Shape education impact through financial insight - help strengthen funding, accountability, and literacy outcomes across Vanuatu.

Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu with hybrid working
 

• Local consultant
• Short term opportunity June – September 2026
• Up to 40 input days

Contribute to a world where people, communities and the planet thrive.

Tetra Tech International Development is a leading development consulting firm working with Government, businesses, and NGOs to solve complex development challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. For more information please visit our website 

The opportunity

The Vanuatu Australia Education Support Program Phase II (VAESP II) is funded by the Australian Government and delivered in partnership with the Government of Vanuatu. The program supports the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to implement national education priorities, including the Vanuatu Education and Training Sector Strategy, Inclusive Education Policy, and Sustainable Development Goals. VAESP II also manages Australia Awards Vanuatu, providing professional development, networking, and alumni opportunities. The program contributes to improved quality education, social inclusion, and stable, equitable growth in line with Vanuatu’s National Sustainable Development Plan.

The consultant will review the efficiency, compliance, and impact of a Direct Funding Arrangement (DFA) and Literacy Grant within MoET and provincial education systems. The role will assess financial management, fiduciary risks, reporting, and alignment with public finance and policy settings, while examining how funds are allocated, disbursed, and used to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes. Working with MoET, DFAT, VAESP, and provincial stakeholders, the consultant will identify blockers, enablers, lessons learned, and practical recommendations to strengthen future programming, accountability, and education results.

Tetra Tech International Development, the Managing Contractor for the Australia Awards in Indonesia (AAI) is seeking tenders for the design and delivery of Strategic Border Management in Response to Irregular Migration short course. Tenders are sought in accordance with the AAI Short Course Guidelines and as per the details more fully described in this Request for Tender (RFT) documentation.

Details of the course are included in Part B – Scope of Services.

To tender to design and deliver this course the lead business must be a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in Australia or an Australian tertiary institution as defined in the Higher Education Support Act, 2003 Table A, B and C. AAI will exclude a tenderer on the grounds of bankruptcy, insolvency, false declarations, or significant deficiencies in performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract with Tetra Tech International Development or AAI.

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About the Program

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 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and Management Information System (MIS) Lead (1) to review and operationalise the APLP Monitoring Results Framework (MRF), including testing program logic, indicators and interim tools, to build a MEL Plan to measure results; (2) ensure data is collected, analysed and used to support adaptive decision-making, performance reporting and DFAT engagement; and (3) manage the integrated Program Delivery Hub, overseeing data governance, and providing guidance on information needs to inform the consolidation of activity, travel, risk and results information into a single platform that enables visibility, coordination and learning across the program.

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