Location: Ideally Brisbane, but flexible for anywhere in Australia | Full-time |2 year fixed term contract
Must have valid work rights in Australia

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Tetra Tech International Development is a leading development consulting firm working with government, businesses, and NGOs to solve complex development challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. For more information please visit our website 

The Opportunity:

The Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC), based in Brisbane, is a cornerstone of Australia’s rapid and coordinated humanitarian action across the Indo-Pacific. As the Partnerships and Performance Lead, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping how the HLC collaborates, learns, and delivers impact.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for cross-cutting priorities, such as Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), localisation, greening, innovation, and Indigenous engagement, while also overseeing strategic partnerships, performance systems, and communications. Your work will ensure that HLC’s operations are inclusive, evidence-driven, and aligned with Australia’s development priorities.

This is a unique opportunity to drive systems-level change and foster partnerships that ensure humanitarian supplies reach the right people, in the right way, at the right time.

The Program: Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC)

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC) facilitates the timely, effective, and flexible delivery of the Australian Government’s humanitarian assistance and emergency relief program around the world, providing high quality, multifaceted, flexible and responsive project management and humanitarian supply chain solutions in support of Australia’s Humanitarian Emergency Relief activities.

The goal of HLC is to facilitate humanitarian action that saves lives, alleviates suffering, and enhances human dignity during and in the aftermath of conflict, disasters, and other humanitarian crises. The HLC warehouse in Brisbane maintains the largest stockpile of prepositioned humanitarian emergency relief supplies within the Southern Hemisphere, with the capacity to respond to three simultaneous crises and can support at least 11,000 families – or 50,000 people.

The HLC maintains core capabilities to perform critical tasks across six functional areas: Logistics Planning and Coordination; Procurement; Warehousing; Shipping and Transport; Deployment Support and Technical Assistance and Program Management and integrates cross-cutting, thematic priorities of Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Greening, Localisation, Innovation, Partnerships and Indigenous engagement into all operations and activities

Tetra Tech International Development, as the Implementing Contractor for the HLC, will work closely with DFAT, other Commonwealth response capabilities, international organisations and humanitarian partners to implement HLC operations and activities across all aspects of program management and delivery.

Your role:

• Lead a team of functional specialists, across the areas of partnerships, GEDSI, MERL and Communications and Public Diplomacy throughout the program’s delivery.
• Manage and oversee the integration of cross-cutting themes and priorities into all the HLC operations and responses.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships across the Indo-Pacific to enhance the last mile delivery and visibility.
• Supervise the development of monitoring systems, research and information systems.
• Champion the HLC’s communication and public diplomacy strategy
• Collaborate with DFAT, humanitarian partners and local actors to align efforts and amplify impact.

About You

• You are a strategic leader with deep experience in humanitarian or international development programming. Your previous technical experience might be in MERL, GEDSI, Localisation or Communications. You thrive in complex environments and are skilled at building inclusive systems that drive real impact. You bring a collaborative spirit, a sharp analytical mind, and a commitment to learning and innovation.

You will possess:

• Demonstrated senior experience in managing or work on humanitarian or development programs.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and build a culture of high performance
• Strong understanding and expertise in cross-cutting themes e.g. GEDSI, localisation and innvoation.
• Advanced project and resource management skills, including planning and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and implement effective strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• High levels of personal initiative, resilience, and the ability to work effectively in challenging environments.
• High degree of cultural and political sensitivity, with the ability to navigate diverse contexts.

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Have questions or want to know more about the role, please contact:

Katie Wilde

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Email: idev.hrservices@tetratech.com

Telephone: +61 3 9290 7060

How to Apply

Your Role:

• Lead the BEQUAL Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team in Vientiane and other regions, and manage short-term research and evaluation contracts.
• Oversee the effective implementation of BEQUAL’s MEL system and Results Framework, ensuring they meet DFAT standards and the needs of BEQUAL and its partners.
• Lead the Inclusive Teaching and Learning Study, which is a mixed-method evaluation for BEQUAL 2.
• Prepare and ensure the quality of all Program reports, including digital dashboards and presentations, in collaboration with management and program staff.
• Assist BEQUAL and DFAT team members in developing and using monitoring methods and tools.
• Help the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) create effective MEL tools and data collection strategies.
• Support targeted research and analysis based on new priorities and preparations for a possible Phase 3.

About You:

You have a strong ability to design and direct inputs across a diverse program team, ensuring that MEL information is collected consistently and compiled coherently to reflect all BEQUAL activities. You work well as a senior member of the team and always focus on delivering results on time. You are an effective communicator who actively listens and engages with a diverse range of people and cultures.

You will possess:

• Extensive experience of establishing, implementing and improving MEL systems for large and complex international development programs, preferably in the education sector.
• Demonstrated capability to facilitate learning and feedback loops between delivery and strategy teams.
• Demonstrated ability to integrated GEDSI (including DFAT’s GEDSI expectations) into MEL tools and systems, activity designs, learning workshops, data analysis, and reporting.
• Extensive experience in research, survey design, data collection methods, and conducting advanced quantitative and qualitative data analysis for international development programs.
• Experience managing DFAT programs is desirable.

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How to Apply

Click the "Apply for job" button on the Tetra Tech International Development website.

Applications will only be accepted via the Tetra Tech International Development Website. Emailed applications will be disregard.

Your completed application will include:

• Resume
• Cover letter (not exceeding two pages), outlining your suitability for the position by demonstrating how your qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes align with the selection criteria.

Applications for this position close midnight, AEST Sunday 22 June 2025