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 Th 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.

Team Leader Major Responsibilities:

 • Program preparation, implementation oversight and management, support in training, and input on monitoring, documentation and knowledge management for the pilot. 

• Oversee administrative aspects of the technical support and day-to-day management. 

• Support and provide guidance to the DRD on designing and monitoring partner-level agreements and monitoring their implementation through the establishment of constructive relationships with those partners.

 • Design monitoring tools and analytical requirements to ensure effective and efficient monitoring data collection and utilization. 

• Develop key knowledge products and disseminate pilot experiences to the government of Lao PDR, ADB, civil society organizations in the country, development partners, and external audiences.

Knowledge and Qualifications Required

• 12 years livelihoods development/women’s economic empowerment experience working with poor populations.
• 8 years demonstrated experience working in poverty reduction.
• Extensive project management experience. 
• University degree in development, human rights, social work, gender studies, sociology, political-science, or other relevant subjects.
• Exceptional ability to communicate via written products, oral communications, presentation and public speaking skills. 
• Strong, developed leadership ability, and effective project and staff management skills. 
• Highly organized and analytical thinker. 
• Creative problem solver, and adept at working with teams to deliver on client requests.
• Proficiency in Laotian and English required.

Knowledge and Qualifications Preferred

• Experience with curricula development, training and facilitation preferred. 
• Experience working in Lao PDR, specifically in government engagement, is highly desirable. 
• Master’s degree in social sciences, international development, economics, or another related field preferred.

Language Requirements

English and Lao

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.

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 

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