Assessment Panel Member

Job Description

Join the Australia Awards Laos selection process and play a direct part in choosing the next generation of leaders — Your participation will support fair, merit‑based decisions and strengthen long‑term people‑to‑people links with Australia.

Work alongside respected national and international panel members and senior education professionals, enhancing your profile and broadening your professional network across the Australia‑Laos development and education sectors.

Contribute to a world where people, communities and the planet thrive.

Tetra Tech International Development is a leading development consulting firm working with governments, businesses, and NGOs to solve complex development challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Learn more about us here.

The Opportunity

• Short-term input of up to 25 days (May – June 2026)
• Remote (to be available for meetings during ICT 8:30-14:00)
• Opportunity that offers a clear, well‑defined workload and the satisfaction of contributing to rigorous, merit‑based scholarship selection

About Laos Australia Institute: Australia Awards Scholarships Laos program 

LAI has worked to support human resource development in Laos since 2014. Managed by Tetra Tech, it is the Australian Government’s leading program for scholarships and training, as well as a source of technical advice and support to the public and private sectors. LAI’s work aims to overcome barriers and challenges faced by women, people with disability, and people from other equity groups – in support of the economic and social development priorities in Lao PDR. LAI implements a twin-track approach, mainstreaming GEDSI across all program activities while also delivering targeted activities to advance GEDSI.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake assessment scoring/ranking of applicants in the Australia Awards Scholarships Intake 2027 selection process.
• Apply fair and transparent processes to assess applicants.
• Contribute to discussions on the relative merits of applicants, following guidelines provided by Laos Australia Institute.
• Independently assess and score every eligible application using a scoring matrix identifying key criteria.
• Identify any eligibility issues that may arise and provide appropriate recommendations.
• Contribute to and provide a short assessment panel report at the completion of the process providing feedback and specific recommendations on how to improve the assessment process for future selection rounds.

About You

• A tertiary qualification from a recognised university in relevant field (e.g. education at tertiary level, development or human resource management).
• Experience developing and maintaining positive and effective working relationships.
• Experience moderating differing opinions and achieving mutual consensus.
• Experience assessing recruitment/selection/assessment and/or tendering processes of candidate performance and potential from written content.
• Experience working in a developing country, preferably in Laos.
• Understanding of the Australian and Laos higher education systems (desirable).
• Must be either a native English speaker or have advanced English skills of approximately IELTS Score of 7.5+ (equivalency) to efficiently undertake the task.

For a complete position description, please click here. Please use password TetraTech2026

How to Apply

Click the “Apply for job” button on the Tetra Tech International Development website.

Please submit:

• Resume
• Cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining your suitability for the role against the selection criteria

Apply before 11:59 PM (AEST) Wednesday, 18 March 2026.

About the Organization

We are a values led organisation committed to flexible working, wellbeing, and creating positive impact. Our culture is grounded in collaboration, trust, diversity, and inclusion. Learn more about our purpose and values here.

Tetra Tech International Development is an equal‑opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of all cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences. We are committed to child safety, safeguarding, and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment.

As a leading development consulting firm, Tetra Tech International Development works with people and communities to solve some of the world's most complex challenges to achieve a positive impact.

Working at Tetra Tech International Development means working within a values led organisation that invests in flexible work environments built on trust, safety and well-being. Through unified systems, flexible and supportive workplaces, we provide the foundations required for our team to enjoy the work they do and deliver value every day. Read more about our culture, purpose and values here.

Tetra Tech International Development is an equal opportunity employer and has a genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, child safety, safeguarding, and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. We encourage people living with a disability; First Nations Peoples; and people of all cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences to apply.

Should you require additional support with your application, please email IDEV.HRServices@tetratech.com or phone +61 (08) 8375 4400.

Tetra Tech has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (‘SEAH’), child abuse and exploitation, modern slavery and safeguarding related retaliation, and this zero-tolerance extends to inaction. Tetra Tech is committed to being a child safe organisation, and to promoting a culture that supports gender equality, and addresses the gendered drivers of violence against women and children. It is committed to fostering a culture where we prevent and respond decisively and appropriately to harm against people, and that all people are treated with dignity and respect, irrespective of country, project, or office where we work. This will require compliance with Tetra Tech’s Safeguarding and other Codes of Conduct and our associated safeguarding policies (Child Protection and Child Safety, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) policy and procedure, and Modern Slavery. Any successful applicants will be required to undertake satisfactory referee and criminal record checks prior to being appointed to any position.