The role 

We are currently looking for Senior Project Officer based in Luang Prabang Province.

Role Purpose                    

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 in in Viengkham district, Nambak district and Ngoy district, Luang Prabang Province. The role provides technical support, leads field‑level coordination with government counterparts, oversees community engagement processes, and ensures that activities are delivered according to the project workplan, budget, and donor requirements.

The Senior Project Officer supports the Project Manager by supervising field teams, strengthening technical quality, ensuring compliance with safeguarding and MEAL standards, and contributing to learning, evidence generation, and adaptive management. The role also promotes inclusive and climate‑resilient development approaches that benefit vulnerable children, families, ethnic groups, and remote communities.

The post holder will be involved in emergency responses when organization decides for response in emergency in the province this position based. 

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Ensure they fully understand the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct and Local/Country Procedures.

Conduct themselves in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in their personal and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse.

Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance 

• Provide technical guidance on climate‑adaptive livelihoods, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)/Climate Change Adaptive (CCA), climate‑smart agriculture and community‑based resilience planning.
• Ensure activities follow national guidelines, organizational standards, and donor requirements.
• Review training packages, IEC materials, and methodologies before field implementation.

Planning, Coordination & Team Leadership

• Lead detailed monthly and quarterly work planning with field teams and government partners.
• Supervise, mentor, and support project officers, field facilitators, and community mobilizers.
• Coordinate closely with National, Province, District and Village authorities and relevant technical departments.

Community Engagement & Inclusive Programming

• Oversee community selection, vulnerability assessments, and climate risk profiling.
• Ensure meaningful participation of women, ethnic groups, youth, and persons with disabilities.
• Strengthen community structures such as Village Disaster Management committees, producer groups, saving groups, and youth clubs.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) 

• Validate beneficiary lists, distribution sheets, and training reports.
• Contribute to lessons learned, case studies, and adaptive management decisions.
• Support baseline, midline, and endline surveys.

Government & Partner Coordination

Safeguarding, Risk & Compliance

• Uphold child safeguarding and Do No Harm standards; apply protection. 
• Identify and mitigate implementation risks including climate, market, and protection risks; ensure asset distribution and cash/inputs follow controls.
• Ensures compliance of the program with all SCI Laos policies.
• Ensures that SCI Laos policies are compliant with the Lao Labour Law.

Reporting, Documentation & Compliance

• Prepare high‑quality activity reports, inputs for donor reports, and field documentation.
• Ensure full compliance with safeguarding, finance, procurement, and asset management policies.
• Support procurement planning, vendor coordination, and distribution oversight.

Communication & Visibility

Relationships

• Establishes and maintains excellent working relationships with all SCI Lao staff members.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with other institutions involved in the projects. This should include regular contract with GoL partners – as per MoU to ensure they are fully and appropriately involved in the projects.
• Establishes local procedures to liaise effectively with local government partners in terms of planning, implementing, reporting, budget expenditure and control, monitoring and evaluation
• Develops, maintains and strengthens relations with other agencies working in the same geographic or technical areas.
• Actively works in coordination with other staff-members as deemed necessary for performing his/her duties and for the general development of the SCI Laos offices.

Dual mandate: 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in Agriculture, Rural Development, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and MEAL skills.
• Good Lao and English communication skills; ethnic language ability is an advantage.
• Ability to travel frequently to remote areas.
• Computer skills: MS Office/Teams; familiarity with Kobo is an advantage.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 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.
• Strong technical understanding of climate‑smart agriculture, value chains, market linkages, DRR/CCA, and community-based planning.
• Demonstrated experience supervising staff and leading field teams.

Contract length: Fixed term (1 year with the possibility of extension)

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.  

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. 

Application Information:

Interested candidates please submit a full application using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document including contact details of three professional referees (current and last line managers and HR department). Please also include details of your salary expectations and a copy of your ID card. Please note that we will require a copy of your Criminal Records (ໃບແຈ້ງໂທດ) later. 

Please apply via: https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/job/15703

Save the Children International is a child-rights based organization. Safe recruitment is central to the safeguarding of children and young people that we come into contact with, and support through our programmes.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Save the children is an equal opportunities employer, qualified females, persons with disability and candidates from diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.