Overview
The Project Officer is responsible for implementing project activities in assigned target districts in Lao PDR, focusing on community and school preparedness interventions and supporting early warning protocols.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver assigned Result 1 and Result 2 activities in target districts.
- Organise community and school trainings, drills, simulations and participatory planning exercises.
- Support the development, testing and use of community and school preparedness plans, SOPs and school-based triggers.
- Facilitate community and school risk and hazard mapping and inclusive participatory planning.
- Engage children, teachers, school committees and village DRM committees.
- Support inclusive last-mile dissemination of impact-based warning messages.
- Maintain working relationships with district authorities, disaster management committees and the Lao Red Cross.
- Coordinate activities with sub-national partners.
- Contribute community and school evidence, case studies and lessons learned to national and regional dissemination.
- Apply relevant good practice from ASEAN/regional frameworks.
- Support activation of the Crisis Modifier in assigned areas during emergencies.
- Apply child-centred, inclusive and conflict-sensitive approaches during emergency response.
- Collect quality, disaggregated activity data and support feedback and complaints mechanisms.
- Prepare timely activity reports and document results and learning.
- Adhere to safeguarding, compliance and anti-fraud standards.
Required Experience
Minimum 2 years of community-level field experience in disaster risk reduction, early warning, education or community development. Demonstrated facilitation and community engagement skills. Experience working directly with district authorities, communities, schools and children.
Qualifications
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Disaster Risk Management, Development, Education, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or a related field.
