Technical Skills Panel Safeguards Coordinator

**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.

**About DT Global Asia Pacific**

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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**The Role**

The Technical Skills Panel (TSP) brings together a diverse network of training providers, technical experts, and organizations across Australia, the Pacific and Timor-Leste to support training delivery and skills development activities. Effective coordination, strong compliance systems, and consistent safeguards oversight are critical to ensuring quality, accountability, and alignment with DFAT and DT Global requirements. The TSP Safeguards Coordinator plays a dual role in supporting operational coordination and strengthening safeguarding compliance across TSP members, ensuring training providers and technical experts are supported to meet required standards while contributing to efficient and effective training delivery and skills development activities.

**Responsibilities**

**Administrative support and coordination**

- Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support to the Regional Safeguards Manager, while working closely with the TSP Panel Lead, and TSP members on assigned tasks.
- Coordinate TSP safeguarding meetings and activities including agenda preparation, documentation, and follow-up on action items.
- Maintain organized filing systems for TSP Safeguarding documentation, ensuring accessibility, version control, and alignment with program requirements and DT Global and DFAT Safeguarding requirements.

**Safeguards Coordination and Compliance**

- In liaison with the TSP Lead, coordinate safeguards risk and capacity assessments for all TSP members as part of due diligence and ongoing compliance processes.
- Develop and implement TSP member-specific safeguards workplans to support alignment with DFAT and DT Global comprehensive safeguarding standards (including Child Protection, PSEAH, Do No Harm, WHS, and fraud and corruption prevention).
- Provide ongoing technical support and follow-up to TSP members to address identified safeguards gaps.
- Monitor and track safeguards compliance and risk mitigation actions, ensuring timely follow-up and documentation.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date and auditable records of safeguards documentation and compliance status for all TSP members.
- Support the integration of survivor-centered, trauma-informed and do no harm approaches across TSP processes and engagements.
- Escalate emerging safeguards risks and issues to the Regional Safeguards Manager as required.

**Data management and tracking systems**

- Establish and maintain systems to track safeguards risk and capacity assessments and action plans, partner compliance against safeguarding standards and TSP activities, assignments, and deliverables
- Develop and maintain dashboards and tracking tools to support real-time monitoring and reporting.
- Generate regular reports and data summaries to support internal reporting, MEL frameworks, and DFAT requirements.

**Provider communications and engagement support**

- In liaison with TSP lead, coordinate communication with TSP members on operational and safeguards-related matters, including document requests, updates, and follow-ups.
- Support onboarding processes by ensuring TSP members understand safeguarding expectations and compliance requirements.
- Maintain communication records to ensure consistency and accountability in engagement with TSP members.

**Documentation and compliance administration**

- Maintain and update templates, tools, and guidance materials related to safeguards, due diligence, and TSP processes.
- Support due diligence processes by coordinating safeguards documentation review, verification tracking, and record management.
- Ensure all compliance documentation is current, complete, and aligned with DFAT and DT Global safeguarding requirements.