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Job Title: Junior Technical Consultant (Water Supply Construction)
Department: Program
Location: Phongsaly Province
Position Reports to: Project Coordinator (PC) _ SWARC Project
Position Type: Service Contract (SC) as fixed-Term 1 year with potential extension), full-time
CARE INTERNATIONAL IN LAO PDR
CARE International in Lao PDR began its operations in 1992 and has worked since then to improve the lives of vulnerable groups in both rural and urban areas, particularly the ethnic minority communities. CARE works in partnership with community members, the government, local civil society organisations, and the private sector. CARE currently implements projects in seven provinces: Vientiane Capital, Phongsaly, Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Salavan, Champasack and Sekong.
CARE’s “Marginalized Women and Girls” program empowers women and girls to exercise their rights, to lead and make decisions, and benefit from socio-economic justice through themathic focus on women’s health, women’s economic empowerment and women’s resilience and climate change. CARE has extensive experience and expertise in both of these areas and will continue to pursue evidence-based practices to deliver long-lasting solutions effectively and sustainably.
Job Summary / About the Role
This position will lead technical implementation of the project, providing technical and implementation advice on key aspects of CARE’s work on the water system construction, promoting WASH access and behaviors, gender equality, and climate resilience. This position will work closely with ethnic communities including women in 5 communities in Samphan and 7 villages in Khua District.
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 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.
- Lead on the water system construction at 5 target villages in Samphan District and monitor at 7 villages in Khua District that water system has been built.
This position is based in Samphan District and sometime in Khua district, Phongsaly Province with extensive travel to project target villages in Samphan and Khua District with travel to Vientiane sometimes.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum 3 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.
- At least 3 years’ experience work with ethnic communities including women.
- Fluent oral and written communication skills in Lao, knowledge of local ethnic language highly desired.
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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/zs653AvGWhjPG7cr5 deadline is on Fri 03/07/2026. The detailed Job Description (TOR) can be downloaded at https://directoryofngos.org/ingo-jobs/
Please kindly note that, due to the urgent needs of this position, thus the recruitment is an on-going basis, the recruitment will be closed when the suitable candidate is found. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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