Engagement And Capacity Building Specialist, Pimmila

216 Msi; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking an Engagement and Capacity Building Specialist to support stakeholder engagement, participatory processes, and capacity strengthening across the PIMMELA program in Manila. You will design and facilitate collaborative processes and help M&E teams effectively use data for decision‑making.

The role reports to the Engagement and Capacity Building Advisor and involves coordinating retreats, workshops, and consultations with government partners and donors, developing training

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international development or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, capacity building and communication.
• Experience in designing and delivering training programs and supporting participatory and co-design processes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with diverse stakeholders; proficient in English.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate retreats, workshops, and events.
• Lead Pause and Reflect sessions and co-design activities.
• Coordinate stakeholder consultations with government, partners, and donors.
• Develop training materials and capacity-building activities for M&E teams and partners.
• Document outcomes and translate into actionable inputs.
• Ensure inclusive participation and effective cross-team communication.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Capacity building

Effective communication

English proficiency

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in international development or related field

Job description

The Opportunity

Tetra Tech is adding an Engagement and Capacity Building Specialist to our Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity (PIMMELA) team based in Manila, Philippines.

Why Tetra Tech

At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.

Your Impact

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Position Summary

The Engagement and Capacity Building Specialist will support stakeholder engagement, participatory processes, and capacity strengthening efforts across the program portfolio, leveraging specialized experience in the health, energy, or economic growth sectors. The Specialist will support the design and facilitation of collaborative processes such as retreats, Pause and Reflect sessions, and co-design workshops while building the capacity of monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) teams and partners to effectively use data for decision‑making. This role is central to fostering inclusive and participatory program implementation, ensuring that stakeholders are actively engaged and that M&E systems are understood, owned, and utilized. This position will report to the Engagement and Capacity Building Advisor.

Essential Job Functions

The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:

• Support the planning and facilitation of retreats, workshops, and events.
• Facilitate or co‑facilitate Pause and Reflect sessions to promote adaptive management.
• Support stakeholder consultation processes, including engagement with government, implementing partners, and donors.
• Ensure inclusive participation and effective communication across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Support the design and implementation of co‑creation and co‑design processes for program activities.
• Facilitate collaborative planning sessions to align stakeholder priorities and program objectives.
• Document key outcomes from consultations and co‑design sessions and translate them into actionable inputs.
• Design and deliver capacity building activities for M&E teams and partners, including trainings, workshops, and coaching.
• Strengthen partner capacity in areas such as M&E framework understanding, indicator use and interpretation and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Develop training materials, guidance documents, and toolkits.
• Promote continuous improvement across program teams.
• Support the integration of evidence into program planning and implementation cycles.
• Assist in synthesizing lessons learned and best practices from engagement activities.
• Coordinate logistics and preparation for engagement activities (e.g., retreats, consultations, workshops).
• Work closely with M&E, technical, and program teams to ensure alignment between engagement activities and program objectives.
• Maintain documentation of engagement processes, outputs, and follow‑up actions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international development, public policy, education, social sciences, or relevant field required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, capacity building and communication.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating workshops, consultations, or events, designing and delivering training programs, and supporting participatory and co‑design processes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Professional proficiency in English, both written and verbal required.
• Strong interpersonal and report writing skills required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in health such as monitoring health systems performance, service delivery, and health outcomes and familiarity with public health indicators, surveillance systems or health program evaluations preferred.
• Experience in energy sector programming, including infrastructure, access, or resilience and an understanding of energy‑related indicators preferred.
• Experience with economic growth such as monitoring economic development initiatives, investment promotion, or private sector engagement and experience with indicators related to trade, investment, market systems or job creation preferred.
• Experience working on donor‑funded programs preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting or standing at a desk and using a computer.

Work Environment / Environmental Factors

• This position has no work or environmental factors outside of a standard office environment.

Additional Information

• This position is required to be in the office Monday - Friday.

Life at Tetra Tech

• Comprehensive and market‑competitive benefits.
• Merit‑based financial rewards.
• Flexibility and company‑wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.

Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high‑end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.

Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital or familial status, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.

We invite applications from all interested parties.

Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:
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• Requisition #21600002793