The Asia foundation’s Lao PDR Office in Vientiane is seeking to

recruit qualified and motivated Lao nationals for two positions:

Program Officer and Program Assistant.
These two individuals will support the Governance Program
Director to implement an anticipated three-year project supporting
the National Assembly (NA) and Provincial People’s Assemblies (PPAs) on evidence-based policymaking
and increased citizen engagement in decision-making. The positions will be based in Vientiane Capital with
regular travel to other provinces. The positions are dependent on funding.

Program Officer Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaise regularly and productively with the NA, its Committees, the Institute of Legislative Studies
(ILS), PPAs, civil society groups, and other stakeholders, to achieve the project objectives.
• Provide technical assistance to stakeholders and partners on citizen engagement and research
capacity development and implementation, specifically research for evidence-based policymaking.
• Provide and/or facilitate training to the NA, ILS, and PPAs; work with partners to organize research
missions and international exposure and learning activities.
• Manage and support the work of project sub-recipients, such as individual consultants, vendors,
and travel grantees, including coordinating travel arrangements and ensuring timely completion of
deliverables.
• Support the Program Director on all aspects of project management, including workplan
development and implementation, and project monitoring and reporting; contribute to written
reports to the donor.
• Ensure monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including data collection and analysis and adjustment
of program strategy/theories of change, working with the Program Director, and project sub-
recipients/key partners.
• Build and manage relationships with partners, implementers, and donors working on national and
sub-national governance and legislative development in Lao PDR.
• Develop and maintain partnerships, including Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), with
relevant agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Master’s degree in relevant field.
• Minimum three years of relevant professional experience implementing activities related to any of
the following: parliamentary strengthening, local governance, research, capacity development,
policy development, and citizen engagement in governance.
• A thorough understanding of the Lao national and subnational government system, including policy
development processes.
• Competence and practical experience in basic training and research approaches.
• Excellent Lao and English (spoken/written).
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fluid environment with creativity, flexibility, and
perseverance.
• Demonstrated capabilities in capacity development and research, and experience in working
effectively with a broad range of counterparts including parliamentarians, mass organizations, non-
governmental institutions, and international donors and implementers involved in governance
activities.
Program Assistant Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide administrative support to staff of the project.
• Assist Program Director and Program Officer to coordinate daily with partners and sub-recipients.
• Prepare for meetings, trainings, and workshops related to the project.
• Prepare activity budgets, requests for payment/advance/purchase, expense reports, and advance
liquidations.
• Collect and maintain data for monitoring and evaluation purposes from project activities; mentor
and monitor partners, especially in the provinces, on data collection and reporting.
• Maintain project documentation files, both electronic and hard copy.
• Perform translation and interpretation from Lao into English and vice versa as needed.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least one year of experience working with an international NGO or similar organization on
projects related to policy development, national or subnational governance, training and capacity
building, or research in Lao PDR.
• Critical thinking.
• Basic budgeting skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Communication skills in both Lao and English.
• Aptitude with Microsoft Office programs such as Word and Excel.

HOW TO APPLY:

Qualified candidates should submit a CV and a letter of application before the deadline of 5:00 pm on 10
April 2020 to country.laos.general@asiafoundation.org or hard copy to TAF office at:
23 Singha Road, Phonxay Village, Saysettha District, P.O. Box 8032, Vientiane Lao PDR or call +856 21
454300-4. Fax: +856 21 454305.
Please specify in the e-mail subject line or on the envelope the desired position (Program Officer or Program
Assistant).