DFAT is currently managing a tender process for a managing contractor to implement a mechanism to provide smaller Pacific countries with a suite of flexible, fit-for-purpose options that will support broad government and stability development outcomes.  The mechanism will also increase small posts' capacity to respond flexibly to COVID-19 recovery and other emerging needs.

DFAT has invited and encouraged, smaller organisations to register their interest to be considered as a consortium partner for the BPaC program for the purposes of potentially strengthening and supporting a combined approach for a tender submission.

The following organisation has registered to be considered as a consortium partner for the BPaC program:

Integrity Governance and Advisory

Organisation name: Integrity Governance and Advisory

Contact person: John Harte

Contact Email: dm@integritygovernace.com

Contact phone: 1300794 049

Capability Statement:

Integrity Governance has specialised expertise in building, enabling and supporting effective governance. For over 17 years, we have offered world-class support across a broad range of confidential board, governance and ownership matters across multiple sectors nationally and internationally with practicality, integrity, and professionalism.  Our purpose is to work with you to enable governance to truly add value to your organisation.  On that journey, Integrity Governance can provide leadership facilitation and training, strategic planning, dispute resolution, board, and CEO reviews, mentoring and director development. Our diverse, multicultural team have worked around the world in developed and developing markets.

DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

Organisation name: DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

Contact person: Dr Albrecht Schnabel, Head of Asia-Pacific Unit, DCAF

Contact Email: a.schnabel@dcaf.ch

Contact phone: +41227309507

Capability Statement:

DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance  is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, rule of law and respect for human rights. DCAF contributes to sustainable peace and development by assisting in inclusive and participatory law and justice reforms. It has a proven track record of creating knowledge products, promoting norms and good practices, providing legal and policy advice, conducting trainings and supporting capacity-building of both state and non-state stakeholders.

DCAF's Asia-Pacific Unit wants to use the expertise as part of a consortium supporting capacity-building in small Pacific countries.

Thinkplace

Organisation name: ThinkPlace

Contact person: Rohan Doherty

Contact email: rohan.doherty@thinkplace.com.au

Contact phone: +61 432 915 752

Capability statement:

At ThinkPlace, we are driven by our mission to have a positive impact on society.

We are an award-winning global co-design and innovation company, specialising in understanding human experience to create innovative programs, services and organisations. Over many years, ThinkPlace has worked extensively in both international development and complex systems design.

The value ThinkPlace would bring to a BPaC consortium includes:

• Co-designed and tailored programs through the active facilitation of diverse stakeholders such as clients, donors, industry partners and governing bodies
• Rigorous measurement and evaluation methodologies
• Human-centred design and social behaviour change expertise to ensure programs meet their objectives
• Comprehensive remote workshop delivery capabilities using a combination of digital tools including Zoom, Miro, Mural and Slido.

Global Health – The University of Sydney

Organisation name: Global Health – The University of Sydney

Contact person: Leanne Howie

Contact details: globalhealth@sydney.edu.au

Capability statement:

The University of Sydney offers a unique value proposition with its combination of high-level technical expertise across education and research, commitment to impact and regional linkages. The University of Sydney is ranked among the top 1% of universities worldwide and 2nd in the world for social and economic impact (THE Impact Rankings 2020). We are a leading multidisciplinary university delivering innovation and engagement for impact, drawing upon our network of over 8,500 staff across our Faculties of Medicine and Health, Science, Engineering and Arts and Social Sciences.

Funded through the MRFF Tackling AMR and DR-TB initiative, we have recently commenced the “Pathway to the Elimination of Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis in the “Pacific” study with a geographical centre in Tarawa, Kiribati. The overarching objective of this study is to mitigate the threat posed by drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in the Pacific, by enhancing knowledge and testing new strategies to combat DR-TB. Our alumni and academic staff are partnering with local Ministries to implement this project.