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Team and Position Overview

CHAI has partnered with the Government in Lao PDR since 2014, supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) across several health programs including Procurement and Supply Management, Malaria Elimination, HIV and TB Access, and Maternal and Child Health. CHAI Laos has also supported the MoH’s COVID-19 response since the beginning of the pandemic. And also supported the Centre of Nutrition for nutrition commodities integration into the national supply chain.

We are seeking a highly-motivated individual with strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills to work as a Program Officer on the CHAI Access to Nutrition program based in Attapeau Province. The Program Officer will support the national scale-up of an integrated supply chain strategy, with a focus on nutrition activities. This will include support on the development of materials, planning, and facilitation of training, capacity building, and other support as needed.

The Nutrition Program officer will be based in Attapeau Province, after completing one month of onboarding in Vientiane Capital. This role will involve significant travel to district hospitals and health facilities around Attapeu Province.

• Support establishing CHAI operations in the focus province.
• Work together with the PSM team and province MOH team to identify and define the strategy for the province, developing and clear operations plan for executions.
• Support the province MOH team to work with PFDU to ensure the nutrition commodities are integrated into the food and drug unit at each level across eLMIS and the system.
• Support the provincial team to ensure the nutrition commodities have the ability to supply to all health facilities in Attapeu province.
• Develops agendas, budget, training material and logistics. Travel schedule for a meeting within the focus province.
• Support province staff to conduct routine monthly data analysis, target interventions, and responding to service gaps.
  lead initials gap in service delivery and strengthen Nutrition access to CN service within the province.
• Prepare a compelling presentation for program updates and reports in English and Lao.
• Collaborate with the government to ensure skills transfer to government ownership.
• Develop strong working relationships with government stakeholders, internal partners, donors and INGOs. And ensure maximum coordination of resources and effort with the local province.
• Continually identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize impact within the local province.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher and at least 2-3 years of professional experience in the private or public sector.
• Affinity for analytics and information management, with strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills.
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build professional and collaborative relationships with a range of stakeholders and drive results.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, including the ability to work independently with little guidance, and propose and implement new approaches/initiatives.
• Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and problem-solve in a fast-paced, limited-structure, multicultural environment.
• Ability to learn on the job quickly and absorb and synthesize a broad range of information.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English, including the ability to prepare and present compelling presentations and program planning and memo documents.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Advantages

• Experience working in resource-limited settings.
• Experience working with the Ministry of Health and international institutions.

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