The Request for Tender (RFT) AM-12558, issued by Tetra Tech International Development, invites qualified Australian Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to design and deliver Agricultural Short Courses under the Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) program. These courses aim to strengthen the technical and practical capabilities of individuals working in Papua New Guinea’s agricultural sector, aligning with national development priorities such as the Medium-Term Development Plan IV 2023-2027 and the Australia-PNG Development Partnership Plan 2024-2029. These agriculture focused Short Courses will result in the design and delivery of up to eight professional learning workshops and study tours between July 2025 and June 2027, targeting up to 30 participants per course.

The Short Courses are expected to address key thematic areas such as food security, value chain development, agribusiness, biosecurity, and sustainable farming practices. Each course must be tailored to the local context and incorporate experiential learning, workplace projects, and opportunities for people-to-people links between PNG and Australia. The curriculum should also integrate cross-cutting themes like gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), and climate change adaptation. Service Providers are encouraged to propose innovative delivery models, including blended or online formats, and to foster Communities of Practice and institutional linkages between PNG and Australian institutions.

Tenders will be evaluated based on technical merit (80%) and pricing (20%), with criteria including institutional capability, personnel expertise, design and delivery, innovation, and potential for institutional capacity building. The successful Service Provider will be responsible for all aspects of course design, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and must comply with DFAT policies and AAPNG guidelines. A milestone-based payment structure will be used, and all deliverables must meet specified quality and reporting standards.

The RFT outlines a comprehensive procurement process, including strict guidelines for submission, evaluation, and contract negotiation. Offers must be submitted electronically by 3 June 2025 and remain valid for 90 days. The selected Service Provider will enter into a Service Agreement with Tetra Tech International Development, with the contract expected to commence by 30 June 2025, subject to DFAT approval. This tender represents a significant opportunity to contribute to sustainable agricultural development and capacity building in Papua New Guinea through high-quality, inclusive education and training.

The Request for Tender (RFT) AM-12560, issued by Tetra Tech International Development, invites qualified Australian Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to design and deliver Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Short Courses under the Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) program. These courses aim to strengthen the capabilities of individuals and institutions across Papua New Guinea to embed inclusive practices in policy, service delivery, and leadership. The initiative aligns with national development priorities such as the Medium-Term Development Plan IV 2023-2027 and the Australia-PNG Development Partnership Plan 2024-2029. These GEDSI-focused Short Courses will result in the design and delivery of up to eight professional learning workshops and study tours between July 2025 and June 2027, targeting up to 30 participants per course.

The Short Courses are expected to address key thematic areas such as gender equality, women’s leadership, disability inclusion, inclusive policy and practice, gender-based violence (GBV) response, assistive technology logistics, inclusive human resources, and support for the hearing impaired. Each course must be tailored to the local context and incorporate experiential learning, workplace projects, and opportunities for people-to-people links between PNG and Australia. The curriculum should also integrate cross-cutting themes like GEDSI mainstreaming, climate change adaptation, and digital literacy. Service Providers are encouraged to propose innovative delivery models, including blended or online formats, and to foster Communities of Practice and institutional linkages between PNG and Australian institutions.

Tenders will be evaluated based on technical merit (80%) and pricing (20%), with criteria including institutional capability, personnel expertise, course design and delivery, innovation, and potential for institutional capacity building. The successful Service Provider will be responsible for all aspects of course design, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and must comply with DFAT policies and AAPNG guidelines. A milestone-based payment structure will be used, and all deliverables must meet specified quality and reporting standards. The contract is expected to commence by 30 June 2025, subject to DFAT approval.

The RFT outlines a comprehensive procurement process, including strict guidelines for submission, evaluation, and contract negotiation. Offers must be submitted electronically by 3 June 2025 and remain valid for 90 days. The selected Service Provider will enter into a Service Agreement with Tetra Tech International Development. This tender represents a significant opportunity to contribute to inclusive development and institutional transformation in Papua New Guinea through high-quality, targeted professional learning that supports national priorities and strengthens bilateral ties with Australia.

The Request for Tender (RFT) AM-12559, issued by Tetra Tech International Development, invites qualified Australian Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to design and deliver Public Policy Short Courses under the Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) program. These courses aim to strengthen the analytical, managerial, and technical capabilities of public servants in Papua New Guinea, aligning with national development priorities such as the Medium-Term Development Plan IV 2023–2027 and the Australia-PNG Development Partnership Plan 2024–2029. These public policy focused Short Courses will result in the design and delivery of up to eight professional learning workshops and study tours between July 2025 and June 2027, targeting up to 30 participants per course.

The Short Courses are expected to address key thematic areas such as governance reform, decentralisation, anti-corruption, policy development, program management, and digital transformation. Each course must be tailored to the local context and incorporate experiential learning, workplace projects, and opportunities for people-to-people links between PNG and Australia. The curriculum should also integrate cross-cutting themes like gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), and climate change adaptation. Service Providers are encouraged to propose innovative delivery models, including blended or online formats, and to foster Communities of Practice and institutional linkages between PNG and Australian institutions.

Tenders will be evaluated based on technical merit (80%) and pricing (20%), with criteria including institutional capability, personnel expertise, course design and delivery, innovation, and potential for institutional capacity building. The successful Service Provider will be responsible for all aspects of course design, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and must comply with DFAT policies and AAPNG guidelines. A milestone-based payment structure will be used, and all deliverables must meet specified quality and reporting standards.

The RFT outlines a comprehensive procurement process, including strict guidelines for submission, evaluation, and contract negotiation. Offers must be submitted electronically by 3 June 2025 and remain valid for 90 days. The selected Service Provider will enter into a Service Agreement with Tetra Tech International Development, with the contract expected to commence by 30 June 2025, subject to DFAT approval. This tender represents a significant opportunity to contribute to responsive governance and institutional strengthening in Papua New Guinea through high-quality, inclusive professional learning that supports national reform agendas and strengthens bilateral ties with Australia.

Tetra Tech International Development, through the Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) program, invites qualified Australian Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to submit tenders for the design and delivery of Sport Short Courses. These courses aim to build capacity in sports governance, inclusive program delivery, and strategic leadership, contributing to national development priorities outlined in the Papua New Guinea Medium-Term Development Plan IV 2023-2027 and the Australia-PNG Development Partnership Plan 2024-2029.

The Sport Short Courses will be delivered between July 2025 and June 2027 and will include up to eight professional learning workshops and study tours, each targeting up to 30 participants. These courses will strengthen the capabilities of coaches, administrators, and sports leaders to promote health, national identity, and social inclusion through sport. The initiative supports PNG’s efforts to leverage sport for youth engagement, gender equality, and improved health outcomes.

Thematic areas include sports diplomacy, sports management, sport science, and inclusive sports programs. Each course must be tailored to the PNG context and incorporate experiential learning, workplace projects, and opportunities for people-to-people links between PNG and Australia. Curricula should also integrate cross-cutting themes such as GEDSI mainstreaming, climate change adaptation, and digital literacy.

Service Providers are encouraged to propose innovative delivery models, including blended or online formats, and to foster Communities of Practice and institutional linkages between PNG and Australian institutions.

Tenders will be evaluated based on technical merit (80%) and pricing (20%), with criteria including institutional capability, personnel expertise, course design and delivery, innovation, and potential for institutional collaboration. The successful Service Provider will be responsible for all aspects of course design, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and must comply with DFAT policies and AAPNG guidelines. A milestone-based payment structure will be used, and all deliverables must meet specified quality and reporting standards. The contract is expected to commence by 30 June 2025, subject to DFAT approval.

Offers must be submitted electronically by 3 June 2025 and remain valid for 90 days. This tender represents a significant opportunity to contribute to inclusive development and institutional transformation in Papua New Guinea through high-quality, targeted professional learning that supports national priorities and strengthens bilateral ties with Australia.

Tetra Tech International Development, through the Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) program, invites qualified Australian Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to submit tenders for the design and delivery of Youth Short Courses. These courses aim to empower young people across Papua New Guinea with practical skills and leadership capabilities that support national development priorities, as outlined in the Medium-Term Development Plan IV 2023-2027 and the Australia-PNG Development Partnership Plan 2024-2029.

The Youth Short Courses will be delivered between July 2025 and June 2027 and will include up to eight professional learning workshops and study tours, each targeting up to 30 participants. These courses are designed to enhance employability, foster innovation, and promote civic engagement among PNG’s youth.

Thematic areas include project management, decision-making, financial literacy, ICT, entrepreneurship, and monitoring and evaluation. Each course must be tailored to the PNG context and incorporate experiential learning, workplace projects, and opportunities for people-to-people links between PNG and Australia. Curricula should also integrate cross-cutting themes such as GEDSI mainstreaming, climate change adaptation, and digital literacy.

Service Providers are encouraged to propose innovative delivery models, including blended or online formats, and to foster Communities of Practice and institutional linkages between PNG and Australian institutions. The courses should also support institutional capacity building and explore opportunities for recognition under the National Microcredentials Framework.

Tenders will be evaluated based on technical merit (80%) and pricing (20%), with criteria including institutional capability, personnel expertise, course design and delivery, innovation, and potential for institutional collaboration. The successful Service Provider will be responsible for all aspects of course design, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and must comply with DFAT policies and AAPNG guidelines. A milestone-based payment structure will be used, and all deliverables must meet specified quality and reporting standards. The contract is expected to commence by 30 June 2025, subject to DFAT approval.

Offers must be submitted electronically by 3 June 2025 and remain valid for 90 days. This tender represents a significant opportunity to contribute to inclusive development and youth empowerment in Papua New Guinea through high-quality, targeted professional learning that supports national priorities and strengthens bilateral ties with Australia.

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Long Term Role - commencing early 2025 (3-year contract, with potential 2-year extension)
• Based in Suva, Fiji
• Integrating and coordinating cross cutting priorities including GEDSI, safeguarding, climate change and disaster resilience and Indigenous participation and engagement
• Open to all applicants. 

Program Overview: 

FPSP, also referred to as the ‘Platform’, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment, will contribute to the delivery of Fiji’s national development priorities, in line with the Australia’s International Development Policy, the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership and the Development Partnership Plan.  

The Platform will deliver key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities will identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs. 

The Platform has three functional Outcomes:  

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality, disability-inclusive development, and climate and disaster resilience, in its systems and practices. This includes in how it undertakes sector programming and its engagement with selected Government of Fiji (GoF) agencies
3. The Platform administers timely and efficient programming that is: value for money; maximises use of local supply chains; and supports good governance, and public diplomacy, effective decision making and risk management. 

Position Summary:

The Cross Cutting Priorities (CCP) Hub is responsible for providing specialist GEDSI support across program teams to strengthen program performance in addressing gender equality and disability inclusion; for supporting GEDSI officers in partner Government of (GoF) agencies and administering a flexible fund for the provision of technical assistance to GoF agencies. The Hub will also be responsible for managing and implementing safeguarding, identifying and addressing climate risks, providing disaster resilience advice, as well as facilitating participation of First Nations Australians and indigenous-to-indigenous engagement. The Hub will support the achievement of End of Platform Outcome (EOPO) 2 by integrating and coordinating cross cutting priorities throughout the portfolio and across the program management cycle. 

The Lead is responsible for the effective delivery and performance of the Hub. They will drive meaningful cross-cutting approaches across the Platform-managed investments. The Lead will work in close collaboration with Abt partners Talanoa Consulting, Clear Horizons and Ninti One; and oversee Hub priorities including the development of GEDSI Strategy and Action Plan, the Climate and Disaster Resilience Strategy, Risk and Safeguarding Management Plan and the First Nations Engagement Framework and Implementation Plan.   

The Lead plays a crucial role in linking and integrating GEDSI, safeguarding, climate and disaster resilience, locally led development (LLD) and indigenous engagement strategies across sector programs. 

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP) 

• Seeking two qualified Infrastructure Senior Project Managers (SPM); one SPM to work on education infrastructure projects, and one SPM to work on health infrastructure projects, including the CWM Hospital redevelopment work
• Long term personnel – commencing January 2025 – 30 June 2027 with possible extension
• Open to Fijian and International applicants  
• Suva, Fiji with travel to Divisions 

FPSP Overview: 

The Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP, or the ‘Platform’) is a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment that will contribute to the delivery of Fiji’s national development priorities, in line with the Australia’s International Development Policy, the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership and the Development Partnership Plan. 

The Platform will deliver key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities will identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs. 

The Platform has three functional Outcomes: 

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments. 
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality and disability-inclusive development, and climate and disaster resilience, in its systems and practices. This includes in how it undertakes sector programming and its engagement with selected Government of Fiji agencies. 
3. The Platform administers timely and efficient programming that is: value for money; maximises use of local supply chains; and supports good governance and public diplomacy, effective decision making and risk management. 

The Platform implements over fifty percent of Australia’s bilateral development support to Fiji across a range of sector programs in education, health, Australia Awards, disaster response, cyclone recovery, social infrastructure and technical assistance to improve public sector governance in Fiji.   

The Platform integrates cross-cutting themes, including gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), climate and disaster resilience, across sectoral programs. In particular, the Platform seeks to strengthen program outcomes by better addressing the needs of targeted beneficiaries including those who are often marginalised. 

Infrastructure Programs Overview:

The Australian Government is currently delivering three social infrastructure programs (Infrastructure Programs) in Fiji: 

• The Cyclone Recovery Program will deliver infrastructure upgrades at Taveuni and Kadavu hospitals. The program will conclude 31 December 2025. 
• The Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital Redevelopment Master Plan will deliver a comprehensive masterplan for a new national referral hospital. 
• Fiji Social Infrastructure Program (FSIP) will support upgrades to school infrastructure, commencing with priority schools identified through an audit of Suva-Nausori school infrastructure; and provide technical assistance to the Ministries of Education and Health to uplift their systems, process and capacity for maintenance and upgrades over the medium term. 

The Social Infrastructure team will also manage the Platform’s Infrastructure flexible fund. These programs will be delivered through the Platform, and compliment other infrastructure investments that are delivered through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP).