Village Development Adviser (Lao national; 6 months)

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1. Background Under the fifth Lao-Luxembourg Indicative Cooperation Programme, the Lao and Luxembourg governments have deepened collaboration through four sectoral programmes (implemented from 2023 to 2027) with a total budget of approximately 124 MEUR, including the Local Development Programme with a budget over 41 MEUR (with Swiss co-financing). 2. OBJECTIVE The Village Development Adviser (VDA) supports and coaches counterpart staff from government agencies at provincial, district, and village levels in executing a diverse range of community development activities. This development focuses on areas such as planning, executing, and monitoring social and economic development activities. 3. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Advise and support counterpart staff in identifying capacity development needs, manage village funds and credits from planning and implementation to monitoring and reporting.  Advise and support in the design of high-quality village development activities. With technical backing from the Programme, advise and support Implementing Partners in carrying out Nutrition Promotion (NP), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and education interventions at the village, district and provincial levels.   Contribute to capacity assessments of Implementing Partners (IPs) and other partner organizations. Support the quality control and quality assurance of activities carried out by IPs.  Assist in developing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tools and instruments and support the implementation of M&E surveys (data collection). Assist in organizing and conducting meetings of the Provincial Coordination Committees (PCC). Support capitalization efforts of LuxDev and the Provincial Department of Planning and Investment.   A detailed job description can be obtained upon request to the email address: [email protected]. 4. SKILLS and qualifications REQUIRED FOR THE JOB Bachelor’s degree in rural development, agriculture and forestry, education, health and nutrition or a subject related to the postion.  At least five (5) years of relevant professional experience in implementing capacity strengthening and/or community development projects. Experience working in cooperation with and support of government agencies.  Experience working for international organisations or NGOs.   5. CONDITIONS Location: Viengkham (Vientiane Province), with frequent travel to target districts and villages.  Nature of the position: fixed-term contract (full time); Duration of the contract: 6 months Expected starting date: 01/08/2026 or asap; Salary: calculated based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.   How to apply: Applications can only be submitted via the LuxDev careers website at https://careers.luxdev.lu/job-invite/2140/ . Applications must consist of 1) curriculum vitae (including contact details of two referees), 2) a motivation letter, 3) education certificates , and 4) employment certificates from the past two jobs (including the current job). Only applications received via the LuxDev careers website will be considered .  Deadline: 18 June 2026 We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability.

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