Director, Bougainville Partnership | APSP

The Director, Bougainville Partnership will lead the strategic direction and sound management of the Bougainville Partnership, ensuring the Partnership remains positioned to achieve its goals and outcomes under the three Pillars: Capable Institutions, Economic Development, and Stronger Communities. The role involves overseeing program implementation, management, and coordination, as well as providing leadership, coaching, and mentoring to BP staff.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree qualification in international relations, public policy, human rights, development studies, management or a related field (preferable)
• Strong background and demonstrated capacity to oversee all administrative, operational and programmatic aspects of a high-profile aid investment within a complex, sensitive and evolving political economy
• Awareness and understanding of the Bougainville history and context within PNG, Melanesia and the Pacific, would be beneficial
• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of sub-national governance in PNG and Melanesia and place-based programming and locally led development methodologies to improve service delivery, would be beneficial
• Outstanding intercultural team leadership skills demonstrated on large donor programs within an evolving political economy
• Excellent political economy analytical skills that are regularly applied to ensure the Program’s sustained delivery against approved investment designs, strategies and workplans
• Ability to understand local contexts and provide advice to donors on adaptive programming to ensure investments remain aligned with partner’s priorities
• Excellent representational skills that ensure key relationships are well maintained with donor partners, senior government officials (national and sub-national), implementing partners and civil society
• Strong negotiation skills that are applied across various contexts to ensure program continuity and program growth

Benefits

• Abt Global-Australia is a mission-driven, global leader with a proven track record in complex program implementation in the international development sector.
• We offer bold solutions and technical excellence in Health, Economic Growth, Governance, Research & Evaluation, Environment & Energy, Gender Equality & Social Inclusion.
• Working with our many partners, we have driven measurable social impact for more than 55 years, to achieve our mission of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people worldwide.
• We operate in remote and challenging environments and employ more than 3000 staff in over 50 countries.
• We value individuality and celebrate difference with a strong commitment to all forms of diversity and equality including racial equity, gender, sexual diversity and disability inclusion.
• We strongly encourage people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position.
• We offer flexible work arrangements and a culturally safe environment for staff members from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Originally posted on Himalayas