{"id":9725,"date":"2026-01-05T09:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/?post_type=job&#038;p=9725"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:29:20","slug":"child-protection-education-advisor-consultant-lao-nationals-only","status":"publish","type":"job","link":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/job\/child-protection-education-advisor-consultant-lao-nationals-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Protection &#038; Education Advisor (Consultant) &#8211; Lao nationals only\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Child Protection &amp; Education Advisor (Consultant) &#8211; Lao nationals only\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Organization: <\/b>Lao Child and Youth Development Association (LaoCYDA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Type: <\/b>Short-term \/ Consultancy<\/p>\n<p><b>Duty Station: <\/b>Vientiane Capital, with travel to program areas in Luang Namtha, Xayabouly, Oudomxay, Luang\u00a0 Prabang, Xieng Khouang, Vientiane, Savannakhet, and Salavan provinces.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reports to: <\/b>Executive Director<\/p>\n<p><b>About LaoCYDA\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Lao Child and Youth Development Association (LaoCYDA) <\/b>is a national, locally led civil society organization\u00a0 in Lao PDR dedicated to advancing the rights, wellbeing, and meaningful participation of children and youth\u00a0 through locally led, evidence-based, and rights-based approaches aligned with national priorities and the\u00a0 Sustainable Development Goals. LaoCYDA works in partnership with government institutions, communities,\u00a0 youth networks, civil society organizations, and development partners to strengthen child protection systems,\u00a0 promote inclusive and quality education, and empower youth\u2014particularly girls, LGBTQIA+ youth, ethnic\u00a0 minorities, and persons with disabilities. LaoCYDA has implemented and supported programs at national and\u00a0 sub-national levels, with operational experience in Luang Namtha, Xayabouly, Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Xieng\u00a0 Khouang, Vientiane, Savannakhet, and Salavan provinces, and works closely with key government partners\u00a0 including MoES, MoAE, MoH, MoLSW, LWU, LYU and NCAWMC, while collaborating with and receiving support\u00a0 from development partners and donors such as the European Union (EU), Swiss Cooperation Mekong, UNDP,\u00a0 UNICEF, UNFPA, World Vision, Cord, Oxfam, Save the Children, and Swisscontact to advance sustainable and\u00a0 inclusive development for children and youth in Lao PDR.<\/p>\n<p><b>Purpose of the Role\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To provide technical leadership in child protection and education programming to improve learning outcomes\u00a0 and wellbeing of vulnerable children and youth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Key Responsibilities\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide technical advice on the design, implementation, and review of child protection and education\u00a0 programs and proposals.<\/li>\n<li>Support inclusive, child-friendly, and life-skills education approaches, including non-formal and\u00a0 alternative learning pathways.<\/li>\n<li>Integrate child protection, safeguarding, gender equality, and disability inclusion across education\u00a0 programming.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure alignment with MoES and MoLSW policies, national strategies (including NPA on EVAC), SDGs,\u00a0 and donor requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Support capacity building of staff and partners through training and technical guidance. \u2022 Contribute to monitoring, learning, documentation, and reporting of education and child protection\u00a0 outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Required Qualifications &amp; Experience\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Degree in Education, Development Studies, or related field<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 5 years\u2019 experience in education and\/or child protection<\/li>\n<li>Strong knowledge of child rights and inclusive education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How to Apply\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Submit cover letter and CV<\/p>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd Email to: <b>laocyda.info@gmail.com<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd Subject: <b>Application \u2013 Child Protection &amp; Education Advisor\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd <b>Deadline: 16 January 2026<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"author":981,"template":"","location":[],"contract_type":[105],"job_function":[100],"expiration":[85],"class_list":["post-9725","job","type-job","status-publish","hentry","contract_type-consultancy","job_function-education-and-training","expiration-expired"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job\/9725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=9725"},{"taxonomy":"contract_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contract_type?post=9725"},{"taxonomy":"job_function","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_function?post=9725"},{"taxonomy":"expiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laocso.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/expiration?post=9725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}