Project Manager VTESS Lao PDR
The objective of the Vocational Training and Employment Support Services (VTESS) Project is to improve the income and ultimately the livelihood of the main project beneficiaries, who are people between 15 and 35 years of age, have completed primary and/or lower secondary education, and are subjected to income poverty. The Project aims at vocational training and labour market insertion or re-entering of schooling of its main beneficiaries. The project is implemented in 5 provinces and the capital city of Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Tasks
Overall responsible for project management. This entails among others:
Requirements
Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and multicultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork.
We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas and references. Application deadline: 18 August 2024.
Please apply exclusively via the online application portal . For further information please visit www.swisscontact.org.
Employment start: 1 December 2024
Contract duration: 3 years
Swisscontact is an independent non-profit development organisation established in 1959 by representatives of the Swiss private sector and civil society.
Our development work focuses on unleashing the potential of private initiatives in developing and emerging countries. We foster sustainable and inclusive economic development with the objective of improving the quality of life for all.
Our work is based on three foundational pillars: We strengthen the competencies of individuals so they can improve their income and their opportunities for employment; we enhance the competitiveness of businesses to help them grow and become more resilient; we promote socio-economic systems that favour comprehensive development for widespread prosperity.
The organisation is currently active in over 130 projects in 41 countries with around 1400 employees. It is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
CH-8005 Zürich / Zürich
