The Australia Pacific Leaders Program (APLP) is an Australian Government initiative that seeks to empower current and emerging Pacific leaders to deliver outcomes in their communities, strengthen their skills and build relationships with Australian agencies and institutions. 

Activities include study tours, high-level visits, professional development and support for locally led projects, including assistance to deliver community-level initiatives.

APLP aims to:

• empower leaders to deliver practical outcomes in their communities
• build stronger, long-term relationships between Pacific leaders and Australia
• strengthen leadership capability across the Pacific. 

About the Program Support Unit (PSU)

The Program Support Unit (PSU) supports DFAT to deliver the program. Abt Global is contracted to deliver the PSU. 

The PSU provides the practical support needed to deliver activities including planning, logistics, procurement and coordination. This includes supporting DFAT-led study tours and visits to Australia, coordinating training and events and supporting the delivery of grants and other program activities.

The PSU works closely with DFAT in Canberra and Posts across the Pacific to ensure activities are delivered to a high standard.

About the Opportunity

Abt are seeking to engage a MEL and Communications Officer to support data collection and analysis across activities, capture insights from delivery, and translate these into short reports, case studies and communications content.

Job Brief
⦁ Full time to be based in Port Moresby, PNG. ⦁ Locally based role.

The Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) is a new permanent visa program delivered by the Australian Government.

Under PEV, up to 3,000 visas will be allocated to Pacific islanders annually by a ballot process across participating countries. Applicants selected in the ballot will be able to apply for permanent residence in Australia.

​PEV aims to increase permanent migration from the Pacific and Timor-Leste, growing the diaspora in Australia, strengthening people-to-people links, and encouraging greater cultural, business and educational exchange.

​DFAT has appointed a consortium led by Icon Agency (the Icon Consortium) to deliver the Pacific Engagement Visa offshore support services. Consortium partner Island Spirit is responsible for in-country services, supporting PEV clients in each participating country through the ballot, visa and pre-departure stages.

The Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) is a new permanent visa program delivered by the Australian Government.

Under PEV, up to 3,000 visas will be allocated to Pacific islanders annually by a ballot process across participating countries. Applicants selected in the ballot will be able to apply for permanent residence in Australia.

​PEV aims to increase permanent migration from the Pacific and Timor-Leste, growing the diaspora in Australia, strengthening people-to-people links, and encouraging greater cultural, business and educational exchange.

​DFAT has appointed a consortium led by Icon Agency (the Icon Consortium) to deliver the Pacific Engagement Visa offshore support services. Consortium partner Island Spirit is responsible for in-country services, supporting PEV clients in each participating country through the ballot, visa and pre-departure stages.

The Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) is a new permanent visa program delivered by the Australian Government.

Under PEV, up to 3,000 visas will be allocated to Pacific islanders annually by a ballot process across participating countries. Applicants selected in the ballot will be able to apply for permanent residence in Australia.

​PEV aims to increase permanent migration from the Pacific and Timor-Leste, growing the diaspora in Australia, strengthening people-to-people links, and encouraging greater cultural, business and educational exchange.

​DFAT has appointed a consortium led by Icon Agency (the Icon Consortium) to deliver the Pacific Engagement Visa offshore support services. Consortium partner Island Spirit is responsible for in-country services, supporting PEV clients in each participating country through the ballot, visa and pre-departure stages.

• Long Term Personnel – 12 month contract  
• Please apply online by submitting a cover letter addressing how you meet the selection criteria of this role and up-to-date comprehensive CV.
• Reserved for Fiji Nationals only
• Based in Suva, Fiji
• Government of Fiji Civil Service Pay Scale Band G Step 7

The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) Facility supports ASEAN Member States to maximise benefits from the upgraded ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement. Under the operation of the RT4D, the Trade and Gender Equality Incubator (TGEI) with funding support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) pilots ideas and methods, drawing on promising practice to advance gender equality in trade-related policy, technical cooperation, and development programming.

The opportunity

The RT4D Facility seeks a consultancy firm with presence in Jakarta, Indonesia (the Consultant) to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed ASEAN Inclusive Trade Dashboard (AITD). The feasibility study will assess whether the dashboard is feasible and sustainable, including institutional ownership, alignment with ASEAN priorities, data availability, potential indicators, possible dashboard formats and pathways for national or regional piloting. Subject to a positive stop/go decision in September 2026, the Consultant will develop a full proposal from October to November 2026.

The primary users of the feasibility study will be RT4D/TGEI, DFAT and relevant ASEC stakeholders. The findings may also be relevant to ASEAN Member States, development partners and organisations working on gender equality, inclusive trade, MSME development, digital trade, trade facilitation, disability inclusion and data systems.

During the feasibility study, the Consultant is expected to engage with relevant ASEC divisions and selected stakeholders in Thailand and the Philippines, subject to confirmation by RT4D/TGEI, DFAT and relevant ASEC divisions. This engagement would assess whether these countries could provide suitable national-level entry points for future piloting, including in relation to national priorities, data availability, stakeholder interest and existing policy or monitoring processes.

KONEKSI is seeking a qualified organisation/firm that can deliver partnership facilitation services to support constructive dialogue among partners, strengthen mutual understanding, and assist partnerships in developing shared approaches to collaboration.

Position Description

Position Videographer for one off video campaign

Program: Strongim Bisnis

Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands with provincial travel

Duration: 32 Days

Line manager and directly report to Communications and Engagement Director (DTL), Strongim Bisnis

Works with Communications team

Purpose of this consultancy

The purpose of this consultancy is to film and produce a suite of professional video products for Strongim Bisnis to support planned communications activities during the 50th anniversary period.

Tetra Tech International Development Pty Ltd (Tetra Tech International Development) as the managing contractor of the Basic Education Quality and Access in Lao PDR Phase 2 program on behalf of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is seeking Expressions of Interest local and international service providers to conduct research on classroom observation. The research will investigate how the Lao language curriculum and lessons are being implemented in early grades, and what strategies teachers use to support all language learners including students who don’t speak Lao.