Deputy Team Leader

• Oversee the Platform's shared Support Unit and ensure delivery of high-quality strategic support to country programs.
• Provide leadership across monitoring, evaluation, learning and adaptation, communications, research, inclusion, knowledge management, and organizational learning.
• Manage key Support Unit staff including MEL Manager, Development and Inclusion Specialist, and Senior Communications Officer.
• Foster Pacific leadership and organizational capability, contribute to strategic planning, and act as Team Leader's delegate when required.

This role strengthens the quality, effectiveness, and impact of Platform-supported activities across Pacific Island Countries, contributing to broad governance and stability development outcomes such as climate change, public financial management, infrastructure, governance, economic growth, and social inclusion.

• Postgraduate qualifications in international development, public policy, management, communications, monitoring and evaluation, governance, or related field.
• More than 10 years' experience managing complex donor-funded programs, including DFAT-funded initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning and adaptation (MELA).
• Solid understanding of cross-cutting development priorities including gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), anti-corruption, and development effectiveness principles.

Compensation and benefits are not specified in the posting.

DT Global Asia Pacific aims to positively impact people's lives through delivery excellence, co-creating locally led solutions in partnership with governments, communities, and stakeholders across Asia and the Pacific, focusing on inclusive economic growth, essential services, and resilient communities.