Skills Strengthening Manager Vanuatu
- Francoise Nguyen
- 6 hours ago
- 3 min read
DT Global
Applications close Monday, 01 September 2025
● Great job opportunity with DT Global!
● Contract full-time position open to All Applicants
● Based in Port Vila
The Organisation
At DT Global Asia Pacific, we aim to positively impact people’s lives through delivery excellence. As a leading implementing partner across Asia and the Pacific, we co-create locally led solutions in partnership with governments, communities, and stakeholders. We bring together talented teams and deep regional expertise to deliver initiatives that promote inclusive economic growth, essential services, and resilient, secure communities. With over 1,500 staff, experts in 22+ countries and more than 60 years of development experience, we tackle complex community, national and transnational challenges — from governance and justice systems to climate resilience, infrastructure and social equity — with innovative thinking and a commitment to long-term impact.
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Program Background
Pacific Australia Skills is a significant Australian investment which stands to make a major contribution to supporting social and economic growth in the region through strengthening the skills and training sector across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Pacific Australia Skills builds on the achievements of 17 years of Australian Government support for skills and training in the Pacific.
The Position
The Skills Strengthening Manager (SSM) will manage the delivery of qualifications and skill sets in the countries of responsibility ensuring high quality delivery and regulatory compliance whilst driving a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in vocational training delivery practice. The SSM will support the Director Skills with National regulatory compliance, the alignment of the training delivery, learning support and student experience at Pacific Australia Skills. The SSM will seek to deliver joint training with local institutional partners and will manage training delivery, capacity building activities with partner training providers and any third-party arrangements between partner training providers, and skills partners as directed by the Country Director. The SSM will identify and support the business development activities, creating incentives and marketing opportunities for co-investment to achieve mutually agreed skills system strengthening objectives to improve sustainability of Pacific Australia Skills. The SSM reports to the Country Director and takes direction from the Director of Skills with regards to ASQA and VET quality and compliance.
Essential Selection Criteria
► Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122/16) or Diploma level, or higher teaching qualification
► Australian Vocational qualification in an industry sector.
► Extensive experience in Vanuatu skills sector.
► Experience working on an aid-funded project, preferably Australian Government.
► Highly developed understanding of a range of industry training packages, including Vanuatu training packages.
► Demonstrated experience in managing the development and application of a full range of teaching and assessment methodologies, customisation techniques and standards.
► Demonstrated knowledge and experience of Regional, VQA and ASQA requirements, third party arrangements and proven ability to manage compliance.
► Proven ability to manage others; providing leadership, direction and mentoring to facilitate capability development and support change in a culturally sensitive manner.
► Understanding of and commitment to GEDSI, Child Protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), prevention of human trafficking, environmental protection, anti-corruption and other DFAT safeguarding policies.
Job Description
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Applications for this role must be submitted online using the link below.
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DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.
Applications close Monday, 01 September 2025
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