Manager, Higher Education and Engagement
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Job Summary
Manager Higher Education and Engagement
(Scholarships Alumni Engagement and Higher Education Sector Support)
Contribute to strengthened Vietnam-Australia bilateral relations through innovative scholarship and fellowship management pioneering alumni engagement approaches and higher education sector support. Apply today to join Aus4Skills in the role of Manager Higher Education and Engagement.
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 informationplease visit our website
The opportunity
- Full-time
- Location: Hanoi Vietnam
- Reserved for Vietnamese Nationals
- Fixed-term appointment to 31 October 2028
The program
Aus4Skills Phase 3 is a ten-year DFAT-funded program partnering with the Government of Vietnam to strengthen bilateral ties by supporting Vietnams human resource development priorities. Focused on higher education the Vietnam Australia Centre and vocational education and training (VET) the program builds workforce-ready inclusive climate-adaptive skills public sector leadership and alumni networks. It targets gender equality disability and social inclusion and support for disadvantaged Australia Awards students. Outcomes include stronger AustraliaVietnam strategic partnerships enhanced public sector leadership and womens advancement and industry-aligned VET that meets labour market needs while promoting social equity and sustainable growth.
The role
The Manager Higher Education and Engagement leads strategic and operational delivery of Aus4Skills Outcome 1: ensuring Australia Awards alumni use their skills networks and knowledge to advance bilateral development priorities and strengthen VietnamAustralia relations. You will drive innovative evidencebased scholarship alumni engagement and highereducation activities in line with DFAT guidance. The role provides highlevel strategic advice to DFAT and the Senior Management Team oversees budgets risk and staff and manages stakeholder relationships at strategic and operational levels while remaining handson in daytoday delivery.
Key responsibilities
- Lead strategic engagement and stakeholder relationships to support bilateral relations and drive program outcomes
- Develop annual workplans oversee reporting briefs and evidencebased decisionmaking
- Manage programming and budgets for Scholarships Alumni and Higher Education activities to time scope and quality
- Design and deliver higher education initiatives as required to strengthen bilateral university partnerships
- Ensure use of monitoring evaluation learning to inform continuous improvement and showcase impact through strategic communications
- Lead mentor and manage the team and consultants; ensuring a high level of compliance and risk mitigation.
Selection criteria
- Postgraduate qualification (or equivalent senior experience) in education international development HR or project management
- Proven experience building and managing strategic partnerships with government and highereducation institutions; Australia alumni an advantage
- Minimum 5 years program management experience with team leadership and successful delivery of donorfunded initiatives preferred
- Experience designing delivering and evaluating highereducation scholarship or alumni engagement activities
- Excellent English and Vietnamese communication
- Highquality reporting facilitation and stakeholder management knowledge of GEDSI PSEAH and risk controls
- Collaborative culturally sensitive detailoriented and adaptable with strong problemsolving and timemanagement skills.
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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 11:59pm AEST 4 March 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 equalopportunity 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 worlds 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 or phone 61 (08).
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 Techs Safeguarding and other Codes of Conduct and our associated safeguarding policies (Child Protection and Child Safety Protection 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)
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
About Company
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology
