Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 10th May 2021
This is an exciting senior leadership opportunity for a proven leader with technical, vocational & education expertise and experience to lead the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) on behalf of the Australian Government.
The Skills for Employment and Training Director plays a key role in supporting Pacific Island Citizens to gain employment, within their home country, across the Pacific region, in Australia and New Zealand, through the acquisition of relevant skills and qualifications.
Based in Fiji, you will lead a team of over 20 staff as well as playing a key executive leadership role for a broader workforce of 200 staff who are located at APTC Country Offices in Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea and in-country representatives in Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu.
The position is based in Suva, Fiji, and will involve and international travel throughout the Pacific Region.
Our ideal candidate will have:
Mandatory:
Highly desirable requirements:
The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is an Australian Government development program established in 2007. It works in partnership with industry, governments and selected Technical, Vocational Education and Training institutions to assist the development of a more skilled, inclusive and productive workforce aligned with labour market requirements to enhance Pacific prosperity.
The APTC provides Australian standard training qualifications across the Pacific and also forms partnerships and coalitions with stakeholders to achieve training outcomes and reforms of the technical, vocational, education and training system across the Pacific region.
APTC has country offices established in Fiji, Vanuatu, PNG, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. The Country Offices are supported by a range of services provided from a regional office located in Suva, Fiji.
TAFE Queensland manages the Training Coalition on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As an employee of TAFE Queensland International Education, you will be part of the Queensland’s leading provider of further education and training committed to quality teaching, a safe working environment and delivering real outcomes for our students. We are currently pivoting to support the Pacific Island Countries to respond to the impacts of COVID-19.
Remuneration and benefits include:
APTC is an equal opportunity employer; fostering a fair, safe and socially inclusive environment, embracing all forms of diversity.
We strongly encourage applications if you are:
To learn more about the role, please visit our website.
* Position offer is subject to DFAT Deployment approval.
APTC is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious and ethnical backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities to apply.