Project Manager – Nutrition

About the role

Save the Children International, in partnership with UNICEF, is seeking a Project Manager – Nutrition to lead a multi‑year Wasting Prevention and Treatment Programme in Lao PDR. Based in Vientiane, the role will oversee programme implementation across 11 high‑burden provinces, ensuring alignment with UNICEF agreements, national policies and SCI standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead overall programme implementation, ensuring compliance with UNICEF, Ministry of Health and national guidelines.
• Set up and manage the PRIME system, supervise project staff and coordinate with technical, MERL, operations and finance teams.
• Strengthen coordination and partnerships with the Ministry of Health at national, provincial and district levels, as well as with UNICEF and other stakeholders.
• Develop detailed action plans, oversee delivery of community and facility‑based nutrition activities, and ensure high‑quality monitoring and reporting.
• Promote adaptive management through performance tracking, data use and documentation of lessons learned.
• Respond to major humanitarian emergencies, adapting working hours and responsibilities as needed.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading nutrition programmes in low‑resource settings.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with government ministries, UN agencies and implementing partners.
• Experience supervising multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong capacity to develop action plans, monitor performance and produce timely reports.
• Willingness to work flexibly during emergencies.

Required skills

• PRIME system (SCI)
• DHIS2 data management

What we offer

• Opportunity to make a measurable impact on maternal and child nutrition.
• Collaboration with leading international organisations.
• Professional development in a dynamic humanitarian environment.