• Commencement: March 2025

• Up to 12 months from start date (120 input days) 

• Location: Remote in-country inputs (Daru and Port Moresby)

• Open to All Citizens 

About the Program 

A stable, prosperous, peaceful, and resilient PNG is critical to Australia's interests. Australia is PNG's largest development partner, its main partner on economic and security issues.

The Australia PNG Subnational Program (APSP) comprises of an enabling Facility mechanism and four separately designed programmed activities including Western Province Partnership, Kokoda Initiative Partnership, the Western Province Partnership, and the Subnational Governance Implementation Plan. Each program activity has its own outcomes, theory of change, operational approach and separate monitoring and evaluation systems. 

The APSP Facility will ensure consistency, quality, and value for money in human resource management; financial management and administration; safety and security; procurement and infrastructure; grants management; fleet and transport; information and communications technology; legal services and contracts; gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) and safeguarding; media and communications; monitoring, evaluation reporting and learning; and administration, travel, and logistics. 

Through an agreed Performance Assessment Framework (PAF) the APSP Facility will provide consistency of approach and opportunities for learning and adaptation across investments and activities. Through individual Monitoring, Evaluation Reporting and Learning (MERL) Frameworks aligned to investment designs, partnerships will aim to achieve intermediate outcomes and end of program outcomes and contribute the APSP PAF.

Managed by Abt Associates under a single contract from 2022 to 2026, the centralised approach is aimed to ensure and drive value for money by realising back-office efficiencies, ensure Key Policy priorities of gender, disability, subnational governance, and climate change are consistently at the forefront of each program and deliver opportunities for learning and adaptation between programs.

About the Opportunity

The Daru based APSP Facilities and Security Manager will:

• Apply the Abt security framework for the Western Province Partnership and for Abt personnel from other sectoral programs based in Western Province.

• Engage with security personnel in Western Province to encourage consistency and quality in the application of respective security frameworks.

• Manage WPP office and storage facilities (Daru, Morehead), program assets, vehicles, IT infrastructure.

• Manage compliance, quality, and standards of Abt contracts with security and facility related contractors, (including requisite security accreditations). 

• Coordinate security guarding services for Daru office and accommodation compound, and satellite offices in Western Province as they emerge
• Oversight logistics planning for WPP cargo transport and delivery to and within Western Province. 
• Support Deputy Team Leader to manage marine logistics contract services.  
• Facilitate support to WPP program personnel and for Abt sectoral program personnel based in Western Province, for medical emergencies.
• Facilitate medical evacuations for eligible WPP and Abt program personnel in accordance with ISOS protocols and requirements.

About You 

Qualifications

• Minimum of Level 6 Diploma in a Safety and Security discipline or demonstrated equivalent experience.

• Advanced qualifications or demonstrated experience in Facilities, Logistics, Warehousing, and Inventory Management (or similar).

• Certificate IV in Frontline Management (or equivalent).

• Advanced First Aid 

• Class 3 PNG Drivers Licence

Knowledge 

• Understanding of PNG and Western Province security, social, and political context.

• Understanding of the strategic purpose of the Australian PNG Partnership.

Skills/Experience 

• 8 to 10-years’ experience in safety and security management including development and operationalisation of Safety and Security Plans and Crisis Management Plans.

• 5-years’ experience operating in Melanesian Pacific context – preferable PNG.

• Experience in managing and maintaining facilities including office spaces, storage, and vehicle fleets.

• Experience in supply chain management, logistics and asset management and storage. 

• Experience in procurement and contract management of security services and facilities maintenance service providers.

• Capacity to work in challenging environments. 

• Excellent communications skills in a culturally diverse setting.

• Proven ability to manage emergency situations in a complex environment.

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