Tetra Tech
Key leadership position to lead and manage the delivery of the Facility’s programs!
Why Tetra Tech International Development?
As a leading global development consulting firm, our purpose is to contribute to a world where people, communities and the planet thrive.
Tetra Tech International Development works with governments, businesses and NGOs to solve complex development challenges. Our dedicated team helps partners including DFAT, USAID and the Asian Development Bank to deliver effective and sustainable projects in more than 80 countries around the world.
- An excellent opportunity to significantly contribute to the high quality and strategic results for the Facility’s programs.
- Full time until 31 December 2024
- Based in Suva, Fiji with travel to Divisions
The Program
The Fiji Program Support Facility (the Facility) was established in 2017 to support and implement Australia’s aid programs such as health, education, emergency preparedness and response and governance in Fiji. The Facility also supports the Australia Awards in Fiji and Tuvalu. The Facility integrates cross-cutting themes, including gender equality, disability and social inclusion, climate change and disaster risk reduction, across sectoral programs. In particular, the Facility seeks to strengthen program outcomes by better addressing the needs of targeted beneficiaries including those who are often marginalised.
The Facility Management Unit (FMU) in Suva Fiji provides centralised overarching management of the Facility’s programs and activities including operations, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), reporting, communications and public diplomacy and integration of cross-cutting themes.
The Position
This position supports Team Leaders and Program Managers as performance manager, ensuring all programs are effectively delivered with sound program governance, planning, delivery, performance management, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and quality assurance. As part of the Executive Management Team, the Head of Programs supports the Director to ensure the planning and delivery of all Facility EOPOs, monitor progress, and provide critical risk management interventions, as well as supporting the Director on client facing cross cutting activities of MEL, Communications, and GEDSI. The Head of Programs is a member of key governance and management forums within the Facility and will be an exemplar of Tetra Tech’s values and behaviours.
The Person
To be successful in this role, you will have tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline with a preference for a postgraduate qualification. You will have outstanding experience in planning, management, and implementation of program activities in a development environment, with experience working in Fiji or the Pacific being highly desirable.
We are seeking candidates who have significant leadership experience in establishing and improving systems and implementing effective operational practices across large programs and organisations. Ideal candidate will have a positive attitude including showing respect and openness and demonstrate sensitivity to other cultures, and commitment to Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), child protection and the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH).
The position is classified as Discipline Category C Job Level 4 under the DFAT Adviser Remuneration Framework. To learn more, please visit https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Pages/adviser-remuneration-framework
Tetra Tech is an equal opportunity employer and provides the same competitive remuneration package regardless of country of origin. We are committed to increasing the pool of local expertise. Suitably qualified and experienced Fijian citizens and Pacific Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. We encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds, including women and people with disabilities.
How to apply
To apply for this position please visit https://intdev.tetratechasiapacific.com/work-with-us/, search for the job number 500183, click on ‘apply now’ and complete the online application process.
Your application should include:
- Resume
- A statement responding to the following not to exceed two pages:
Thriving people, thriving planet, thriving communities. As a values-based organisation, that’s what drives and guides us at Tetra Tech International Development. We work with people and communities to achieve a positive impact by delivering intelligent and co-created solutions across the development sphere. We help build the capacity of local organisations so they can tackle social, economic, and political challenges. Ultimately, we leave behind usable tools and methodologies to support the communities in which we have worked. That’s what drives us – what drives you? At the Fiji Program Support Facility, we have a diverse, high performing workforce. As the Head of Programs, your leadership principles and values will drive performance of the team and motivate them to succeed as they work towards their end of program outcomes. As a leader, what leadership principles and personal values have underpinned your approach to your previous leadership roles? What leadership style(s) have worked best for you in the past and how have these contributed to a work environment that has allowed you and your teams to thrive? Where possible, use personal and/or Pacific informed examples to illustrate your answers.
Please note that applications will only be accepted via the Tetra Tech International Development Website. Emailed applications will be disregarded. Candidates of Pacific Islander heritage are encouraged to apply.
For further enquiries, please email Human Resources Manager, Ashmita Abeyrathne at [email protected] and quote the job reference number 500183.
Applications close: Midnight (local Suva, Fiji time) Monday, 24 July 2023.
This program is managed by Tetra Tech International Development, on behalf of the Australian Government.
Tetra Tech International Development has a 40-year history in successfully delivering international development projects on behalf of donors right around the world, including Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, USAID and the UK’s Department for International Development (now known as the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office). Our people work side by side with local partners to support stability, economic growth and good governance, positively changing people’s lives.
Equal Opportunity and Inclusion
We care about what makes us different – and it’s our people. We value our unique backgrounds, experiences and thinking, our clients do too. They’re the very things that drive collaboration and ingenuity in the solutions we deliver.
We are happy to make adjustments to the recruitment process for your accessibility requirements. Please contact us via your preferred type of communication: [email protected] or call Human Resources on +679 338 1156/998 7506 with your request(s).
Tetra Tech International Development has robust policies and guidelines which exemplify our commitment to safeguarding and technical excellence in gender equality. Our team of dedicated GEDSI advisers work closely with our staff and partners to ensure a context-specific and consistent approach is applied to all our programs to improve the livelihoods of the world’s most marginalised groups.
Tetra Tech International Development is an equal opportunity employer of choice and is committed to child protection. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds, including women and people with disabilities.
Tetra Tech International Development is also committed to respectful workplaces and does not tolerate sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment of any kind.
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