{"id":12840,"date":"2026-04-09T03:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobsnocap.com\/?post_type=job&#038;p=12840"},"modified":"2026-04-09T03:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:28:22","slug":"village-development-adviser-lao-national","status":"publish","type":"job","link":"https:\/\/jobsnocap.com\/lo\/job\/village-development-adviser-lao-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Village Development Adviser (Lao national)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_12840\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only\" data-element-id=\"12840\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewbox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/jobsnocap.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong>1. Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"_Toc72237809\">Under the fifth Lao-Luxembourg Indicative Cooperation Programme, the Lao and Luxembourg governments have deepened collaboration through four sectoral programmes (implemented from 2023 to 2027) with a total budget of approximately 124 MEUR, including the Local Development Programme with a budget over 41 MEUR (with Swiss co-financing).<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. OBJECTIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Village Development Adviser (VDA) supports and coaches counterpart staff from government agencies at provincial, district, and village levels in executing a diverse range of community development activities. This development focuses on areas such as planning, executing, and monitoring social and economic development activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advise and support counterpart staff in identifying capacity development needs, manage village funds and credits from planning and implementation to monitoring and reporting.<\/li>\n<li>Advise and support in the design of high-quality village development activities.<\/li>\n<li>With technical backing from the Programme, advise and support Implementing Partners in carrying out Nutrition Promotion (NP), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and education interventions at the village, district and provincial levels.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to capacity assessments of Implementing Partners (IPs) and other partner organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Support the quality control and quality assurance of activities carried out by IPs.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in developing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&amp;E) tools and instruments and support the implementation of M&amp;E surveys (data collection).<\/li>\n<li>Assist in organizing and conducting meetings of the Provincial Coordination Committees (PCC).<\/li>\n<li>Support capitalization efforts of LuxDev and the Provincial Department of Planning and Investment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A detailed job description can be obtained upon request to the email address: hr.rofvte@luxdev.lu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. SKILLS and qualifications REQUIRED FOR THE JOB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree in rural development, agriculture and forestry, education, health and nutrition or a subject related to the postion.<\/li>\n<li>At least five (5) years of relevant professional experience in implementing capacity strengthening and\/or community development projects.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working in cooperation with and support of government agencies.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working for international organisations or NGOs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. CONDITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"decimal_type\">\n<li>Location: Houayxay (Bokeo Province), with frequent travel to target districts and villages.<\/li>\n<li>Nature of the position: fixed-term contract until 31.12.2027 (full time);<\/li>\n<li>Expected starting date: 01\/06\/2026 or asap;<\/li>\n<li>Salary: calculated based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications can only be submitted via the LuxDev careers website at <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.luxdev.lu\/job-invite\/2088\/\">https:\/\/careers.luxdev.lu\/job-invite\/2088\/<\/a> . Applications must consist of 1) curriculum vitae (including contact details of two referees), 2) a motivation letter, 3) employment certificates from the past two jobs (including the current job), 4) education certificates. <u>Only applications received via the LuxDev careers website will be considered<\/u>. <strong>Deadline: 23 April 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or 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