PNG Partnerships for Improving Education (PIE)

Team Leader

• Long-term role, commencing as soon as possible to June 2027
• Location: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
• Open to All Citizens

The PNG Partnerships for Improving Education (PIE) Program is seeking a highly qualified Team Leader. The PIE Program is a 5-year, Government of Australia investment to support the Government of PNG to improve the delivery of, access to, and quality of education for the children of PNG.

The PIE program focuses on early grade education working at the national and sub-national level in four target provinces. Through facilitating, testing and monitoring innovative ways to address priority challenges related to access and retention, and the upskilling and upgrading of early grade teachers, the Program seeks to influence policy and systems-based change to improve learning outcomes for girls, boys and children with a disability in the early grades.

The Team Leader will lead the PIE team and will oversee the implementation of the Program, working closely with program stakeholders, the AHC and the Top Management Team of the National Department of Education (NDoE), including the Deputy Secretary, Policy and Corporate Services. The successful applicant will bring demonstrated team leadership skills on large donor programs in the education sector, within an emerging environment. They will also provide strategic oversight of PIE implementation activities to ensure delivery of services and milestones in accordance with the PIE Head Contract with DFAT. This role will lead PIE in all aspects of the development, implementation and management of component partnerships in accordance with Abt Associates standards, code of conduct and organisational policies.

The Team Leader will possess exceptional relationship-building skills and a deep cultural and contextual awareness, preferably with experience in Papua New Guinea or similar operating environments. They will demonstrate a visible and systematic commitment to advancing gender equality within Abt, supporting the NDoE, and achieving agreed gender equality performance objectives.

For full details of the position and to apply, please click here to apply: https://shorturl.at/br1Ex

Closing Date: 27 December 2024 (5:55PM AEST)

Abt Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to upholding high standards of Child Protection, Anti-bribery and Fraud Protection.

We encourage applications from experienced and capable women, and people with disabilities

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