Senior Program Officer, Judicial Accessibility

Join the Fostering Advancement of Inclusive, Rights Based Justice (FAIR Justice) program as our Senior Program Officer, Judicial Accessibility and lead the design, institutionalisation, and scaling of reforms that strengthen accessibility and inclusion within justice sector systems.

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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

• Manila, Philippines
• Reserved for Philippines Nationals
• Full-time, one-year fixed term contract until July 2027 with possibility of extension
• Flexible work arrangements

The program

The Fostering Advancement of Inclusive, Rights Based (FAIR) Justice Program (the Program) will advance Australia and Philippines shared commitment to the rule of law, rights-based justice, and strong and accountable institutions, as vital to the stability, security, and prosperity in the Philippines and in the Indo Pacific region. Building on Australia and the Philippines longstanding cooperation in law and justice, the Program will support a broader justice system strengthening and ensure greater synergy with DFAT's investments in promoting rights based justice, countering terrorism and violent extremism, combatting human trafficking and protecting children against online abuse and exploitation, as well as justice initiatives of other donors and development partners.

The Program will take a partnership approach built on relationship and trust. It will deepen Australia's partnership with the Philippine Judiciary, and the broader law and justice community by supporting the law and justice reform agenda articulated in the Supreme Court's Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovation, 2022-2027 and the Philippine Development Plan, 2023-2028. The Program will foster valuable partnerships between the Philippine law and justice institutions and their Australian counterparts, such as the Federal Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia.

The role

This role focuses on embedding inclusive policies, strengthening stakeholder engagement, and improving access to justice for vulnerable groups. The SPO will drive rights-based reforms, enhance legal literacy, and ensure GEDSI principles are integrated across all program outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the design and implementation of activities that contribute to EOPOs, with a focus on embedding accessibility and inclusion within institutional systems.
• Lead stakeholder engagement strategies that strengthen coordination, ownership, and sustainability of justice reforms.
• Manage relationships with key institutional partners, navigating governance structures and approval processes to support reform adoption.
• Provide targeted technical assistance to partners to implement and scale accessible and inclusive justice practices.
• Design and implement high-impact, scalable activities that strengthen access to justice and inclusion, aligned with program priorities and resource constraints.

Selection criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in Law, International Development, Social Studies, or other relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and operationalising accessibility and inclusion initiatives within justice or governance systems.
• Experience supporting institutional reform, systems strengthening, or policy implementation within complex governance environments.
• Experience working with monitoring, evaluation, or results-based management frameworks.
• Ability to apply GEDSI principles in practical, programmatic, and institutional contexts, in collaboration with technical specialists.
• Strong understanding of access to justice barriers and user-centered approaches, particularly for socially disadvantaged groups.
• Ability to navigate institutional processes and political economy dynamics within government or justice sector settings.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into practical, implementable solutions within institutional systems.

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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 AEDT Tuesday, 26 May 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 equal‑opportunity 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 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, 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.

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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.

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