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Team Leader, Laos-Australia Connectivity Partnership
23 April 2024 6:29pmApply by10/5/2024
Region
South-East and East Asia,
Summary
This is designated as an international role based in Vientiane, Laos.
The Team Leader will be responsible for the overall leadership of the Laos-Australia Connectivity Partnership (LACP). The role will operate as a member of P4I’s One Team, working closely with the P4I Head Office in Bangkok, and with P4I staff from across the consortium (EY, Adam Smith International, The Asia Foundation and Ninti One) who are based in locations across the Southeast Asia region and Australia.
Description
The position holder will:
1. Lead LACP, including workplan development and implementation, governance, risk management, and program monitoring and reporting. This will require frequent coordination and communication with P4I Delivery Partner organisations.
2. Manage the core in-country team (LACP Asia Foundation team in Laos) and ensure the budget and activities implemented by the team in Laos are on track.
3. Manage stakeholder relationships, including:
3.1 GoL – primarily the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) but also other national-level institutions and line departments involved in regional connectivity, trade and economic development, as well as provincial-level stakeholders such as provincial governments, border management authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and potentially others;
3.2 Australian Embassy in Vientiane (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, DFAT);
3.3 Internal relationships within the P4I One Team, in particular with EY and Asia Foundation staff involved in the implementation of P4I’s activities in Laos, and P4I’s head office in Bangkok;
3.4 The World Bank and other donors (and potentially investors).
4. Ensure the timely delivery of the LACP workplan as agreed with the GoL, P4I, and DFAT, including monitoring and managing risks to implementation.
5. Oversee monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities for LACP, including data collection and analysis. This will be undertaken in line with the P4I Performance Management Framework, and in close collaboration with the P4I Performance Team.
6. Develop and deliver reporting, including the LACP annual report and completion report, for different audiences (i.e., DFAT and GoL partners) on LACP progress and achievements, in coordination with P4I’s technical and MEL leads for LACP.
7. Contribute to research or analytical tasks such as political economy analysis or institutional analysis, including as tasked by the P4I Program Executive.
8. Liaise with P4I’s Government-to-Government (G2G) partnerships team to identify opportunities for Australian (state or federal) government agencies to provide input into activities and policy dialogue.
1. Lead LACP, including workplan development and implementation, governance, risk management, and program monitoring and reporting. This will require frequent coordination and communication with P4I Delivery Partner organisations.
2. Manage the core in-country team (LACP Asia Foundation team in Laos) and ensure the budget and activities implemented by the team in Laos are on track.
3. Manage stakeholder relationships, including:
3.1 GoL – primarily the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) but also other national-level institutions and line departments involved in regional connectivity, trade and economic development, as well as provincial-level stakeholders such as provincial governments, border management authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and potentially others;
3.2 Australian Embassy in Vientiane (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, DFAT);
3.3 Internal relationships within the P4I One Team, in particular with EY and Asia Foundation staff involved in the implementation of P4I’s activities in Laos, and P4I’s head office in Bangkok;
3.4 The World Bank and other donors (and potentially investors).
4. Ensure the timely delivery of the LACP workplan as agreed with the GoL, P4I, and DFAT, including monitoring and managing risks to implementation.
5. Oversee monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities for LACP, including data collection and analysis. This will be undertaken in line with the P4I Performance Management Framework, and in close collaboration with the P4I Performance Team.
6. Develop and deliver reporting, including the LACP annual report and completion report, for different audiences (i.e., DFAT and GoL partners) on LACP progress and achievements, in coordination with P4I’s technical and MEL leads for LACP.
7. Contribute to research or analytical tasks such as political economy analysis or institutional analysis, including as tasked by the P4I Program Executive.
8. Liaise with P4I’s Government-to-Government (G2G) partnerships team to identify opportunities for Australian (state or federal) government agencies to provide input into activities and policy dialogue.