The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) initiative is funded by both the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. It assists ASEAN Member States (AMS) in meeting their commitments and realising the advantages offered by the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, or AANZFTA, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

Through the AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and the RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), RT4D provides tailored support to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States by strengthening skills, building networks, facilitating policy options and ensuring that trade benefits everyone, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women and people with disabilities.

The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have committed up to AUD 53.3 million to fund RT4D from 2020-21 to 2027-28.

RT4D is seeking a consulting firm/consortium (hereinafter referred to as “the Consultant”) to manage and delivery the end-to-end Project Design approved RISP Projects, in close collaboration with the RT4D Facility and the Project Proponent. The final Project Design will be subject to comments, amendments, and the approval from the RT4D Facility Team, the Project Proponent and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: Deputy Agriculture Lead
Sector: Customs, Trade and Investment Climate
Position Type: Full-time employment
Duration/Level of Effort: Long Term
Position Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contractual arrangement: It is eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only
 
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The CAPRED Facility is Australia's flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia. It focuses on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.
 
The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing economic interventions and reforms to accelerate the country's economic transition. These interventions and reforms encourage productive and inclusive public and private investment, promoting a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economy (RISE).
 
CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components: Agriculture Production; Agro-processing, Trade, Investment, and Enterprise Development; Infrastructure Development; and a cross-cutting component comprising Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), as well as Climate Resilient initiatives and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does.

The Australia Awards program is a flagship initiative of the Australian Government that contributes to the long-term development needs of partner countries by building human capital and strengthening institutional capability. Australia Awards are offered to citizens of Fiji through long-term scholarships and short-term training opportunities.  Australia Awards Fiji contributes to three core outcomes:

1. Alumni use their skills, knowledge and networks to contribute to sustainable development.
2. Alumni contribute to cooperation between Australia and Fiji.
3. Alumni view Australia, Australians and Australian expertise positively

Short courses are a key modality within the Australia Awards program. These programs provide targeted, practical training designed to address priority capability gaps across government and partner organisations. Short courses typically combine classroom-based learning, exposure to Australian practice and structured workplace application.  Abt Global is the implementing service provider for the Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP). FPSP provides program management, procurement, logistics and technical support services for the delivery of Australia’s development program in Fiji.

KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: Investment Manager(s)
Sector: Customs, Trade and Investment Climate
Reports to: Domain Coordinator
Location: Phnom Penh, with frequent travel to provinces
Position Type: Full-time consultant
Duration/Level of Effort: 6-month contract with possible 6-month extension based on performance. Eligible for full-time contract upon successful completion.
Contractual arrangement: "eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only"
 
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED) is Australia's flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia. It will focus on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.
 
The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing necessary economic interventions and reforms to maintain the country's economic transition. These efforts aim to encourage more productive and inclusive public and private investment, promoting a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economy (RISE).
 
CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components including: Agriculture and Agro-processing; Trade, Investment and Enterprise Development and Infrastructure Development; and three Cross-Cutting components comprising: Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Climate Resilient initiatives, and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does. 

The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) initiative is funded by both the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. It assists ASEAN Member States (AMS) in meeting their commitments and realising the advantages offered by the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, or AANZFTA, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

Through the AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and the RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), RT4D provides tailored support to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States by strengthening skills, building networks, facilitating policy options and ensuring that trade benefits everyone, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women and people with disabilities.

The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have committed up to AUD 53.3 million to fund RT4D from 2020-21 to 2027-28.

RT4D is seeking a consultant (a firm) (hereafter referred to as "the Consultant") to manage and deliver five (5) separate Project Designs, with one Project Design developed for each of the abovementioned 5 projects. The delivery will follow standard RT4D templates and be subject to comments, amendments, and approval from the RT4D Facility Team, the Project Proponents and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

INKLUSI is seeking a qualified provider to deliver outsourced security services at its secretariat in Patra Kuningan, South Jakarta. The services must ensure access control, personnel and asset protection, and regular security monitoring, with trained, licensed staff in compliance with relevant regulations.

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• The Fiji Program Support Platform is looking to establish a pool of technical advisers to draw upon to deliver timely, high-quality technical assistance for short term assignments.
• Seeking expression of interest from suitably qualified applicants with experience in Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and Cross-cutting advisory roles supporting policy development, institutional reform and program implementation, preferrable in international development. 
• Open to International and National applicants 
• International candidates may be engaged for remote work, or may be required to travel to Fiji for short periods of time. 
• Please submit an up-to-date CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet the selection criteria. Please also include your daily rate and availability to travel.

FPSP Overview: 

The Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP, or the ‘Platform’) is a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment that contributes to the delivery of Fiji’s national development priorities, in line with the Australia’s International Development Policy, the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership and the Development Partnership Plan. 

The Platform supports DFAT to deliver key bilateral programs in sectors such as health, education, Australia Awards scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities identify and address climate risks, and promote climate action and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs.

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.

Expression of Interest (Talent Pool) – Multiple Roles | Australia Awards Global Support Unit (AA GSU) 

• Expression of Interest for upcoming roles
• Opportunities may be short‑term, long‑term or as‑needed, depending on program requirements.
• Applications are open to Australia‑based candidates only.

• Seeking expression of interest from consultants (individual sole traders or Companies) who can provide a variety of support services to the Disaster Resilience Program’s (DRP) Civil Society Organisation (CSO) partners
• Engagements of three months with possible extensions, input days would be approximately 5 days per month
• Preference will be given to applicants based in Fiji; work will be a mix of in-person support and remote inputs from your homebase.
• The partner CSOs are based in Suva and Lautoka. As the support will be provided mostly in-person, travel to these locations will be required