Senior Project Officer

Save the Children International - SCI | Staff |
Closing: 18 Mar 2026 11 days remaining
Location: Vientiane

Overview

The Senior Project Officer plays a key leadership role in ensuring high-quality implementation of climate-adaptive livelihood, community resilience, and child-centered climate change adaptation interventions. The role provides technical support, leads field-level coordination, and oversees community engagement processes.

Tasks Summary
  • Provide technical guidance on climate-adaptive livelihoods, DRR/CCA, climate-smart agriculture and community-based resilience planning.
  • Supervise, mentor, and support project officers, field facilitators, and community mobilizers.
  • Coordinate closely with National, Province, District and Village authorities and relevant technical departments.
  • Oversee community selection, vulnerability assessments, and climate risk profiling.
  • Validate beneficiary lists, distribution sheets, and training reports.
  • Prepare high-quality activity reports, inputs for donor reports, and field documentation.
  • Contribute to rapid assessment and response related to DRR and Humanitarian response during emergencies.
Experience Requirements
  • 5 years of experience in livelihood, DRR/CCA, resilience, food security, or community development programming.
  • Proven experience working in Luang Prabang Province and with district.
  • Demonstrated experience supervising staff and leading field teams.
Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in Agriculture, Rural Development, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or related field.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Good Lao and English communication skills

Languages Preferred: • ethnic language ability is an advantage

Contract Duration: 1 year with the possibility of extension

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