Recruitment and Selection Manager
Join our team to shape merit-based selection that advances Indonesia’s development. Apply now to lead fair, transparent scholarship selection at Australia Awards Indonesia.
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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
- Full-time
- Location: Indonesia
- Reserved for Country Nationals
- Fixed-term appointment for 12 months
The program
Australia Awards Indonesia (AAI) is managed by Tetra Tech on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Australia Awards is an integral part of Australia's development cooperation program with Indonesia and has enjoyed strong support from both governments for more than sixty years. Australia Awards addresses two key challenges: to fill a gap in the pool of individuals with the higher-level capacity to contribute to Indonesia's development; and the need for a strong deep relationship based on mutual understanding between Australia and Indonesia.
The role
The Recruitment and Selection Manager leads Australia Awards Indonesia’s end-to-end scholarship recruitment and selection, ensuring transparent, equitable and policy-compliant processes from intake to final selection. The role provides authoritative oversight of eligibility checks, screening, shortlisting and Joint Selection Team coordination, while liaising with DFAT, Government of Indonesia counterparts, universities and partners to align outcomes with bilateral priorities and development needs. Responsible for selection documentation, logistics, scholar communications and analysis of selection data, the Manager drives continuous improvement and safeguards the integrity of the selection process under high scrutiny and tight timelines.
Key responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end management of scholarship intake, screening, shortlisting, JST assessments and final selection
- Ensure processes comply with Australia Awards policies and DFAT requirements
- Oversee eligibility checks, documentation, logistics and selection reporting
- Liaise with DFAT, GoI ministries, universities and partners on selection priorities
- Supervise data management and analysis of selection outcomes with MEL and Inclusion teams
- Manage scholar communications during recruitment and selection phases
Selection criteria
- Tertiary qualification in education, public administration, international relations, development or equivalent experience
- Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment/selection in scholarship or competitive programs
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong statistical knowledge for data processing and analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in utilising SaaS applications, specifically for the management of online forms and digital platforms.
- Skilled in applying policy to ensure fairness, transparency and compliance
- Experience coordinating selection panels, interviews, logistics and formal reporting
- Strong analytical skills for interpreting selection data and informing improvements
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills; confident engaging DFAT, GoI and senior stakeholders
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How to apply
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Please submit:
- Resume
- Statement of suitability (not exceeding two pages), demonstrating how your qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes align with the selection criteria.
Apply before 17 March 2026, 23:59 WIB
Why Tetra Tech International Development?
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.
Position Type
Project opportunity
Region
Australia and Indo-Pacific Teams and Clients
Sector
Education (International Development)