Project Officer

POSITION SUMMARY

Project Officer will facilitate and coordinate with Country Program Representative to ensure the implementation of the project activities are delivered with quality and competence.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

DUTIES

• To manage and ensure impactful implement of project activities in target villages using participative and transformational development approache.
• To supervise, coach and mentor project field staff to ensure quality implementation and management of the project.
• Ensure that various necessary reports and community participants stories on project activities are gathered, prepared and submitted on a timely manner.
• To conduct capacity-building to VDC and village volunteer groups that help them understand their role/responsibility and encourage their activities.
• To undertake Monitoring and Evaluation of project activities to demonstrate the achievement of project indicators.
• Participate in government planning and meetings as directed by the Country Program Representative.
• Other tasks that may assign and seek assistance from supervisor.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

University/Bachelor’s degree in administration, Community Development, Management, Hospitality or relevant sectors. Relevant work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

EXPERIENCE

• Understands, accepts, and can comfortably explain WCL’s vision, mission, values
• Minimum three (3) to five (5) years of experience with International organization and/ or Non-government Organization.
• Strong skills in listening, facilitating, reflecting, openness, flexibility, team work and learning
• Basic qualification in the project’s technical sector – Let’s include the main technical sectors we need
• Understands, has experience and can facilitate participatory community development processes
• High level of commitment and value for working with poor people in remote & rural communities
• Conversant in English fluency in Lao
• Self-starter with ability to work independently and prioritize work
• Strong organizational and effective multi-tasking skills
• Demonstrates spirit of service and cooperation in interaction with co-workers, supervisors and organizational partners, especially Government Counterparts assigned to the project
• Demonstrates high level of reliability, trustworthiness and transparency
• Excellent attention to details and reporting preparation.

SOFTWARE / EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word & Excel
• Knowledge of email and internet-based communications, monitoring, and quality monitoring & controls.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills and good command of spoken and written English.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Be willing to travel extensively to the project area and across Laos PDR and possibly to other countries in the region.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Requires frequent travel to different project areas and across Laos PDR.
• Urban living conditions (Pakse area) with exposure at times to challenging rural living conditions.