The Request for Tender (RFT) AM12004 is issued by Tetra Tech International Development for the design and delivery of a Certificate of Achievement in International Relations short course under the Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) program. This course aims to enhance understanding of the historical and contemporary relationship between Papua New Guinea and Australia, targeting high-performing Australia Awards scholars and Australian students with an interest in the Pacific.

Course Details:

• Duration: 5-7 days, proposed delivery in July 2025.
• Location: Preferably Canberra, with possible site visits to Sydney.
• Participants: Up to 30, including both Papua New Guinean and Australian students.
• Certification: Certificate of Achievement in International Relations, with potential credit alignment to the Australian Government National Microcredentials Framework.

KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Lead
Sector: Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion
Position Type: Full-time
Duration/Level of Effort: Long-term
Position Location: Manila, Philippines

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Social Protection, Inclusion and Gender equality (SPRING) program is Australia’s flagship investment of support to the Philippine Government on Social Protection, Gender Equality, Disability, Social Inclusion and Indigenous Inclusion. It is an AUD 40 million investment over 5 years that will support the joint Development Partnership Plan (DPP 2024-2029) between the Government of Australia and the Philippine Government. The investment will be the DFAT’s primary avenue in the Philippines for supporting poverty reduction and bilateral funding on gender equality and social inclusion at the national level and with some select Local Government Units (LGUs). SPRING will support efforts under Australia’s new International Development Policy and DFAT’s forthcoming new strategies on gender equality, disability equity and rights, and translate these into implementation in the Philippines.   

SPRING will contribute to the goal that the social and economic transformation in the Philippines reduces poverty and provides equal opportunities to all Filipinos in line with the Philippines Development Plan.

The objective of SPRING is that Australia works in partnership with the Philippine Government to improve systems and structures that reduce poverty and inequality and advance gender equality and the rights of people with disabilities. 

SPRING has four mutually reinforcing End of Program Outcomes (EOPOs): 

1. Philippine Government social protection plans, policies and programs increasingly close gaps in the social protection floor.
2. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and select LGU systems increasingly deliver quality social protection that is inclusive, gender and shock responsive, and climate sensitive. 
3. The Philippine Government increasingly invests in gender responsive policies, plans, programs and systems.
4. The Philippine Government improves data, systems and targeting to enable people with disability and Indigenous Peoples improved access to targeted services.