Project Manager VTESS Lao PDR

The objective of the Vocational Training and Employment Support Services (VTESS) Project is to improve the income and ultimately the livelihood of the main project beneficiaries, who are people between 15 and 35 years of age, have completed primary and/or lower secondary education, and are subjected to income poverty. The Project aims at vocational training and labour market insertion or re-entering of schooling of its main beneficiaries. The project is implemented in 5 provinces and the capital city of Vientiane, Lao PDR.

We are looking for a Project Manager for Vocational Training and Employment Support Services (VTESS) in Lao PDR starting 1 December 2024.

Tasks:

Overall responsible for project management. This entails among others: 

• Developing and implementing yearly project plans in accordance with established guidelines and budgets
• Ensuring the project adheres to guidelines set forth by the government, Swisscontact, and the donor
• Preparing technical and financial reports to meet the requirements of Swisscontact, the government, and the donor
• Collaboratively monitoring project implementation with project staff and partner organizations
• Supporting project reviews, including mid-term reviews and final evaluations
• Managing recruitment and contracting of project staff, consultants, and implementation partners
• Supervising overall project fund management
• Enhancing the technical and managerial skills of the project staff as needed
• Representing the project externally
• Maintaining effective working relationships and reporting with donors and other stakeholders at both national and international levels
• Analysing and synthesising project outcomes, contributing to concept development within the project context