Project Manager – Nutrition Young and Family United ( NYFU)

About Organization

Gender Development Association (GDA) is a leading Gender Rights Non-Profit Association, working throughout Lao PDR since 1991. GDA works to empower particular women, gender diversity, and disabled people to achieve gender equity through joint action, knowledge sharing and ending gender-based violence and discrimination.

About the Project

Project title: Nutrition Young and Family United ( NYFU)

Performance period: May 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026

Place of assignment: Vientiane capital with travel to the province

Purpose

GDA is looking for a project manager. The project manager works closely with the program manager and takes a leading role in ensuring the successful project implementation. This includes the collaboration with the government partners (provincial and district levels) and target communities as well as other stakeholders: INGOs, and Lao CSOs. This position will carry out the activities related to Food insecurity, Nutrition, Poverty and Climate resilience, consultation meetings, awareness-raising events and so on at community, district, and provincial level.

Key Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities:
  1. Lead the project implementation and ensure all activities are implemented as planned.
  2. Work closely with the project team and government counterparts to prepare and update the project activity work plans and oversee the logistical matters for project implementation;
  3. Support team in day-to-day activities, particularly , focusing on the project implementation; identifying barriers of their work and resolving the challenges;
  4. Participate in the monthly meeting with the project staff to report the project progress, challenges, lessons learned, and solutions to problems. Attend meetings/events and do additional tasks as required;
  5. Participate in GDA staff meetings to share best practices, project management skills and other knowledge obtained from the project and support other GDA activities;
  6. Collaborate and coordinate with the GDA Communication Officer to prepare materials for project activities and publish the visibility materials for the projects and GDA;
  7. Support the effective monitoring and evaluation of projects and donor compliance;
  8. Carry out the weekly and monthly work plan in consultation with the GDA team;
  9. Write activity report and update the project activity implementation to the Project Manager, GDA program coordinator/director, or donors as a requirement;
  10. Write quarterly and six-monthly reports based on quarterly and six-monthly plans to GDA’s line manager/director according to the reporting timeframe.

Reporting

Desired Qualifications and Key Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in political science, economics, international development, nutrition studies, social scienceor relevant field;
• Strong inter-personality and excellent skills in coordinating, communicating, facilitating and convincing groups/audiences;
• Experience and knowledge of project cycle management approaches;
• Demonstration of experience in implementing activities and managing projects;
• Knowledge of nutrition, mother-child (1000 days)and related issues;
• Experience in working with a team and in supporting staff;
• Good skills in drafting reports and other documents;
• Experience in working with NPAs, INGOS;
• Understanding local languages (g. Hmong, Khmu, Akha) is highly regarded.

Contacts

Application Submission:

Submit your complete application by no later than 11 April  2025, including a CV (with the names and contact details of two referees) and a cover letter. Applications must be submitted by e-mail only and as a PDF file to the email: info@gdalaos.org and Cc. srithirath.fon@gmail.com in the title: Application – (NYFU).  The only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

The Gender Development Association (GDA) is an equal opportunity employer, with personal and professional development opportunities provided to all staff from diverse backgrounds.