Catalyste+
51 - 200 employees
Founded 1967
🤝 Non-profit
💼 Consulting
🌍 Social Impact
Non-profit • Consulting • Social Impact
Catalyste+ is a Canadian economic development organization that has partnered with businesses, governments and community organizations since 1967 to connect Canadian expertise with partners in emerging countries and Indigenous communities in Canada. Through short-term mentorship and advisory assignments delivered by volunteer advisors with extensive industry experience, Catalyste+ builds local skills and capacity to support inclusive, sustainable economic growth and stronger communities. The organization measures impact across thousands of assignments and direct beneficiaries and offers programs focused on public and private sector capacity development, reconciliation in Northern Canada, and international development.
Project Officer
Job not on LinkedIn
🕒 October 16
🇱🇦 Laos – Remote
⏳ Contract/Temporary
🟢 Junior
🟡 Mid-level
✨ Project Officer
🚫👨🎓 No degree required
👻 Ghost score 12%
Where this job comes from
Posted on Catalyste+'s careers page, not through a job board
First seen by Remote Rocketship October 16
Catalyste+
51 - 200 employees
Founded 1967
🤝 Non-profit
💼 Consulting
🌍 Social Impact
Non-profit • Consulting • Social Impact
Catalyste+ is a Canadian economic development organization that has partnered with businesses, governments and community organizations since 1967 to connect Canadian expertise with partners in emerging countries and Indigenous communities in Canada. Through short-term mentorship and advisory assignments delivered by volunteer advisors with extensive industry experience, Catalyste+ builds local skills and capacity to support inclusive, sustainable economic growth and stronger communities. The organization measures impact across thousands of assignments and direct beneficiaries and offers programs focused on public and private sector capacity development, reconciliation in Northern Canada, and international development.
📋 Description
• Support the Country Representative in fulfilling Catalyste+’s mission of strengthening economic and social well-being in Lao PDR • Develop and maintain effective relationships with partners, stakeholders, Catalyste+ Advisors and Catalyste+ staff • Provide overall programmatic and logistical support to design and implement activities in selected sectors • Advance Catalyste+’s gender equality and women’s economic empowerment objectives • Participate in stakeholder consultations and support development of GE/WEE and sector strategies • Support partnership development, assignment design and applications • Recruit and deploy appropriately skilled Catalyste+ Advisors with the Volunteer Services team • Support Advisors in carrying out work plans aligned with GE/WEE objectives and Catalyste+ guidelines • Collect content and develop communications and marketing materials • Represent Catalyste+ at relevant meetings and events when needed • Contribute to annual work plans and donor reports • Manage logistics for Advisors’ arrival, placement, departure, travel, accommodation, food and transport • Arrange meetings between Advisors and partners • Provide translation and interpretation • Assist with Advisor orientation and monitor progress of their work • File, manage and organize Lao PDR-related documents • Adhere to policies related to security, emergency preparedness, conduct, conflicts of interest, misconduct and harassment • Support process and customer-experience standardization • Assist with accounting, budget management and financial reports • Support gender-based analysis in project design, implementation and learning • Collect and share quality data with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team • Develop evidence-based suggestions to improve long-term results
🎯 Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, international development, or another related field is desirable • Willing to work in a development organization with international colleagues • Deep understanding of international development issues, notably GE/WEE, the environment and climate change, private sector development, value chains and governance; hands-on experience with these issues preferred • Collaborative team spirit, good attitude and excellent customer service • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Fluency in English, with an excellent command and working proficiency of both the spoken and written language, including the ability to prepare reports and other documents • Good computer proficiency and skilled at using word processors, spreadsheets, etc. • Cultural sensitivity and ability to deal with sensitive issues in a diplomatic fashion • Ready to learn, adapt and grow within the Catalyste+ work environment in Lao PDR • Extensive experience (two or more years) of working with volunteers and volunteer organizations would be an asset
🏖️ Benefits
• Equal-opportunity employer • Accommodations available upon request for candidates in all aspects of the selection process
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