Background:
Australia’s education assistance in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is designed to address education access and participation, including for women and girls and other disadvantaged groups, improve the quality of education, and improve young people’s employability. The Australian High Commission (AHC) provides support to the basic, secondary, technical and higher education sectors using a range of mechanisms, including the Education Capacity Development Facility (ECDF).
The AHC Education and Leadership Portfolio (ELP) manages and oversees the delivery of activities under the ECDF. The ECDF is implemented by Palladium and provides high-quality technical assistance and program support to the education sector as prioritised by Australia and the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG), at national and provincial levels. Support is provided to the PNG National Department of Education (NDoE), the PNG Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST), higher education and technical institutions and other stakeholders in the education sector.
Purpose:
The AHC (ELP), through the ECDF, is seeking a Transition Reform Facilitator to work collaboratively with senior staff within the DHERST, and with other relevant government agencies including the National Department of Education, National Training Council (NTC) and National Apprenticeship and Trade Testing Board (NATTB), universities and other peak groups in higher education in order to support the transition process designed to implement the Higher Education Strategic Plan as approved by NEC Decision NG25/2017.
The position aims to support improved educational outcomes through policy reform, enhanced coordination among stakeholders in the sector and strengthened institutional management to improve higher education service delivery as identified in National Executive Council (NEC) Decision NG25/2017.
Responsibilities
The Transition Reform Facilitator will be responsible for the following outcomes and deliverables as part of his/her contractual responsibilities:
Outputs:
The work of the Transition Reform Facilitator will support the key outputs of the reform process:
Requirements
Please submit your CV and a cover letter addressing the following selection criteria for the role of the Transition Reform Facilitator:
This position is defined as long-term C3 under the Australian Government’s Adviser Remuneration Framework.
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