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Position Title: Project Coordinator (PC)
Project Name: Strengthening Water Access for Climate Resilience in Phongsaly Province (SWACR Project)
Department: Project/Program Department
Location: Phongsaly Province
Position reports to: Provincial Manager (PM)
Position Type: Fixed Term (01 year with potential extension), Full-time
Job Summary / About the Role
The Project Coordinator will work closely in cooperation with local partner, especial with Provincial Health Office, as a core partners, also working and collaboration with others government agencies such as: with the PHO, PLWU, PAFO, PONRE and in close coordination with other CARE development projects in Phongsaly province Lao PDR.
This position will lead the coordination and implementation of the project, providing technical and implementation advice on key aspects of CARE’s work on promoting WASH access and behaviors, gender equality, and climate resilience. This position will work closely with ethnic communities including women in15 communities in Samphan and Mai districts. The project will focus on strengthening access and quality through exploring more sustainable approaches to water infrastructure and community behavioral practices. This will be achieved through:
- Ensuring all families in 15 target communities have year-round access to adequate volumes of safe water at the household level and that models for the sustainable supply of clean drinking water for all households developed and implemented in at least two communities.
- Capacities are built at village and district levels ensure technical, social and environmental sustainability of water supply systems established.
- Climate resilient adaptation options that enhance community incentives for watershed forest protection / expansion and thus contribute to sustainable water access are piloted and assessed
This position is based in Mai District, Phongsaly Province with extensive travel to project target villages in Mai and Samphan Districts with travel to Vientiane sometimes.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in construction Engineer/or rural development.
- Minimum 5 years work experience in Engineer/or rural development:
- Have experience on water supply construction and water supply system management.
- Have experience in climate change adaptation promotion.
- Have experience in WASH/or hygiene promotion
- Good communication in English skill.
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APPLICATION SUBMISSION:
Qualified candidates should submit a CV and a letter of application. Please indicate the name of position that you are applying for, and apply through this link https://forms.gle/y79f4hHBNP3meYjM9 Deadline is on Thurs 04/09/2025. The detailed Job Description (TOR) can be downloaded at https://directoryofngos.org/ingo-jobs/
- CARE is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
- CARE Laos has zero tolerance approach towards sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse towards any person including our staff, representatives, partners, programme participants and members of the community where we work. We expect all staff, partners and related personnel to share this commitment by understanding, abiding by and working within the CARE International Safeguarding Policy and related framework at all times whilst representing CARE. and imbed child protection in all we do;
- CARE Laos participates in the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS). CARE Laos reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, and/or child abuse. The applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer. By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no abjection to CARE Laos requesting the information specified above; and
(Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. CVs and other documents submitted to CARE will not be returned).