National Health Project Officer

The National Health Project Officer will coordinate and manage the implementation of the Pandemic Fund project in Lao PDR, focusing on pandemic preparedness and cross-border health security. The role involves liaising with government counterparts, UN agencies, and partners to support migration health and health security activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the day-to-day implementation of the Pandemic Fund project in Lao PDR, ensuring activities comply with project documents, workplans, budgets, IOM rules and donor requirements.
• Develop, review and update detailed project workplans, implementation schedules and expenditure forecasts in coordination with IOM units, government counterparts and partners.
• Coordinate planning, organization and delivery of project activities including assessments, technical consultations, capacity-building, field interventions, coordination meetings related to migration health and health security.
• Monitor project implementation against outputs, indicators, timelines and budget; identify challenges and recommend corrective measures.
• Oversee administrative and financial management of the project including expenditures, financial reviews, procurement and contracting, and budget revisions.
• Supervise project personnel, providing guidance, performance management, capacity development and coordination.
• Maintain liaison and coordination with government ministries, local authorities, health facilities, UN agencies, development partners, civil society and other stakeholders.
• Support government ownership and sustainability by facilitating participation of national and subnational counterparts in project processes.
• Participate in preparation of project proposals, communication products, concept notes and planning documents.
• Supervise and provide training and technical guidance to project staff.
• Undertake duty travel related to project implementation, monitoring, assessments and liaison.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law or a related field from an accredited academic institution with minimum two years of relevant professional experience; or, Bachelor's degree in the above fields with two years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, national/international institutions, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations.
• Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups.
• Prior work experience with international humanitarian organisations, non-government or government institutions/organisation in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage.
• Ability to interpret and use programme, public health and surveillance data to support evidence-based planning, monitoring, reporting and decision-making.
• Knowledge of data collection, data quality assurance, results monitoring and visualization tools is an advantage.
• Knowledge of public health systems, health security, disease prevention and control, emergency preparedness and response, and/or health systems strengthening.
• Understanding of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), One Health approaches, pandemic preparedness and response frameworks, and global health security initiatives.
• Knowledge of migration health, border health, population mobility, and the public health dimensions of migration.
• Proven skills and experience in working and coordinating multidisciplinary teams and working relations with government officials, UN agencies, NGOs, and Donors, including familiarity with the humanitarian cluster system is a plus.
• Fluency in English and Lao (oral and written) is required.

Skills

• Public Health
• Health Social Sciences
• International Relations
• Development Studies
• Migration Studies
• Human Rights
• Liaising with Authorities
• Coordination with UN Agencies
• Working with Migrants and Refugees
• Humanitarian Program Execution
• Data Interpretation
• Public Health Surveillance
• Evidence-Based Planning
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Data Quality Assurance
• Results Monitoring
• Data Visualization
• Public Health Systems
• Health Security
• Disease Prevention
• Emergency Preparedness
• Public Health Systems Strengthening
• International Health Regulations
• One Health Approaches
• Epidemic Preparedness
• Global Health Security
• Migration Health
• Border Health Operations
• Population Mobility Mapping
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• Humanitarian Cluster Systems

Languages

English, Lao