Australia Sustainable Energy Partnership (LASEP) through its partner The Asia Foundation (TAF) is supporting the Government of Lao PDR (GoL) to enhance capacity for the management and regulation of the energy sector that can adapt over time, with an improved ability to plan, develop and negotiate energy projects and a greater evidence-informed policy and planning processes to support the energy transition, underpinned by a better understanding of all options for energy supply. LASEP addresses three challenges to support the GoL’s energy priorities – strengthening energy stability, maintaining reliability, and improving the profitability of the energy sector. Given the central and foundational role the energy sector plays in Lao PDR’s economy, it is anticipated that the Program will deliver broader benefits beyond this sector, e.g. more reliable, affordable and equitable energy supply can help attract investment in energy-intensive industries and address the GoL’s fiscal and social inclusion challenges.
Scope of Work

The position holder will:

• Provide administrative support to the Laos-Australia Sustainable Energy Partnership (LASEP), the in-country team as well as delivery partner activity teams.
• Assist the Team Leader, Program Officer, and P4I hub team to coordinate with government partners, other stakeholders, and consultants.
• Prepare for meetings, training, and workshops related to the project.
• Prepare activity budgets, requests for payment/advance/purchase, expense reports, and advance liquidations as needed.
• Collect and maintain data for monitoring and evaluation purposes from LASEP and government partner activities.
• Mentor and monitor partners, especially in the provinces, on data collection and reporting.
• Maintain project documentation files, both electronic and hard copy.
• Perform translation and interpretation from Lao into English and vice versa as needed.
• Other tasks as assigned.