Deputy Team Leader
About The Position
The Deputy Team Leader is a senior leadership role within the Australia-Pacific Partnerships Platform, responsible for overseeing the Platform’s shared Support Unit and ensuring the delivery of high-quality strategic support to country programs. Working closely with the Team Leader, the role provides leadership across monitoring, evaluation, learning and adaptation, communications, research, inclusion, knowledge management, and organisational learning. The position manages key Support Unit staff, including the MEL Manager, Development and Inclusion Specialist, and Senior Communications Officer, and is focused on strengthening the quality, effectiveness, and impact of Platform-supported activities. The Deputy Team Leader also plays a key role in fostering Pacific leadership and organisational capability, contributes to strategic planning and continuous improvement, and acts as the Team Leader’s delegate when required.
Requirements
- Postgraduate qualifications in international development, public policy, management, communications, monitoring and evaluation, governance, or a related field
- More than 10 years’ experience managing complex donor-funded programs, including DFAT-funded initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering strategic and impactful outcomes
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning and adaptation (MELA)
- Experience overseeing communications, knowledge management, and organisational learning functions
- Solid understanding of cross-cutting development priorities, including gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), anti-corruption, and development effectiveness principles
Nice To Haves
- Pacific regional experience
- Experience managing research programs and knowledge products
- Proven ability to mentor and develop emerging leaders
Responsibilities
- Overseeing the Platform’s shared Support Unit
- Ensuring the delivery of high-quality strategic support to country programs
- Providing leadership across monitoring, evaluation, learning and adaptation, communications, research, inclusion, knowledge management, and organisational learning
- Managing key Support Unit staff, including the MEL Manager, Development and Inclusion Specialist, and Senior Communications Officer
- Strengthening the quality, effectiveness, and impact of Platform-supported activities
- Fostering Pacific leadership and organisational capability
- Contributing to strategic planning and continuous improvement
- Acting as the Team Leader’s delegate when required
Benefits
- Adjustments during the recruitment process for people with a disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
