Partnership & Coalition Manager

Opportunity to work with partners for Pacific Australia Skills

Program Background

Pacific Australia Skills is a significant Australia 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 achievement of 17 years of Australia Government support for skills and training in the Pacific.

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The Role

The Partnership & Coalition 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 & 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 & Coalition 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 the Regional Head Office and other campus countries excluding PNG.

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

· Provide information and advice to the Communications team for development of communications products on reform coalitions and partnerships and the TSP.

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 Regional-based PCU, contribute to six monthly and annual reflection and review processes to promote adaptive learning and decision-making processes.

· As needed, in consultation with CD, contribute to formulation of partnership/coalition agreements or memorandums of understanding and/or any relevant documentation for Skills reform coalitions.

· Prepare written reports on prospective reform coalitions indicating the overall objectives to be achieved, the co-investment by all parties, and the rationale for any proposed allocation from the TSP, including the outlook for sustainability.

· In consultation with respective Country Directors and Finance Teams, manage support from the TSP maintaining accurate and detailed records including outcomes and key learnings.

Organisational 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. Provide ongoing guidance as necessary and support to Pacific Australia Skills staff.

· 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 Pacific Australia Skills Country Directors are kept appropriately informed about any directional changes.

· Participate in all relevant meetings, HR and performance management processes.

Selection Criteria

Essential Experience and Knowledge

1. Qualification in politics, aid or development or another relevant field.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Desirable

• Experience working on an aid-funded project, preferably Australian Government.
• Experience working within an educational organisation would be an advantage.
• Working knowledge or fluency of Bislama would be an advantage.

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HOW TO APPLY
Click the link to apply: Partnership & Coalition Manager

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

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 30 June 2025 Monday, 11:59pm Fiji time

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 strongly encourages applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds including First Nations, diverse SOGIESC and people with disabilities. People with lived experience of the regions in which Pacific Australia Skills operates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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.