Position: Project Officer

Location: Taungoo, Bago East

Duration: 1 year and possible extension

Report to: Senior Project Officer

Application deadline: 13 November 2026

Terre des hommes (Tdh) :

The Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), with headquarters in Lausanne and an office in Zurich, is the leading Swiss child rights organisation with more than 2000 employees worldwide. We stand together with children to uphold their rights, protect their lives and improve their well-being. We achieve this through innovative programmes focused on health, migration and access to justice, specially designed to have a positive and sustainable impact.

For more detailed information, please visit our website at: https://www.tdh-myanmar.org

Overview:

This position will work under the management of Senior Project Officer and undertake project activities in close collaboration with stakeholders, community CSO/CBO and its project staff in six townships (Taungoo, Htantabin, Yedashe, Phyu, Oktwin, and Pyay) in Bago Region.

He/she will be responsible for the quality of field-level implementation of the alternative learning pathways and initiatives, providing technical and operational support to partner organizations and its field project staff in targeted townships.

This position holder works closely with and supports his/her project team, facilitating operational processes including finance, procurement, logistics, and other functions as needed.

He/she will coordinate with internal project teams, supporting units as well as external actors, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth and efficient programming in the targeted townships.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy and Policy

• Assist the Senior Project Officer in planning, implementation, and review of appropriate project strategies.

• Organize and participate in strategic planning meetings at regular intervals.

• Coordinate with other stakeholders and community-based organizations the implementation of alternative learning pathways and initiatives.

People management/team management

• Accompanies team members throughout the employee lifecycle ensures their recruitment; contributes to their integration and provides ongoing support and training (learning and development).

• To carry out regular appraisals for staff members who are reporting under this position and provide the recommendation to the Senior Project Officer.

Project Cycle Management

• Follow Tdh PCM guidelines for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation under the direction of the Senior Project Officer, Project Manager and Child Protection Coordinator.

• Assist the Senior Project Officer & Project Manager in developing communications strategies targeting communities and other relevant stakeholders for profiling and visibility of the project, and effective outreach.

• Provide technical support to partner organization to ensure quality implementation of alternative learning pathways and initiatives (LTOLM, ECCD, EXCEL, NFPE) within the definite budget to meet the targets.

• Work in close collaboration with project officers, project assistants, field mobilizers, and communities to systematically assess and identify vulnerable children, and children who need assistance to continue primary school education through alternative pathways and initiatives.

• Support SPO in managing the grants to be in align with donor and Tdh’s requirements. Collaborate closely with Tdh MEAL Officer to develop effective monitoring tools and information systems aligned with project design.

• Develop work plans and monitoring & evaluation plans to ensure quality project delivery, aligning with strategic project plans in collaboration with partner organizations.

• Assist Senior Project Officer in organizing capacity-building trainings and provide the-job training and technical support to ensure the quality of performance.

• Support to implement and maintain Community Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM), in close coordination with MEAL team to ensure the project remains responsive and accountable to the community it serves.

• Undertake the other additional tasks assigned by the Senior Project Officer for the project implementation and community empowerment.

Budget Management

• Prepare monthly expenditure forecast for trip planning, other project activities.

• Settle all advances according to procedures and submit to the Senior Project Officer for necessary checking, verification and approvals.

Administration and Human Resources

• In his/her professional activities, adhere to the values of Tdh: commitment, ambition, respect, and courage.

• Follow Tdh Policies and Procedures (HR regulations, Procurement Guideline, Logistics Guidelines, Finance and Administration Rules and Regulations) and memos provided by senior management.

• Follow necessary procedures for procurement and services, making sure they are raised on time according to project needs.

• In coordination with other staff members, prepare weekly vehicle movement plan and submit to Senior Project Officer, HR Manager and Logistic Officer.

• Coordinate with Logistics Manager for matters related to training and events as needs be and requested by Senior Project Officer in a timely manner.

External Communications and Reporting

• Prepare monthly progress reports and submit to Senior Project Officer.

• Ensure requests for meetings, training events and field trips are communicated to line supervisor and admin & logistics team in a timely manner.

• Support the management in the preparation of donor reports and annual reports.

Representation and networking

• Act as official Tdh-L representative to stakeholders for all matters concerning the project in the area of operation.

• Develop partnerships with project partners and other relevant stakeholders to set up and promote the project.

• Prepare and participate in meetings as necessary to improve communication and project implementation.

Programme Development

• Contribute to the development of the program results, key indicators, and advocacy strategy, work plans and annual budget, and ensure that work in the specific project is aligned with national program priorities and strategies.

• Assist the management in conceptualizing and/or refining on-site interventions in response to changing local needs and priorities and help document such interventions.

Values

• In his/her professional activities, adhere to the values of Tdh: commitment, ambition, respect, and courage.

Other Duties

• Undertake such additional tasks as required, especially when urgent action is required to respond to emergencies or requests from delegation level, or regional or HQ.

• Respect and implement this job description which may be amended by consent of the Country Director or Respective Programme Coordinator in order to reflect and correspond to future changes and development in the Tdh-L country programme.

Requirements:

• University degree (preferable experience in education and child protection sector).

• 3 years of professional working experiences in Education program and development or a relevant field.

• Sound knowledge and experience in alternative learning pathways and initiatives including Long Term Open Learning, ECCD (Early Learning), NFPE (Non-Formal Primary Education), EXCEL (Extended and Continuous Learning), etc.,

• Extensive data management experience /research/ survey experience.

• Experience in organizing and conducting training and meetings as per project requirements.

• Strong oral presentation, organizational and negotiation skills.

• Process and outcome-oriented individual who can work independently.

• Interpersonal skills, good team player, and good coordinator able to work in difficult and challenging circumstances.

• Experienced participating and assisting in report writing and providing inputs for quality reports.

• Being able to lead community mobilization, facilitation, and field-level coordination with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Experience and understanding of local context in Bago Region.

• Being able to go on supervision visits to the implementation sites together with the field staff.

Tdh General Code of Conduct and Ethical Policies :

• Commits to promoting and complying with the Global Code of Conduct, systematically reporting any violations of the Code through Tdh's formal reporting mechanisms and dealing with any violations of procedures and processes appropriately.

• Raises awareness of the Foundation of the risks of policy non-compliance, violence and abuse, and related rights, towards children, community members and our own employees.

• Undertakes to comply with key ethical policies and guidelines, including the Safeguarding Policy, the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy, the Conflict-of-Interest Policy and other policies related to the prevention of terrorist financing and criminal activities, as well as workplace behavior.

• Commits to putting values and principles into practice through exemplary behavior, in full compliance with the Code of Conduct, and always respecting established procedures and processes.

• Commits to developing a compliant and enlightened management culture within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we operate.

Tdh-L is an equal opportunities employer. Employees are recruited regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. Women, LGBTQI and People with disability are also encouraged to apply.

References:

Please note that all job offers will be subject to satisfactory references and checks (criminal record and anti-terrorism funding check). Terre des hommes will ask the Human Resources of previous organisations to provide references on any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment as well as fraud and corruption, during employment, or incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left employment.