The Government of Laos, with support from the World Bank, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, AuSAID and JSDF has set up the Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) to deliver small scale development project including support to livelihood activities at the Kum ban and Village levels. The project is now seeking for two National positions as following:
- Public Information Officer
Purposes of the assignment are to 1) disseminate all information (prepare in both Lao and English) regarding PRF at the national, provincial and district levels 2) support Information-Education-Communication (IEC) team in the development of appropriate IEC material that can effectively articulate the goals and objectives of the PRFP to rural communities 3) extend the media campaign to inform the general public and international community, particularly in the context of Community Driven Development (CDD).
Required qualifications and experience:
- A University degree in one or more of the following disciplines: communications social marketing, journalism, international relations, public relations or other related fields,
- At least three years of professional experience as a journalist, public information officer or professional writer, including experience in the preparation and production of materials for publication or IEC tools;
- Comprehensive computer skills including desktop publishing, graphic design, word, data, and visual material processing skills;
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Lao;
- Ability to translate between Lao and English.
Desirable:
- Leadership skills with competencies in facilitation, organization of meetings and workshop community mobilization.
- Ability to work independently, within an interpreted framework of the project’s requirements;
- Creativity;
- Good interpersonal and management skill;
- Willingness to work in rural areas in order to assist related IEC activities.
- MIS officer
Main responsibilities:
- Provide regular advice to the PRF national Project Management Team (PMT), PRF staffs at National, Province and District level with regard to MIS issues and relevance activities( installing software and oversee the functioning of MIS, data entry and ensure the entry data were uploading to main server in Vientiane office)
- Organize workshops on performance of Information management system to the PRF provincial, Districts to ensure the functioning of the MIS and performance was on track.
- Provide regular Revise and update regularly methods, formats and analytical progress of the M&E system
- Decide on how to record, report and analyze progress against the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) and project operation manual and update information needs of project management, line agencies, primary stakeholder, cooperating agencies.
- Update, upgrade and Adjust reports and system of Management Information System according to the need of the Government, Donors and PRF project of fulfill the Project Development Objectives.
Required qualifications and experience:
- A University degree or equivalent in Information Technology (IT), Business Administration or related field.
- At least two years experiences of programming software, Hard ware management, (experiences in Visual Basic.net, SQL, Java and ASP is an essential) database design and Management Information Systems and Database Management.
- Relevant work experience in IT management and development project of national or international company/organization.
- A good understanding of project planning, project formulation, prioritisation, monitoring, evaluation and analysis.
- Fluency in Lao and English (writing, reading and speaking skills)
The detailed job descriptions for both positions can be download on attach file or at PRF office.
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ll interested applicants should submit (1) a cover letter outlining clearly how the candidate meets the requirements of the position, (2) a detailed CV with one (3x4) photo and (3) supporting documents (certificate of the most recent employment, certificates of qualification/graduation, transcript of graduation, a list of at least three referees, etc) to the HR Officer, Poverty Reduction Fund, Prime Minister’s Office 501 building, Sisavathtai Village, Chanthabouly District, P.O Box 4625 Vientiane, Tel: 021 261479 - 80, Email: piengngeune@prflaos.org, khemphone@prflaos.org.
Please note that all submitted documents will not be returned.
Only short-listed candidates will be informed.
