Overview
The Programme Analyst will support the Country Director and National Programme Coordinator in Lao PDR through generalist functions including coordination, planning, reporting, portfolio monitoring, knowledge management, and innovation. The role requires a technical specialization in areas such as value chain development, rural finance, agronomy, gender inclusion, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, monitoring & evaluation, or ICT4D.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide broad-based support to Lao PDR portfolio management, including day-to-day follow-up with PMUs and Government partners.
- Assist with project monitoring, including workplans, procurement, disbursement, risk flags, safeguards, and results indicators.
- Coordinate preparation of mission dossiers, undertake background research, and consolidate project data.
- Draft mission Terms of Reference, announcement letters, checklists, presentations, progress report templates, action matrices, and follow-up trackers.
- Provide practical/problem-solving support to project teams for implementation acceleration.
- Ensure timely consolidation of information for COSOP updates, GAFSP reporting, and regional reporting requirements.
- Organize and coordinate supervision, implementation support, design, MTR, and PCR missions, as well as high-level visits.
- Prepare TORs, logistical arrangements, and briefing files for missions.
- Join field missions to project provinces in Laos and provide generalist analytical support.
- Maintain a mission recommendation tracker.
- Support with preparation of high-level visits, including travel books, talking points, and presentations.
- Document lessons learned across the Lao PDR portfolio and support synthesis notes, briefs, and presentations.
- Produce visibility materials such as stories, field updates, and project highlights.
- Strengthen Knowledge Management and reporting capacity of PMUs.
- Coordinate with IFAD HQ technical teams.
- Support CD coordination with Government, UN agencies, development partners, and thematic working groups.
- Assist with preparation of partnership briefs, donor visibility reports, and meeting documentation.
- Assist Country Director with briefing notes, preparation of donor/UN meetings, and short analyses.
- Support contract management processes, reviewing deliverables, and preparing payment certifications.
- Support annual and semi-annual corporate reporting and planning processes.
- Take official minutes during relevant meetings.
Required Experience
- At least three years’ progressively responsible professional experience in development institutions and/or government service.
- Qualifying work experience in country programme analysis or loan/grant administration with International financial institutions, development cooperation agencies, etc., would be an asset.
- Knowledge of rural project management and market development; field experience related to agricultural and rural development is desirable.
- Knowledge of policy oriented, programme based pro-poor approaches, and loan and grant preparation.
Qualifications
Master's degree in Rural Development, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Rural Finance, Development Policy or related disciplines
