JOB TITLE:** Laos Country Program Representative
LOCATION: Pakse, Laos or possible other locations in Laos
REPORTS TO: Asia Area Director
SUPERVISION: Finance & Admin Manager, HR and Admin Officer, 2 Project Officer/Manager, 2 Community Facilitator LENGTH OF CONTRACT: One Year Renewable (conditional)
WORLD CONCERN VISION
A world transformed from poverty to the abundance of life.
WORLD CONCERN MISSION STATEMENT
World Concern partners to transform the lives of poor and marginalized people through disaster response and sustainable community development. The love of Christ compels us to pursue reconciliation and equip those we serve so that they may in turn share with others.
OVERVIEW
World Concern is a US-based Christian global disaster response and sustainable community development agency. The love of Jesus Christ compels us to join Him in spiritual reconciliation and physical transformation by expressing a culture that is boldly focused on Christ and extending opportunities to people facing the most profound human challenges of extreme poverty. We serve over 7 million people in 15 countries, focusing on food security, child protection, education, maternal and child health, microfinance, vocational training, clean water and sanitation and disaster response.
CORE VALUES
· Christ-Centered: We approach our work by faith, prayerfully believing God will do the miraculous.
· Servanthood: We serve our world by meeting needs practically and spiritually.
· Uncompromising Integrity: We are honest, transparent, and trustworthy – reflecting Jesus in all we do.
· Holy Stewardship: We honor and maximize the potential of the resources, assets, and people God has entrusted to us.
· Unified Team: We are One CRISTA, united in the vision to transform lives with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
· Dignity: We seek to treat all people with equity and respect, celebrating and affirming their unique, God-given value as human beings.
· Excellence: We strive to excel in every aspect of our work and commit to continuously learning, innovating, and improving.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Laos Country Program Representative (LCPR) will provide overall country mission leadership, program development, operations and project management, partnerships and networking and government relations to ensure that the projects are communicated, coordinated and implemented in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and that all initiatives are consistent with WC strategy, values, policies and procedures. The LCPR ensures quality, compliance and a strong World Concern reputation while positioning for and pursuing growth opportunities that are in alignment with the World Concern Global Strategy.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
(General overview and may not include all details of responsibilities)
DUTIES
Promote World Concern’s Christian identity and mission through staff leadership and to ensure our values are embraced and practiced.
Represent WCL to internal and external stakeholders.
Coordinate and assist country team members to implement projects with quality (impact), according to project timeline and within the budget.
Build the capacity of the country team through coaching, applied learning, reflection and training based on regular review and feedback.
Coordinate with government authorities to ensure government compliance while building positive working relationship with government official.
Ensure timely & accurate reporting and communications to internal and external stakeholders.
Lead coordination of monitoring, evaluation, applied learning in country program operations.
Ensure success stories and photos/videos are regularly provided to HQ and donors using Most Significant Change or other process that share evidence of transformation of individuals, families, and communities.
Provide country leadership to financial, administration, human resource management and other support services (security, IT, logistics, procurement, etc.) of both country office and project sites.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
CHRIST CENTERED
A deep and abiding faith that is fully surrendered to the will of Jesus Christ, evidenced by a lifestyle that is consistent with biblical principles in word and deed. Commitment to spiritual growth and development.
EDUCATION
University/Bachelor’s degree in development studies, Project Management, Development or Humanitarianism, administration, International Relations, Management, or relevant sectors. Relevant work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
EXPERIENCE
Minimum five (5) years of experience with International Organization.
Significant experience in project design, proposal development, project management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and report writing.
Multi-sector experience, especially in cross-border issues, community health (MCH, PLWHA, PWD), economic development, protection, DRR and WASH is advantageous.
Experience in participatory approaches to community development.
Ability to build constructive and effective relationships through a spirit of cooperation and transparency with staff, villagers, government, donors, and other partners.
Demonstrated successful track record in expanding and cultivating partnerships.
Proven ability to lead teams, leading through influence and collaboration.
Successful track record of updating processes and systems to meet current scope and scale for planned/expected change and growth.
Able to use rigorous logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions.
Demonstrate an ability to set objectives and goals and organize work appropriately to meet and exceed goals.
Understands and ensures organizational policy compliance and stakeholder agreement compliance.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and good command of spoken and written English.
SOFTWARE / EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE
Competent in MS Office and relative communication tools and resources.**
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Be willing to travel extensively to the project area and across Laos PDR and possibly to other countries in the region to represent World Concern Laos to internal and external forums. **
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
SOFTWARE / EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE
Experience in effective monitoring, and quality monitoring & controls (e.g., KOBO Collect, etc)**
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Laos spoken language proficiency advantageous. **
Strong understand of Lao culture, working and operational relationships in Laos & Southeast Asia.**
This vacancy is archived.