Program Background

Pacific Australia Skills is a significant Australian investment which stands to make a major contribution to supporting social and economic growth in the region through strengthening the skills and training sector across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Pacific Australia Skills builds on the achievements of 17 years of Australian Government support for skills and training in the Pacific.  

About DT Global

At DT Global Asia Pacific, we aim to positively impact people’s lives through delivery excellence. As a leading implementing partner across Asia and the Pacific, we co-create locally led solutions in partnership with governments, communities, and stakeholders. We bring together talented teams and deep regional expertise to deliver initiatives that promote inclusive economic growth, essential services, and resilient, secure communities. With over 1,500 staff, experts in 22+ countries and more than 60 years of development experience, we tackle complex community, national and transnational challenges — from governance and justice systems to climate resilience, infrastructure and social equity — with innovative thinking and a commitment to long-term impact.

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The Role

The Partnership Manager’s key responsibility will be to support the Country Director to ensure Pacific Australia Skills is informed by ongoing Political Economy Analysis (PEA) and application of the principles of a Thinking and Working Politically (TWP) approach. This position will be part of the Partnership and Coalitions Unit (PCU) whose role is to develop and support business processes to underpin effective and durable strategic partnerships and reform coalitions with Pacific governments, TVET training providers and key industry and community stakeholders. 

The Partnership and Coalitions Unit will support Country Directors, Pacific Australia Skills staff and key partners and equip them with the skills and tools to apply Pacific Australia Skills partnership and politically informed approaches to achieving the EOPOs. This position will support the Country Director to manage operations of the catalytic Technical Skills Panel (TSP).

Roles and Responsibilities

Political Economy Analysis: 

·       Maintain and support systems for ongoing PEA, environmental scanning, stakeholder mapping and application of the principles of a TWP approach for RHO and other campus countries excluding PNG.  

·       Support the leadership team to utilize the political analysis, insight and understanding of local context to identify local reform agendas and potential opportunities for TVET reform coalitions regionally and nationally. 

Business Process and Quality Oversight: 

· Implement business processes which underpin Pacific Australia Skills’ partnership approach and ensure that all staff understand and use those business processes in their partnership and coalition management.  

· Provide support to reform coalitions to ensure their contribution to EOPOs.  

· In conjunction with Suva-based PCU, contribute to six monthly and annual reflection and review processes to promote adaptive learning and decision-making processes.  

Organizational Development 

·   Support the CD to build expertise and professional excellence within the PCU. 

·   Work with CD to implement a contextualized program of professional development of Pacific Australia Skills staff in PEA, TWP, coalition building and partnership brokering to build capacity across the whole of the country program.

·   Support the CD to review and evaluate the Pacific Australia Skills Partnerships and Coalitions strategies and the effectiveness of its implementation in Fiji every 6 months to: 

o   Glean learnings, implement continuous improvement and deliver the contractual requirements; and 

o   Ensure the Country Director is kept appropriately informed about any directional changes.

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About You

Essential Experience and Knowledge

·       Bachelor or post graduate qualifications in politics, aid or development or another relevant field.  

·       Experience working with government, civil society and private sector entities.  

·       Experience and/or exposure to political-economy analysis, stakeholder engagement, relationship management and capacity development.  

·       Demonstrated ability to facilitate participatory and adaptive leadership processes.  

·       Demonstrated experience in facilitating, brokering or managing partnerships or collaboration arrangements.  

·       The ability to manage multiple program activities across large and complex environments including grant management, program development and time management skills.  

·       Strong written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate specialized and nuanced information for reporting purposes.  

·       Ability to draw on range of resources (tools, approaches etc.) to effectively support, facilitate and guide TVET reform coalitions. 

HOW TO APPLY
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Please submit
1) Your CV
2) A cover letter addressing the selection criteria

  
APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 11:59pm Fiji time, Friday 15 August 2025 
  
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. All applications will be reviewed on a 'rolling basis'. Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.