Program Background

Pacific Australia Skills is a significant Australian investment which stands to make a major contribution to supporting social and economic growth in the region through strengthening the skills and training sector across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Pacific Australia Skills builds on the achievements of 17 years of Australian Government support for skills and training in the Pacific. 

About DT Global

DT Global is shaping a future where sustainable development and innovation empower individuals, communities, and nations. We work in partnership with local stakeholders to foster inclusive prosperity, social equity, and environmental stewardship. Our global team of 2,500 staff and experts work in over 90 countries to solve complex problems in the peacebuilding, governance, economic development, environment, and human development sectors. With a track record of technical excellence and more than 60 years of international development experience and relationships, we deliver innovative solutions that transform lives.

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Background

The Pacific Australia Skills Technical Skills Panel (TSP) requires administrative systems, comprehensive data management, and operational coordination support to effectively mobilize diverse training providers and consultants across 9 Pacific countries and Timor-Leste. The TSP comprises Pacific and Timor-Leste training providers, Australian RTOs including First Nations providers, specialised non-registered providers, and consultants, generating significant administrative, compliance tracking, registration support, documentation, and logistical coordination requirements.

The TSP Capacity Development Coordinator is a core support role within the TSP Team and is responsible for coordinating the operational delivery of onboarding, induction, provider support and capacity development activities across the Technical Skills Panel (TSP). The role ensures that training provider strengthening activities are well organised, tracked, documented and delivered in a timely and practical way, with particular attention to Provisional Members and other providers requiring structured onboarding or follow-up support.

The Role

The objectives of this role include coordinating and supporting the implementation of onboarding, induction and provider capacity development activities so that TSP members receive timely, practical and well-documented support to meet Pacific Australia Skills requirements and strengthen their readiness to deliver quality services.

The role supports onboarding and induction, coordination of Onboarding Plans for Provisional Members, organisation of provider learning activities, follow-up on agreed actions, maintenance of provider support records, and logistical and administrative support for workshops, communities of practice and related reporting. The role supports providers in meeting National Quality Assurance Agencies registration and program accreditation requirements and contributes to cross-cutting priorities by helping ensure provider-facing support activities incorporate, inclusion, locally led development, climate resilience, safeguarding and culturally appropriate practice.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Onboarding coordination: Coordinate onboarding and induction processes for new TSP members, including scheduling sessions, preparing materials, maintaining checklists and following up completion of required steps. 
• Provisional Member support: Support the development, administration and tracking of Onboarding Plans for Provisional Members, including maintaining action trackers, scheduling check-ins and following up outstanding actions with providers and internal teams. 
• Provider liaison: Act as a day-to-day point of contact for providers on onboarding and capacity development matters, responding to routine queries and escalating issues where required. 
• Capacity development activity coordination: Organise and support delivery of provider strengthening activities such as workshops, coaching sessions, peer learning forums, communities of practice, staff exchanges and technical support activities. 
• Documentation and record keeping: Maintain accurate provider records, onboarding documentation, attendance lists, progress trackers, meeting notes and related documentation for capacity development activities. 
• Scheduling and logistics: Coordinate calendars, invitations, agendas, participant communication, logistics and follow-up actions for onboarding events, workshops and learning activities.

About You

Essential Experience and Knowledge 

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience and training, and familiarity with the requirements of National Quality Assurance Agencies in the Pacific and Australia 
• Demonstrated experience in coordination, administration or program support roles, preferably in education, skills, TVET, development or capacity development settings. 
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage schedules, documentation, trackers and multiple follow-up actions across teams, with attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records and documentation. 
• Experience supporting workshops, training, onboarding processes or stakeholder engagement activities. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including note taking, and liaising with diverse stakeholders. 
• Ability to build positive working relationships with providers and internal teams across multiple contexts. 
• Working understanding of inclusion, safeguarding and culturally appropriate engagement in program delivery is desirable. 
• Cultural Sensitivity: Cultural sensitivity and professional approach suitable for working across Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste. 
• Understanding of and commitment to Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Child Protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), prevention of human trafficking, environmental protection, anti-corruption and other DFAT safeguarding policies. 
• DT Global strongly encourages applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds including first nations, diverse SOGIESC and people with disabilities.

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HOW TO APPLY
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Please submit
1) Your CV
2) A cover letter addressing the selection criteria

  
APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 11:59pm Fiji Time, Wednesday 05 August 2026. 
  
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. All applications will be reviewed on a 'rolling basis'. Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

People with lived experience of the regions in which DT Global operates are strongly encouraged to apply.  DT Global welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC), and people with disabilities.

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