Deputy Team Leader BRRRP Lao PDR Technical Support Services 

National Office, Vientiane Capital

International/National

Subject to Award

Anticipated January 2026 24-33 Months

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Are you a motivated professional who wants to make a difference in Lao PDR?

World Vision International Lao PDR is looking for The Building Resilience and Reducing Rural Poverty Project (BRRRP) (Government of Lao PDR, Asian Development Bank), will address food insecurity, rural poverty, and reduce vulnerabilities exacerbated by climate change. It aims to improve the health, resilience, and socioeconomic profile of poor households, particularly women, through a combination of adaptive and shock-responsive social protection measures. 

Output 2: Gender-responsive and climate-resilient poverty graduation program piloted. 

Output 2 will support the design, implementation, and impact evaluation of the first climate resilient and gender-responsive poverty graduation program specifically for rural women in the Lao PDR. The pilot will benefit at least 4,500 rural women CCT beneficiaries across four districts of selected provinces: Xayabory district, Xaignabouli; Chomphet district, Louangphrabang; Assaphone district, Savannakhet; and Boualapha district, Khammouan. 

The pilot consists of activities across five poverty graduation pillars (social protection, livelihoods promotion, financial inclusion, social empowerment, coaching & mentorship), in a strategic sequence to empower poor women with the skills, knowledge, tools, access to resources, livelihoods, and self-confidence to build long-term resilience, particularly to climate shocks. The pilot combines support for immediate needs (conditional cash transfer) with longer-term investments in training and income generation to build long-term resilience.

Deputy Team Leader Major Responsibilities:

• Assist in the overall organization of the technical support provided.
• Guide, supervise, and coordinate the work of all team members.
• Take overall responsibility for preparing reports and consolidating reports prepared by all
• team members.
• Provide key expertise on the poverty graduation approach to the project team.
• Oversee the team’s development of technical documents such as operations manual, work plan, training modules, and monitoring tools and systems.
• Lead capacity building activities including training, coaching and mentoring, and development of training materials for pilot implementation staff.
• Address any pilot implementation issues that may arise and ensure the timely delivery of contract deliverables.

Knowledge and Qualifications Required

• 10 years’ experience working in community development and poverty reduction programs/projects.
• 7 years’ experience in designing/implementing and monitoring livelihood activities, economic inclusion and/or cash plus and/or the poverty graduation approach, particularly those that applied household approach, targeted women, and/or prioritized building climate resilience. 
• 7 years’ experience in a management role. 
• Experience working in Lao PDR.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise a team of multidisciplinary experts. 
• In-depth knowledge of performance metrics. 
• Excellent communication and leadership skills. 
• Organizational and time-management skills. 
• Decision-making skills. 
• University degree in international or community development, anthropology, sociology, gender studies, public policy, economics, political science, business management, or related field. 
• Excellent written and spoken Laotian language and communication skills.

Knowledge and Qualifications Preferred

• Degree or professional qualifications in management. 
• Advanced university degree in international or community development, anthropology, sociology, gender studies, public policy, economics, political science, business management, or related field. 

Language Requirements

English and Lao

Encouragement

World Vision is committed to the principles of workplace diversity. Qualified women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 

World Vision offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. We offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and international working environment.

Application

Interested candidates are invited to submit a Cover Letter (indicate your daily rate here) and CV to WVLao_Application@wvi.org. 

Cover Letter to be a maximum of 1 page. 

CV to be a maximum of 4 pages. 

This is a rolling recruitment; Applicants are encouraged to apply early as applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the position may be closed once a suitable candidate is identified. 

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Code of Conduct

World Vision has zero tolerance of incidents of violence or abuse against children and other people in the communities we serve, either committed by our staff or others connected to our work. We abhor any misuse of power, status, or trusted position for any sexual or other exploitative purposes. All World Vision’s employees are required to adhered to and promote World Vision shared responsibility and obligation to report matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. 

World Vision Lao PDR 

World Vision is committed to the principles of workplace diversity. Qualified women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. World Vision offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. We offer a positive challenging work environment, opportunities to lead, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and international working environment.

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