Assistant Program Officer, Nutrition

Provincial Operations & Stakeholder Engagement

• Establish CHAI provincial operations, coordinate day-to-day program activities, and ensure alignment with the overall program work plan.
• Support the PHO to define the provincial implementation strategy and develop a clear, time-bound operational plan.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with provincial government stakeholders, district counterparts, implementing partners, donors, and NGOs; represent CHAI at provincial coordination meetings when delegated.

Supply Chain Management

• Support the MOH team and PFDU to fully integrate RUTF and other IMAM nutrition commodities into eLMIS (mSupply) across all levels within the province.
• Strengthen forecasting, ordering, inventory management, last-mile distribution, and routine reporting of nutrition commodities at PHO and DHO levels.
• Identify and address stock-related bottlenecks at district hospitals and health centres to maintain uninterrupted availability of nutrition commodities.

Data Use & Decision-Making

• Support routine monthly data reviews using mSupply and DHIS2 and Quarterly stakeholder review meeting including Nutrition Forum meeting at provincial level and other meeting as needed.
• Translate review findings into targeted corrective actions with named owners and clear timelines; track actions to closure.
• Prioritize supervision and follow-up for facilities with the largest service-readiness and stock gaps.

Capacity Building & Training

• Develop training materials, agendas, budgets, and logistics for provincial and district training events on nutrition supply chain management, IMAM tools, Form 2.1, and eLMIS use.
• Support training delivery and provide on-the-job mentoring to district and health-centre staff.
• Document and disseminate lessons learned and good practices within the province.

Reporting & Communication

• Prepare clear and accurate written updates, presentations, and reports on program progress in both English and Lao.
• Ensure timely escalation to the Program Manager and Associate of issues that require central-level action.

Government Ownership & Sustainability

• Work in a capacity-building mode with PHO and DHO counterparts, ensuring skills and tools are transferred for sustained use beyond the program.
• Support the documentation of provincial processes and tools to facilitate continued government ownership and long-term program sustainability.

• Bachelor's degree in public health, nutrition, pharmacy, supply chain management, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in public health, nutrition, supply chain, or health systems strengthening.
• Experience working with government counterparts at provincial or district level in Lao PDR.
• Experience supporting training, supportive supervision, or capacity-building activities is an advantage.
• Familiarity with health data platforms in Laos is highly desirable.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently, proactively, and collaboratively as part of a multicultural team.
• Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Lao, and an ability to build professional relationships with a range of key stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently within the assigned province, including to remote and hard-to-reach areas.