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IMPORTANT: All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Room to Read is not able to provide sponsorship.

Position Overview:

The Senior Program Officer for Life Skill Education for Gender Equality Portfolio primarily provides technical support, including training facilitation, guidance and coaching for National Master Trainers (NMT) and school principals on Life Skill Education. This position reports to the Program Manager and works closely with the Senior Program Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Program design, content/materials development and training

• Support and work with Program Manager to review and contextualize program contents and manuals.

• Support and work with Program Manager to develop additional manuals/training materials needed for training teachers to improve program activities.

• Support and work with Program Manager to design training agenda and materials for training.

Ensure timely Program Implementation and Training

• Prepare and facilitate training for the National Master of Trainers (NMT) and School principals on Life Skill Education (LSE) and coaching, and other necessary contents to support program objective.

• Conduct regular site visits to schools to observe and monitor NMT and School principals’ implementation of program activities in schools.

• Provide technical guidance and coaching to National Master Trainer and School principals on program implementation in line with global program design.

Support the National Master of Trainers and School principals

• Prepare and facilitate training of trainer (TOT) for National Master Trainer.

• Prepare and facilitate coaching training for National Master Trainer and School principals.

• Prepare and facilitate other manuals training for National Master Trainer and School principals.

• Prepare and facilitate teacher's manual training to National Master Trainer and School principals.

• Supports National Master Trainer and School principals in the planning and conducting of meetings/workshops.

• Prepare and facilitate monthly meetings with National Master Trainer and School principals for each school through both online discussion and face-to-face conversations.

• Supports the NMT’s scheduling of school principal session observations and schoolteachers conduct LSE for students.

Program monitoring and coaching to National Master of Trainers and School principals

• Conduct field visit and observe life skills classes and provide coaching to National Master Trainers and School principals as needed in different locations and collect feedback/best practice on LSE.

• Conduct field visit and observe and provide coaching to National Master Trainers and School principals.

• Prepare and participate in a monthly operational/technical meeting with Program Manager and Senior Program Operations Manager.

• Participate in and support quarterly review meeting with National Master Trainer T and school principals for feedback and learned lesson.

Planning, Reporting and Documentation

• Gather and provide inputs for the strategic planning process and Annual Planning and Budgeting (AP&B).

• Participate in annual planning and budgeting for project areas of assignment.

• Work with Program Operations Associate on quarterly/monthly forecasting and advance request, spending and expenses report complied with financial guidelines with accuracy, and transparency.

• Produce monthly, quarterly and annual reports and ensure quality and timely.

• Provide input for Global solution database (GSD) report as needed.

• Ensure documentation of best practices, case studies/success stories, and lessons learned and shared with the Gender Equality Project team/MarCom as needed.

Other important tasks

• Support Program Manager to ensure that overall program quality, including local adaptation of Room to Read worldwide program contents and training materials, meets Room to Read, GEP standards.

• Participate in regular training and meetings with Room to Read and any other activities that may be required to be undertaken to fulfill the objectives of the organization.

• Participate in donor site visits and provide information to donors about programs as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. education, social work, community development).

• At least 5-8 years of relevant work experience.

• Prior experience in planning and facilitating training.

• Prior experience coaching or supervising others.

• Prior experience of working with and/or counselling adolescent girls and life skills development is preferable

• Good interpersonal skills and a team player.

• Strong organizational, planning and budgeting skills include the ability to monitor progress of program implementation.

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative.

• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people.

• Desire and ability to spend a quarter or more time traveling.

• English fluency strongly is preferable

Compensation

Room to Read Laos values the commitment of our staff, and offers a professional & respected working environment, competitive monthly salary and other benefits such as annual salary review, a Wellbeing allowance, 13th month salary bonus, gratuity bonus, performance bonus, Staff Medical Insurance, Social Security Organization (SSO) for staff and family members, annual medical check-up, phone allowance and other leave benefits based on Lao Labour Law.

Child Protection Principles

• Room to Read is committed to the education and welfare of children and protecting them from abuse and exploitation
• Room to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.
• All children have the right to be free from abuse and exploitation, including neglect, maltreatment, and physical, mental or sexual violence, injury or abuse.
• All children should be treated with respect and dignity.
• The well-being of the child is Room to Read’s first priority when dealing with all identified or suspected cases of child abuse.
• Room to Read shall integrate child protection into all its organizational strategies, structures and work practices.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Principles

• Room to Read Representatives must create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.
• Room to Read has zero tolerance for adult sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Sexual exploitation and abuse are serious violations of fundamental human rights and will not be accepted or tolerated.
• All adults should be treated with respect and dignity.
• Room to Read implements a survivor-centered approach, putting the survivor’s rights and dignity at the forefront.
• Survivors referred to available professional assistance (e.g. mental health counselling), upon consent.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Read is a child-safe organization; all personnel must adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy, Child Protection Code of Conduct and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy.