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Tetra Tech International Development is seeking a highly experienced Program Manager to lead day-to-day delivery of the ASEAN–Australia Energy Cooperation Program, a regional initiative supporting energy cooperation across ASEAN through the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the Australian Government.
This is a unique opportunity to manage a high-profile, multi-project program embedded within ASEAN systems, working across ASEAN Power Grid, Renewable Energy, and Regional Energy Policy and Planning priorities. The Program Manager will play a central role in ensuring effective implementation, strong stakeholder coordination, sound financial and fiduciary management, and high-quality reporting.
The opportunity
- Full-time
- Location: Indonesia
- Fixed-term with the possibility of extension.
The program
The ASEAN–Australia Energy Cooperation Program is a USD 4.2 million, 36-month program delivered in partnership between the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the Australian Government through the Aus4ASEAN Futures Initiative. The Program encompasses eight interlinked projects across three ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2026–2030 programme areas:
- ASEAN Power Grid (APG)
- Renewable Energy (RE)
- Regional Energy Policy and Planning (REPP)
A dedicated Program Management Unit (PMU), embedded at ACE and co-led by the ACE Senior Manager, Strategic Partnership and APAEC and the Aus4ASEAN Futures Program Director, oversees day-to-day implementation. The PMU comprises the Program Manager, a Senior Program Officer, a Program Officer, a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Adviser, and a Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Adviser.
The Program is governed by a Cooperation Arrangement between Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and ACE signed on 12 December 2024, with strategic oversight from a Program Steering Committee (PSC) co-chaired by the Australian Mission to ASEAN represented by the Australian Mission to ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat.
Tetra Tech has been appointed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as the Managing Contractor for the Technical Services and Support Program (TSSP). The TSSP is supporting to recruit and manage this position for the ASEAN–Australia Energy Cooperation Program.
The role
The Program Manager is the day-to-day program delivery lead within the PMU, responsible for driving implementation across all eight projects, managing the PMU team, overseeing fiduciary compliance, and coordinating across ACE’s technical departments, external implementing partners, and the Aus4ASEAN Futures Program Planning and Monitoring Support Unit (PPMSU).
This is a newly established position within the PMU within ACE. The Program Manager reports to the ACE Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships & APAEC on institutional and technical matters, and to the Aus4ASEAN Futures Program Director on program delivery and accountability. Performance will be managed through oversight by the Head of TSSP.
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