National Consultant – Project Monitoring and PHEOC Support, ALERT-LAO (UNICEF, Vientiane)

Description: UNICEF is recruiting a National Consultant for project monitoring and Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) support under ALERT-LAO (Human Health Component). The position is office based with occasional travel to the provinces. ALERT-LAO (Advancing Lao PDR's Pandemic Response and Transformation) is a government-led, multisectoral One Health project co-led by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. UNICEF supports the human health component. Purpose: working day-to-day within the Project Coordination Unit at the Department of Disease Control (DDC), the Consultant provides programme coordination, monitoring and reporting support for the human health component, acting as the operational interface between DDC, its implementing units, UNICEF and the MOH Department of Planning and Finance. The Consultant also supports DDC in operationalizing and strengthening the PHEOC, under the guidance of the IHR National Focal Point. The assignment is temporary and time-bound to the project period. Minimum requirements: • Bachelor's degree in public health, health sciences, public or business administration, development studies, statistics or another relevant field. • At least three years of professional experience in project coordination or management, programme assistance and/or monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the health sector. • Demonstrated M&E experience (tracking activities and indicators, consolidating data, drafting reports using standard templates). • Experience working with the Ministry of Health or other government institutions in Lao PDR, and/or with UN agencies or donor-funded projects. • Experience supporting work planning, budgeting, fund requests and financial reporting for donor-funded projects. • Strong organizational and documentation skills; good report-writing skills; advanced MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook/Teams. • Understanding of MOH structures and government planning, financial and administrative procedures in Lao PDR. • Fluency in Lao and English (spoken and written). Desirable: Master's degree in a related field; project management or M&E training; familiarity with IHR (2005), PHEOC/Incident Management System functions, UNICEF HACT and FACE procedures, disease surveillance or One Health programmes, and DHIS2 or KoBoToolbox. Application deadline: 20 November 2026. No salary is stated in the announcement. Full Terms of Reference are on the UNICEF application page.

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