APEP is establishing a technical services panel for its work under EOPO 4- Fostering Inclusive Growth and Expanded Livelihoods. Organisations interested in being part of the panel and with experience in one or more of the following categories of services are encouraged to submit an expression of interest:
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The opportunity
APEP is seeking technical assistance from an organisation with good knowledge of fresh produce production and a background in agriculture training and curriculum development. The successful respondent will work with the Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA) to understand the technical capacity of its extension programs, extension workers and its relationships with research and learning institutions. The study is expected to identify strengths and weakness in technical capacity of extension programs and workers and match them with training and learning opportunities available in the country. The study is seeking to streamline the activities of key partners from the supply side of the fresh produce sector and improve efforts to achieve consistency in production and supply fresh produce crop products to formal markets in PNG.
The study will involve up to 90 days of consultancy work in-country over the months of June to September 2025. It requires close consultation with FPDA as the lead government agency in the fresh produce sector and will extend to other private extension entities.
* This opportunity is a revised release of an opportunity previously advertised. The revised release invites responses from organisations registered in Papua New Guinea in addition to organisations registered outside of Papua New Guinea.
Those interested in participating in this approach can request the RFQ documentation from png.tenders@amspng.org or can access the documents online from https://www.abtglobal.com/doing-business-with-abt/solicitations
All Enquiries should be made to: PNG Tenders png.tenders@amspng.org
APEP is seeking technical assistance from an organisation to consult key stakeholders to complete a comprehensive assessment of fresh produce supply chains and support systems.
The study is expected to involve up to 100 days of consultancy work in-country and spread over the months of June to August 2025. It will require travel to fresh produce growing sites in the Highlands (WHP, Jiwaka, Simbu, EHP) and Lowlands (Lae, Port Moresby and Kimbe) where enterprising commercial growers and aggregators are based. Data collection will also be required in Lae, Port Moresby, Ok Tedi, Lihir and Kutubu where most formal fresh produce markets exist.
* This opportunity is a revised release of an opportunity previously advertised. The revised release invites responses from organisations registered in Papua New Guinea in addition to organisations registered outside of Papua New Guinea.
Those interested in participating in this approach can request the RFQ documentation from png.tenders@amspng.org or can access the documents online from https://www.abtglobal.com/doing-business-with-abt/solicitations
All Enquiries should be made to: PNG Tenders png.tenders@amspng.org
Location: Canberra, ACT (preferred), other locations in Australia considered, with some international travel required
People living with disabilities often encounter substantial barriers which can hinder them from having full and meaningful participation in society. Such obstacles can make those living with disabilities more vulnerable to all forms of exploitation, violence, abuse and exclusion.
Despite the magnitude of the problem and the critical need for improved understanding and responses, the current research and action surrounding the nexus of disability and trafficking in persons remains limited. The recent study conducted by the Australian government-funded ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking program (ASEAN-ACT), has identified significant gaps – whether in laws, policy, and practices including in victim support and data – which will require all stakeholders to work together towards the full and meaningful participation and inclusion of persons with disability in countering trafficking in persons.
ASEAN-ACT seeks to provide small grants for selected Organisations of Persons with Disability (OPDs) and/or relevant Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam building on the success of similar initiatives in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. The grant intends to foster changes in policy and practices towards counter-trafficking responses, ensuring they are more inclusive of and sensitive to the needs of persons with disabilities.
Australia Awards Fellowships Manager – AAGSM PSU
Grants Officer, Australia Awards Fellowships – AAGSM PSU
Overview on Investing in Women:
Investing in Women: Women in Inclusive Sustainable Economic Recovery (IW) is a multi-country Australian Government initiative in Southeast Asia that seeks to accelerate women’s economic empowerment through increased and equitable opportunities in the private sector, contributing to inclusive, sustainable economic recovery and growth in targeted countries. Our objective is to support women to thrive in the workplace and succeed in business.
Building on the results, partnerships and lessons established under the first seven years of the program, IW’s new phase will extend and deepen Australia’s contribution to advancing gender equality in Southeast Asia through influencing and growing an ecosystem of policymakers, business leaders, capital providers and women’s economic empowerment actors.
Positioning women at the centre of economic resilience and accelerating their economic empowerment is critical to achieving a wide range of sustainable development objectives in Southeast Asia. As the region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, gender-sensitive economic recovery strategies will be critical to prevent further deterioration in women’s economic empowerment indicators as seen during COVID-19. Focus on an inclusive recovery seeks to harness the productivity, skills, capacity, talent, innovation, and leadership that women offer, and realise the benefits of women’s economic empowerment for themselves, their families, and their communities.
IW continues the ambitious agenda of advancing women’s economic empowerment through:
Workplace Gender Equality (WGE) – We support Business Coalitions that work with influential businesses on shifting workplace cultures, practices, and policy barriers to achieve workplace gender equality, with member companies together employing more than one million people;
Enabling Policy Reforms – We support locally identified reform agendas that promote women’s workforce participation, generate support for the business case for WGE, and build the case for the value and importance of the care economy to business, the economy and women’s economic empowerment;
Campaigns and Communities of Practice – We support locally driven campaigns in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam that highlight positive examples of gender equality to strengthen public support for women’s economic participation. Through fostering a community of gender equality advocates, IW will continuously build evidence that supports the broader adoption of progressive attitudes and behaviours; and
Gender Lens Investing – We work to increase investment in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that disproportionately benefit women in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. We do so by increasing capital providers’ demand for Gender Lens Investing strategies and products, catalysing the supply of financial instruments available to small businesses owned or led by women, and investing in the growth of SMEs that support women through a ‘fund of funds’ strategy.
In collaboration with corporations and business leaders, policymakers and implementers, capital providers, entrepreneurs, and advocates, we are working with those who are driving change for women's economic equality in our region.
Investing in Women supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda and the leveraging of private sector investments to achieve the Goals. The SDGs recognise that gender equality is not only an essential human right, but a necessary foundation for peaceful, prosperous and sustainable societies.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has contracted Abt Associates Australia to implement Investing in Women. Abt Associates Australia is a mission-driven, global leader in research, evaluation and implementing programs in health, social and environmental policy and international development.
Investing in Women’s new phase is anticipated to be up to AUD 80 million in value, initially for four years (from January 2023 to June 2027), with an option to extend for a further six years. Initial countries of focus will be at least Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, with some activities engaging at a regional level. Further information about Investing in Women can be found on the website: www.investinginwomen.asia.
Tetra Tech International Development Pty Ltd (Tetra Tech International Development) as the managing contractor of the Aus4Skills Program on behalf of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Vietnam, is seeking proposals from service providers to design and deliver a Knowledge Exchange to Australia on Public Sector Reform (the “Activity”) for up to 20 senior leaders from the Foundational Partners of the Vietnam Australia Centre. The Activity will facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practice and the enhancement of skills and development of strategies between Australia and Vietnam on key topics related to public sector reform which are of relevance to Vietnam’s current reform process, and provide an opportunity for Vietnam and Australia to strengthen institutional links.
A detailed description of the Activity is included in Part B, Scope of Services.
To submit a proposal to design and deliver the Activity the lead business must be an Australian non-governmental organisation, consulting firm, training organisation or tertiary institution.
It is intended that a single organisation (either alone or as the lead of a consortium) be contracted to design and deliver the Activity.
All communications regarding this RFT should be directed to: procurement@aus4skills.org
