EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Tautua Facility GEDSI and Safeguarding Technical Lead

About the Facility:
The Samoa Tautua Human Development for All Facility (formerly known as the Human Development and Social Inclusion facility – HDSI) intends to deliver Australia’s commitments in the latter phase of the Samoa COVID-19 Development Response Plan (2020-22) (CRP) and then help build the human development foundations required for Samoa’s health security, economic recovery, and continued stability thereafter.The Facility will focus on five Pillars: Education, Health, Gender, Disability, and Social Protection.

About the Role:

• The purpose of this role is to lead and manage the design, planning and implementation of all GEDSI and safeguarding related activities under the Tautua Facility; this includes all existing activities under the novated Samoa Gender Partnerships Facility (SGPP).

• The GEDSI and Safeguarding Technical Lead will work as part of a broader technical team to influence the design of well targeted GEDSI support and initiatives across the health, education, and community sectors.
• This role will be the main focal point between the Tautua team and the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD).

Required Qualifications:

• Post Graduate qualification in business, leadership and management development, sociology, anthropology, education and training, human resources, international development, economics, and other relevant fields.
• GEDSI specific courses or further related areas of study.

A Full Terms of Reference (TOR) can be provided on request.  Please contact Ropati Mualia at
Ropati.Mualia@thepalladiumgroup.com for a copy.

Thank you for your interest. Kindly note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Applications must be submitted to Ropati Mualia (Tautua Facility Operations Manager) by Friday, 16th September 2022, 5.00pm AEDT at Ropati.Mualia@thepalladiumgroup.com

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