Home-based with travel (applicants will be considered within 3+/—hrs of AEST). Office space may also be accessible, depending on the preferred candidate's location.

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.

For more information, please see www.dt-global.com

Program Quality Team

DT Global Asia Pacific’s Program Quality Team is focused on uncovering what makes programs effective across diverse contexts and challenges, and using those insights to strengthen the design, delivery, and ongoing impact of every program in our portfolio.

We conduct in-depth program effectiveness reviews across regions, partners, sectors, and delivery models, giving us a strong grasp of how success is defined and achieved in implementation. At key moments, we carry out Strategic Health Checks to provide tailored programmatic guidance. These deep dives support proactive decision-making and help maintain the highest implementation standards, while fostering innovation and excellence across our diverse portfolio.

Central to our approach is DT Global’s Development Effectiveness Framework, which brings together the factors that drive program success. It enables teams to reflect on why these factors matter and how they can be supported in practice.

The Program Quality Team is actively involved in program design and evaluation, on-demand strategy support, and business development, contributing thought leadership and insight to tenders and funding proposals.

About the Role

The Program Design Lead will provide strategic, flexible, and high-quality support across our program portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region. They will lead the delivery of international development program/investment designs, develop design methodologies and approaches, quality assure program deliverables, support capacity building across our teams in relation to design and development effectiveness, and support business development activities. The role will be responsible for delivering value to the client, improving the development effectiveness of programs, and contributing to DT Global’s knowledge management.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Program Design

• Lead technical teams to design programs/investments aligned with defined Program Concepts or parameters.

• Advise DT Global programs on design processes and best practices, including DFAT’s Investment Design Standards.

• Quality assure design documentation to meet internal and client standards.

2. Client and Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and sustain constructive relationships with clients, program teams, and internal stakeholders across DT Global APAC.

3. Business Development

• Identify strategic opportunities across the Asia-Pacific to support growth.

• Develop technical proposals for program designs and evaluations.

4. Program Quality and Effectiveness

• Advance DT Global’s effectiveness agenda through program learning, thought leadership, and continuous improvement.

• Produce and disseminate knowledge products (e.g., guidance notes, blogs, presentations, internal updates).

• Participate in program health checks, providing strengths-based support to teams.

5. Knowledge Sharing and Learning

• Lead knowledge-sharing initiatives, including networking events, training, communities of practice, and learning activities.

6. Evaluation

• Support program evaluations aligned with standards and best practices.

• Provide expert input into inception plans, strategies, MEL frameworks, toolkits, and indicators for gender equality, disability inclusion, and locally led development.

Please click on the link or copy paste it to access the full Terms of Reference for this position: https://tinyurl.com/mrx9z89h

About You

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in international development, social sciences, monitoring and evaluation, or a related field.

• Extensive experience leading and managing design processes for international development programs.

• Demonstrated experience in program monitoring and evaluation, working alongside technical specialists.

• Proven ability to deliver high-quality investment design documentation for development donors.

• Experience implementing impactful programs in one or more sectors: economic growth, governance, climate change, social inclusion, conflict prevention & transition, infrastructure, or human development.

• Knowledge of cross-cutting issues (e.g., gender equality, disability inclusion, climate change, locally led development, First Nations), with expertise in at least one area preferred.

Skills and Attributes

• Commitment to delivering meaningful and lasting program outcomes.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Self-directed and effective in small team environments.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across diverse teams and cultures.

• Skilled in managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.

• Pragmatic, solutions-focused, and adaptable.

• Committed to strengths-based approaches in design, monitoring, and evaluation.

• Willing and able to travel as required.

How to apply

How to Apply?

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+, women, mature age workers and people with different abilities.

Please submit
1) Your CV
2) A cover letter

Click the link to apply: Program Design Lead

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Thursday 27 November 2025, 11:59 pm (3+/—hrs of AEST)

Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. All applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted**.**

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.