Team Leader – Leadership and Skills
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Role open to local Thai nationals or international candidates who are able to obtain a work permit in Thailand.
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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
- Lead a high-impact Leadership and Skills program under the Mekong-Australia Partnership Support Unit (MAP SU).
- Drive scholarships, professional learning, leadership development and alumni engagement initiatives across the Mekong region.
- Work closely with DFAT and regional partners to strengthen Australia's regional cooperation.
- 12-month contract based in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Team Leader – Leadership and Skills to lead the delivery of a high-impact program under the Mekong-Australia Partnership Support Unit (MAP SU).
Working closely with DFAT's Mekong Hub in Bangkok, you will oversee scholarships, professional learning, regional dialogues and alumni engagement initiatives across the Mekong region.
This is an opportunity to combine your strategic leadership, international development and education experience to strengthen regional partnerships, develop future leaders and deliver meaningful development outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic direction, planning and delivery of the Leadership and Skills program.
- Build strong partnerships with DFAT, Australian universities, government counterparts and regional stakeholders.
- Oversee scholarships, professional learning, regional dialogues and alumni engagement activities.
- Lead and develop a high-performing, multicultural program team.
- Manage program budgets, performance, risks and compliance, ensuring quality delivery and value for money.
- Embed GEDSI, MEL, safeguarding and inclusive development across program activities.
About You
You are an experienced international development leader with a strong background in education, scholarships or professional learning, and a proven ability to manage complex programs and stakeholder relationships.
You will bring:
- A relevant tertiary qualification in international development, education, program management or a related field; postgraduate qualifications preferred.
- Significant experience leading donor-funded international development programs, ideally including DFAT-funded education or scholarship initiatives.
- Experience with Australia Awards or similar international scholarship programs highly regarded.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and people leadership skills, including working with government, donors and multicultural teams.
- Experience working across Southeast Asia, particularly the Mekong region, highly desirable.
- Strong financial management, strategic planning, reporting and risk management capabilities.
- A collaborative, culturally sensitive approach and commitment to GEDSI, safeguarding and inclusive development.
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How to apply
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Please submit:
- Resume
- Statement of suitability (not exceeding three pages), demonstrating how your qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes align with the selection criteria.
Apply before 11:59pm AEDT, 18 November 2026.
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.
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