Abt Associates is seeking a suitably qualified individual to fill the role of Infrastructure Advisor with our Bougainville Partnership - Australia Papua New Guinea Subnational Program.
About the Program
For Australia and New Zealand, the emergence of a peaceful, stable and prosperous Bougainville is a key national interest; supporting the
Government of PNG and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) to implement the Bougainville Peace Agreement is an explicit commitment in the Australia government 2017 White Paper. An overriding interest is to maintain the peace
that the Agreement brought about and that is enabled by political dialogue, within and outside Bougainville, and economic development. It implies a readiness to engage for the long term, accepting that the development of institutions and diversified economic opportunities will be slow.
The Bougainville Partnership (BP) took on its current form in 2016, inheriting activities from a number of separately administered initiatives. The structure of the program remains similar to the BP’s previous program, but with updated outcomes as follows:
Pillar 1 - Capable Institutions
1. GoPNG and ABG institutions are able to carry out high priority tasks that support Bougainville’s development and the post-referendum dialogue:
Supporting defined tasks connected with the development of essential institutions, the draw-down of powers, and Post-Referendum Dialogue.
Pillar 2 - Economic Development
2. ABG and business associations jointly plan and implement initiatives to improve the private sector environment for inclusive economic development:
Measures to improve the environment for private sector development and deepen the dialogue between the government and the private sector will be promoted through technical assistance.
3. Women and men engaged in primary production have increased incomes and benefit from inclusive associations and cooperatives: The current agricultural value chain activities will be continued, focussing on improving cocoa quality and linking producers to markets.
Women and men engaged in primary production have increased incomes and benefit from inclusive associations and cooperatives: The current agricultural value chain activities will be continued, focussing on improving cocoa quality and linking producers to markets. This objective must be complemented with an economic inclusive policy and strategy that helps the interest of women, youth and people living with disabilities to actively take part and benefit from the economic activities.
Pillar 3 - Stronger Communities
4. Community, youth and women’s groups collaborate effectively to establish sustainable community assets, deliver services and advocate for their
target groups: Formerly the peace-building component, activities will include continuation and expansion of the existing successful community grants program, initiatives to provide skills and foster networks for youth, and community infrastructure.
Pillar Crosscutting Outcome:
5. Women increasingly participate in decision making and take on leadership roles in civic, economic and political spaces: The program will use the entry points from its range of activities to promote women’s leadership.
The BP is part of the Australia PNG Subnational Program (APSP), which is an enabling mechanism comprised of three separately designed programs including: BP, the Western Province Partnership (WPP), the Kokoda Initiative Partnership (KIP), and the Subnational Governance Implementation Plan (SGIP). Each program has its own outcomes, theory of change, operational approach and separate monitoring and evaluation systems.
Position Overview
In recent years the BP has implemented several infrastructure projects, including but not limited to:
Going forward the BP program will increase infrastructure investments in governance, economic development, law and justice, education, health and other public infrastructure.
Reporting to the Infrastructure and Facilities Lead (IFL), the Infrastructure Advisor (the Advisor) will undertake the following core functions:
BP Infrastructure Delivery
Capacitation of the ABG
The Advisor will demonstrate a visible and systematic commitment to achieving gender equality through the APSP and for achieving against agreed gender equality performance objectives.
The Advisor will report to the Infrastructure and Facilities Lead (IFL).
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