Partnerships and Performance Lead Job Listing at Tetra Tech in Australia (Job ID 49772)

Description

Location: Ideally Brisbane, but flexible for anywhere in Australia | Full-time |2 year fixed term contract
Must have valid work rights in Australia

• Lead strategic partnerships, performance systems, and cross-cutting priorities to strengthen Australia's humanitarian logistics capability.
• Champion innovation, inclusion and impact in one of Australia's most critical humanitarian programs.
• Mentor team members to promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Contribute to a world where people, communities and the planet thrive.

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:

The Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC), based in Brisbane, is a cornerstone of Australia's rapid and coordinated humanitarian action across the Indo-Pacific. As the Partnerships and Performance Lead, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping how the HLC collaborates, learns, and delivers impact.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for cross-cutting priorities, such as Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), localisation, greening, innovation, and Indigenous engagement, while also overseeing strategic partnerships, performance systems, and communications. Your work will ensure that HLC's operations are inclusive, evidence-driven, and aligned with Australia's development priorities.

This is a unique opportunity to drive systems-level change and foster partnerships that ensure humanitarian supplies reach the right people, in the right way, at the right time.

The Program: Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC)

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC) facilitates the timely, effective, and flexible delivery of the Australian Government's humanitarian assistance and emergency relief program around the world, providing high quality, multifaceted, flexible and responsive project management and humanitarian supply chain solutions in support of Australia's Humanitarian Emergency Relief activities.

The goal of HLC is to facilitate humanitarian action that saves lives, alleviates suffering, and enhances human dignity during and in the aftermath of conflict, disasters, and other humanitarian crises. The HLC warehouse in Brisbane maintains the largest stockpile of prepositioned humanitarian emergency relief supplies within the Southern Hemisphere, with the capacity to respond to three simultaneous crises and can support at least 11,000 families – or 50,000 people.

The HLC maintains core capabilities to perform critical tasks across six functional areas: Logistics Planning and Coordination; Procurement; Warehousing; Shipping and Transport; Deployment Support and Technical Assistance and Program Management and integrates cross-cutting, thematic priorities of Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Greening, Localisation, Innovation, Partnerships and Indigenous engagement into all operations and activities

Tetra Tech International Development, as the Implementing Contractor for the HLC, will work closely with DFAT, other Commonwealth response capabilities, international organisations and humanitarian partners to implement HLC operations and activities across all aspects of program management and delivery.

Your role:

• Lead a team of functional specialists, across the areas of partnerships, GEDSI, MERL and Communications and Public Diplomacy throughout the program's delivery.
• Manage and oversee the integration of cross-cutting themes and priorities into all the HLC operations and responses.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships across the Indo-Pacific to enhance the last mile delivery and visibility.
• Supervise the development of monitoring systems, research and information systems.
• Champion the HLC's communication and public diplomacy strategy
• Collaborate with DFAT, humanitarian partners and local actors to align efforts and amplify impact.

About You

• You are a strategic leader with deep experience in humanitarian or international development programming. Your previous technical experience might be in MERL, GEDSI, Localisation or Communications. You thrive in complex environments and are skilled at building inclusive systems that drive real impact. You bring a collaborative spirit, a sharp analytical mind, and a commitment to learning and innovation.

You will possess:

• Demonstrated senior experience in managing or work on humanitarian or development programs.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and build a culture of high performance
• Strong understanding and expertise in cross-cutting themes e.g. GEDSI, localisation and innvoation.
• Advanced project and resource management skills, including planning and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and implement effective strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• High levels of personal initiative, resilience, and the ability to work effectively in challenging environments.
• High degree of cultural and political sensitivity, with the ability to navigate diverse contexts.

For a complete position description, please click here.

Have questions or want to know more about the role, please contact:

Katie Wilde

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Email: idev.hrservices@tetratech.com

Telephone: +61 3 9290 7060

How to Apply

If we have sparked your interest and you meet the requirements of the role, click the "Apply for Job" button and submit your application before the closing date — we'd love to have you join our team supporting our humanitarian logistics operations.

Your completed application will include:

• Resume
• Cover letter (not exceeding two pages), outlining your suitability for the position by demonstrating how your qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes align with the selection criteria.

Applications for this position close midnight, AEST Sunday 22 June 2025

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.

Why Tetra Tech International Development?

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. We encourage people with 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 (08) 8375 4400.

Position Type 

Project opportunity

Region

Australia and Indo-Pacific Teams and Clients

Sector

Logistics (International Development) 

Humanitarian Response (International Development) 

• Organization: 755 COZ