1. About Abt Associates / working with us on PGF
October 2016

2. Abt Associates
Abt Associates is a global leader in the fields of health, social and environmental policy and international development. Globally, Abt has over USD 1 billion international contracts under management and over 2600 staff working in more than 40 countries. Abt Associates is regularly ranked as one of the top 20 global research firms and was named one of the 40 international development innovators.

3. Global Reach More than 40 countries across Asia, Africa, Eurasia, Latin America and Europe

4. Abt Associates Australia
Mission driven and making a difference
Our History
Our Work
15+
$900AUD
MILLION
YEARS IN
BUSINESS
VALUE OF
MAJOR PROJECTS
“Our work is complex and often takes us to tough environments, so the multidisciplinary expertise we bring to each challenge allows us the advantage of solving it innovatively using various approaches”
Dr Jane Thomason, CEO
Our Structure
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade recently ranked Abt Associates 1st out of the 10 largest contractors (2013, 2014 & 215).
1st
Founded
1999
Joined Abt Associates
2013
CEO
Dr Jane Thomason
Head Office Asia Pacific
Brisbane (80+ Staff)
Asia Pacific (600+ Staff)
Our Values
Mission-Driven.
Collaborative.
We are united by our mission to improve the lives of people worldwide.
We know that working collaboratively produces excellence.
Global. We are a global community, bringing diverse knowledge, expertise, and perspectives to the many challenges faced by today's world.
Accountable.
We take responsibility for what we do and how we do it.
Committed to Excellence.
Balanced.
We sustain the energy and commitment we bring to our roles by promoting a healthy balance between our personal and professional lives.
We strive to meet and exceed the highest professional standards.
Abt Associates Asia Pacific is a specialist international health and social sector consulting company that provides services to public and private sector clients. Abt Associates Asia Pacific is a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Abt Associates, regularly ranked as one of the top 20 global research firms and one of the top 40 international development innovators. Our domestic and international clients range from donor agencies, national governments, mining operations and private enterprises and our services span across a number of areas including project management, policy development, service delivery, consulting and training.
Working with our many partners, Abt Associates Asia Pacific implements bold, innovative solutions to improve the lives of the community and deliver valued outcomes for our clients. We provide a comprehensive range of services from policy to service delivery in the public and private sectors contributing to long term benefits for clients and communities. Operating in remote and challenging environments, we offer extensive experience in the region, strong technical capacity, and a proven project management track record.
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.

5. Abt Associates Australia Our Expertise and Services
International Health Development Assistance
Indigenous Health – Maternal and Child Health (domestic portfolio)
Health Impact Assessments
Community Health Services for the Extractive Industries – OK Tedi, Lihir Island (Private Sector Engagement)
Medical Testing for Workforce Recruitment
Health Workforce Recruitment
Governance

6. Abt Associates Australia Where we work
Pacific:
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa
Asia:
Indonesia, Philippines, Mongolia, Vietnam, Timor Leste

7. Papua New Guinea Making an Impact
15+ years working in PNG to improve the wellbeing of citizens
Providing health patrols and services to people along the Fly River (NFHSDP 2009-current, MSFHP 2013-current)
Working to achieve the goals of the PNG National Health Plan with PNG government and DFAT (HHISP current, HSSP , CBSC , Sanap Wantaim )
Providing support across all health and education procurement and infrastructure activities to support the PNG government (HEPF 2013-current)
Abt Associates | pg 7

8. South East Asia & Pacific
Making an Impact
Improving women’s economic participation, building markets for women to promote women’s economic empowerment (IWI 2016-current)
Investing in human development to improve public services through Australia Timor-Leste Partnership (PHD 2016-current)
Improving the social and economic conditions of Indonesian citizens (KOMPAK 2015-current)
Empowering Indonesian Women for Poverty Reduction (MAMPU current)
Addressing health improvement program in Fiji working on rural and public health (FHSSP current)
Tremendous sales year..enormous amount of work biidng and winning..THANK YOU
Many of our wins are cross divisional/cross company – One Global Abt in action
1) (DFAT) has awarded Abt Associates the contract to manage Governance for Growth (KOMPAK, value of AU$80 million), a major economic and social sector program in Indonesia -- an Abt priority country
-effective leverage of the full capacity of One Global Abt: Abt Associates/IEG/GBDU/Creative svs
2) Different -- New client – Robin Hood foundation; highly focused on technology and Using competition as a motivator

9. Australia Making an Impact
Contribute to Primary Health Care Policy, Practice, Health Planning, Research and Evaluation (PHN current)
Improving the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of young parents and their Aboriginal or Torres Straight islander children (ANFPP 2008-current)
Tremendous sales year..enormous amount of work biidng and winning..THANK YOU
Many of our wins are cross divisional/cross company – One Global Abt in action
1) (DFAT) has awarded Abt Associates the contract to manage Governance for Growth (KOMPAK, value of AU$80 million), a major economic and social sector program in Indonesia -- an Abt priority country
-effective leverage of the full capacity of One Global Abt: Abt Associates/IEG/GBDU/Creative svs
2) Different -- New client – Robin Hood foundation; highly focused on technology and Using competition as a motivator

10. Who we work for
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian Government
Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)
Clinton Foundation
Australian Department of Health and Aging Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
World Bank
Asian Development Bank
PNG Private Sector: Ok Tedi Mining Ltd and Ok Tedi Development Foundation

11. Our Executive Team Jane Thomason, Chief Executive Officer
Paul Freer, CFO and VP
Clare Woolsey, VP – People & Culture and Marketing
Jacqui Delacy, VP – Strategy and Consulting
Scott Roantree, VP – Program Delivery
Geoff Scahill, GM – Papua New Guinea
Karen Harmon, GM – Australian and Pacific
Chloe Olliver, GM – Indonesia and South East Asia

12. BNE Program Delivery Team
PGF
Mark Power, Senior Program Manager
Kelly Thistleton, Program Manager
Anita White, Program Coordinator

13. Role of the BNE PGF Team Head Contract management
Responsibility for compliance in program delivery with head contract
Project Management and quality assurance
Support international recruitment, contracting and contracts management
Support international procurement and tendering
Program financial management and budgeting

14. Role of the PNG PGF Team
provide timely advice on key deliverables, program implementation and regular updates to stakeholders
Client and stakeholder liaison and satisfaction
PGF reporting

15. Key policies to note Child Protection Policy Code of Conduct
Fraud and Corruption Control Policy
Social Media Policy
NCTA Performance and Conduct Agreement
(clear reporting lines, accountabilities, delegations)

16. Performance counts Performance management is strategic.
A shared understanding about what is to be achieved, to achieve the strategic objectives of the program.
Your individual performance and our program performance is evaluated regularly
DFAT Program performance expectations
DFAT Contractor Performance Assessment
Advisor Performance expectations
Abt Associates | pg 16

17. Plan for Performance Program Plan Team Plan Individual Plan
Abt Associates | pg 17

18. Your Performance Counts
How can we help you succeed?
We are here to help, please do not hesitate to ask for support.
Abt Associates | pg 18