Description
Champion equity, inclusion and meaningful change across Papua New Guinea.
Join Tetra Tech International Development as our GEDSI Coordinator on the Australia Awards PNG program and help shape a future where every scholar — regardless of gender, ability, or background — can thrive. Apply now!
Contribute to a world where people, communities, and the planet thrive.
Tetra Tech International Development is a leading consulting firm with a 40-year history of delivering impactful development projects worldwide. We work alongside government, business, and NGOs to solve complex challenges and create lasting change. For more information, please visit our website.
The Opportunity
- Location: Papua New Guinea
- Full-time, fixed-term appointment through to June 2027
- Support transformative change at Australia Awards PNG and drive initiatives that strengthen equality and inclusion.
Australia Awards PNG (AAPNG) supports Papua New Guinea's development by strengthening education, knowledge transfer, and institutional capacity, while building enduring Australia–PNG relationships. The program delivers high-quality education, fosters institution-to-institution partnerships, and develops the next generation of PNG leaders.
As the GEDSI Coordinator, you'll drive initiatives that strengthen equality and inclusion “in the DNA” of the program. From establishing GEDSI (Gender, Equity, Diversity and Social Inclusion) baselines and supporting mainstreaming across all scholarship activities, to strengthening safeguarding, influencing inclusive communications, and empowering staff through capacity‑building, your work will have a direct impact on opportunities for women, people with disability, and those from rural and remote communities.
If you're passionate about creating fairer systems, removing barriers, and supporting transformative change, this is your opportunity to make a lasting difference.
Key Responsibilities
- Support managers and teams to mainstream GEDSI and develop targeted activities that break down barriers faced by scholars from diverse backgrounds.
- Strengthen safeguarding compliance by supporting the Higher Education Partnerships team on PSEAH and Child Protection.
- Advance intersectional MERL practices by helping the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning team collect, analyse and report data through a GEDSI lens.
- Promote inclusive communications by supporting the Communications and Public Diplomacy team to share diverse success stories and attract a broad range of applicants.
- Ensure compliance with all Tetra Tech and DFAT GEDSI and Safeguarding policies.
- Conduct child‑related risk assessments for relevant AAPNG activities.
- Coordinate and support FSV response activities, including staff training aligned with Tetra Tech policies.
Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated experience working in a GEDSI role which focused on supporting staff to deliver improved GEDSI outcomes
- Experience in conducting GEDSI analysis and coordinating or supporting GEDSI mainstreaming or the design of targeted GEDSI activities.
- Experience working in areas of eliminating violence against women, and/or the promotion of women's leadership and empowerment, as well as supporting people with disabilities and the inclusion of those from rural and remote areas of PNG.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing tasks.
- Experience in report writing and strong proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 applications.
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How to Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please click Apply for Job and submit your application. We'd love to hear from you.
Please include:
- Your CV, and
- A cover letter (maximum two pages) outlining how your experience, skills, and attributes align with the selection criteria.
Applications close: Friday 13 February 2026 11:59PM AEST
For further information about the role, please contact our HR team via email at: idev.hrservices@tetratech.com
Why Tetra Tech International Development?
We are a values led organisation committed to flexible working, wellbeing, and creating positive impact. Our culture is grounded in collaboration, trust, diversity, and inclusion. Learn more about our purpose and values here.
Tetra Tech International Development is an equal‑opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of all cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences. We are committed to child safety, safeguarding, and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment.
As a leading development consulting firm, Tetra Tech International Development works with people and communities to solve some of the world's most complex challenges to achieve a positive impact.
Working at Tetra Tech International Development means working within a values led organisation that invests in flexible work environments built on trust, safety and well-being. Through unified systems, flexible and supportive workplaces, we provide the foundations required for our team to enjoy the work they do and deliver value every day. Read more about our culture, purpose and values here.
Tetra Tech International Development is an equal opportunity employer and has a genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, child safety, safeguarding, and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. We encourage people living with a disability; First Nations Peoples; and people of all cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences to apply.
Should you require additional support with your application, please email IDEV.HRServices@tetratech.com or phone +61 (08) 8375 4400.
Tetra Tech has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (‘SEAH'), child abuse and exploitation, modern slavery and safeguarding related retaliation, and this zero-tolerance extends to inaction. Tetra Tech is committed to being a child safe organisation, and to promoting a culture that supports gender equality, and addresses the gendered drivers of violence against women and children. It is committed to fostering a culture where we prevent and respond decisively and appropriately to harm against people, and that all people are treated with dignity and respect, irrespective of country, project, or office where we work. This will require compliance with Tetra Tech's Safeguarding and other Codes of Conduct and our associated safeguarding policies (Child Protection and Child Safety, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) policy and procedure, and Modern Slavery. Any successful applicants will be required to undertake satisfactory referee and criminal record checks prior to being appointed to any position.
Position Type
Project opportunity
Region
Australia and Indo-Pacific Teams and Clients
Sector
Gender Equity, Disability, and Social Inclusion (International Development)
Additional Information- Organization: 755 IDV
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