Location: Ideally Brisbane, but flexible for anywhere in Australia | Full-time |2 year fixed term contract
Must have valid work rights in Australia
Contribute to a world where people, communities and the planet thrive.
Tetra Tech International Development is a leading development consulting firm working with government, businesses, and NGOs to solve complex development challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. For more information please visit our website
The Opportunity:
The Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC), based in Brisbane, is a cornerstone of Australia’s rapid and coordinated humanitarian action across the Indo-Pacific. As the Partnerships and Performance Lead, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping how the HLC collaborates, learns, and delivers impact.
You will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for cross-cutting priorities, such as Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), localisation, greening, innovation, and Indigenous engagement, while also overseeing strategic partnerships, performance systems, and communications. Your work will ensure that HLC’s operations are inclusive, evidence-driven, and aligned with Australia’s development priorities.
This is a unique opportunity to drive systems-level change and foster partnerships that ensure humanitarian supplies reach the right people, in the right way, at the right time.
The Program: Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC)
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC) facilitates the timely, effective, and flexible delivery of the Australian Government’s humanitarian assistance and emergency relief program around the world, providing high quality, multifaceted, flexible and responsive project management and humanitarian supply chain solutions in support of Australia’s Humanitarian Emergency Relief activities.
The goal of HLC is to facilitate humanitarian action that saves lives, alleviates suffering, and enhances human dignity during and in the aftermath of conflict, disasters, and other humanitarian crises. The HLC warehouse in Brisbane maintains the largest stockpile of prepositioned humanitarian emergency relief supplies within the Southern Hemisphere, with the capacity to respond to three simultaneous crises and can support at least 11,000 families – or 50,000 people.
The HLC maintains core capabilities to perform critical tasks across six functional areas: Logistics Planning and Coordination; Procurement; Warehousing; Shipping and Transport; Deployment Support and Technical Assistance and Program Management and integrates cross-cutting, thematic priorities of Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Greening, Localisation, Innovation, Partnerships and Indigenous engagement into all operations and activities
Tetra Tech International Development, as the Implementing Contractor for the HLC, will work closely with DFAT, other Commonwealth response capabilities, international organisations and humanitarian partners to implement HLC operations and activities across all aspects of program management and delivery.
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Have questions or want to know more about the role, please contact:
Hailey Myatt
Human Resources Business Partner
Email: idev.hrservices@tetratech.com
How to Apply
Click the “Apply for job” button on the Tetra Tech International Development website.
Applications will only be accepted via the Tetra Tech International Development Website. Emailed applications will not be accepted.
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Applications for this position close midnight, AEST Tuesday 7 October 2025, noting that applications will be reviewed on receipt so please submit your application as soon as possible.
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.
Why Tetra Tech International Development?
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. We encourage people with 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 (08) 8375 4400.
