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Deputy Team Leader / Program Quality & Knowledge Management Director

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Job Description

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Job Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management
Lead MERLA, Knowledge Management, Locally Led Development (LLD), and Communication & Public Diplomacy teams.
Oversee programmatic reporting (annual, six-monthly, and exception reports) and annual planning.
Program Quality & Performance
Drive a culture of high performance and client-focused service delivery.
Ensure innovation, quality assurance, and integration of GEDSI, safeguards (social & environmental), LLD, and Climate Change & Disaster Resilience (CCDR) into program activities.
Strategic Support & Locally Led Development
Provide strategic guidance to strengthen locally driven solutions.
Support implementation of TSSP3’s Locally Led Development approach.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
Build and maintain effective relationships with GoPNG partners and the Australian High Commission (AHC).
Coordinate deliverables requiring AHC and GoPNG participation to ensure timely and effective delivery.
Senior Management & Collaboration
Actively contribute as a member of the TSSP3 Senior Management Team (SMT).
Work closely with the leadership team to ensure a cohesive approach to Australia’s support to PNG’s transport sector.

Other Educational Qualification

Tertiary qualifications in international development, business, political science, or related discipline.

Skills

A minimum of 15 years’ relevant work experience in international development, with demonstrated experience supporting DFAT-funded programs, either as a donor representative, managing contractor, senior adviser
At least seven years in a senior leadership role on a development program — ideally as a team leader, contractor representative, senior program manager or senior executive — with experience in performance management, team oversight and strategic implementation
Demonstrated excellence in managing donor reporting and deliverables, including experience in quality assurance systems and meeting DFAT’s programmatic and contractual expectations
Strong understanding of MERLA (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Adaptation) functions, including how to resource, structure and prioritise MERLA to support decision-making and program accountability
Demonstrated experience in systems development and the ability to manage technical MIS and knowledge management experts to design and maintain practical, user-friendly systems that enhance program performance and learning
Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural management skills, with a demonstrated commitment to locally led development (LLD), team strengthening and respectful partnership approaches
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesise and present complex information clearly to a variety of audiences, including government and donor stakeholders
Demonstrated capacity to identify program risks, develop mitigation strategies and manage their implementation within complex operating environments.

Salary

Negotiable

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