Project Officer - Southeast Asia

About this position

Recruitment Timeframe:  Position will be advertised until the end of November.  Applications will be reviewed on an as rec’d basis, and interviews may be held prior to the application close date.

Special Instructions:  To apply, send your CV and a cover letter on why you are qualified for this position and why you are interested. If you are selected to move forward to the next hiring round, you will receive additional information on the position and next steps. 

Contract modality:  Employment contract based in Ottawa (preference);  Independent service contract may be considered if based outside Canada.

Salary Range: $65,000 - $72,000 CAD dependent upon experience, with potential adjustments for remote positions. Very generous health and wellbeing benefits package.

Position Mission and Required Experience: 

The Project Officer plays a key supporting role in the project’s overall planning, coordination, management, accountability and compliance. This position is tied to a two-year project supporting the resilience of communities in Southeast Asia, with strong youth and inclusion components. The successful PO candidate must be fluently bilingual in Burmese and English.

The successful candidate must demonstrate a proven project coordination and implementation track record, preferably in Southeast Asia. The preferred candidate will have strong knowledge of, and experience delivering against complex compliance requirements, including key tasks linked to contracting (including vetting and due diligence), subgrants, expense reports and payments, partner reporting, event organization and travel. The candidate will also have significant knowledge of best practices related to operational and digital security, as well as online information management, or a demonstrated interest in acquiring this expertise. Experience developing and using online trackers for task management and delivery is a definite asset.

Key Skill Sets:

• Excellent people skills 
• An affinity for paperwork with meticulous attention to detail
• An interest in, and respect for, compliance regulations 
• Impressive organizational capacity and proven workplanning skills
• Outstanding and proactive problem-solving skills
• Superlative communication skills
• Competent multi-tasking, with strong prioritization skills
• Good numeracy and affinities for data

Minimum Experience: Mid-level experience, however entry level might be considered depending on candidate profile.

About the SecDev Foundation

The SecDev Foundation works globally to promote digital safety, peacebuilding and resilience amongst vulnerable individuals and communities globally.. Alongside local partners in 20+ countries across Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa and Asia, we deliver tailored programs that strengthen local capabilities to combat digital harms, enhance civil society resilience and impacts, prevent and respond to Online Gender Based Violence and nurture the Next Gen of youth leaders. Our local teams also deliver emergency digital response and preventative digital safety training, including on mis- and disinformation. Our programmes prioritize efforts to reach the most at-risk,  and, in contexts of conflict, to lay seeds for future healing.