Equity Hub: GEDSI Advisory Panel Application

Equity Hub: GEDSI Advisory Panel Application
Applications must include a cover letter and resume, uploaded at the end of this form.

Final submission date
22 June 2026

Before you begin
This form takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

To save your progress, select “Save” at the bottom of the form. You will receive an email with a link to continue your application later. Please note that responses will not be automatically saved if you close the form without using this function.

Please submit only one application. Duplicate submissions may not be considered.

Support and accessibility
Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application or assessment process are encouraged to send their requests to contact info@eqhub.com.au

We encourage applicants to seek support where needed. Reasonable accommodation will also be provided to advisers engaged for assignments.

Application requirements
You will be asked to:
- Review the Equity Hub Application Guidance prior to completing your cover letter
- Personal and contact details
- Two professional referees
- A current resume (CV)
- A cover letter (2-3 pages)
Accepted file formats: PDF or Word documents.

Assessment process
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with recruitment undertaken in phases. Early submission is encouraged.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No phone enquiries please.

Privacy and consent
By submitting this application, you consent to the collection, use, and verification of your information for recruitment and engagement purposes.
Your personal details
Please enter your full name

First NameLast Name
What name would you prefer us to use?
Which pronouns do you use?
What is your email address?
What is your phone number?

Country CodeArea CodePhone Number
What is your proposed daily rate or range (AUD)?
Including local taxes, excluding Australian taxes/GST.
Would you be willing to undertake tasks that do not match your proposed rate?
Please note DFAT may stipulate a lower rate for certain tasks, for which we may not be able to negotiate your current rate. Please indicate if you would be willing to reduce your fee if necessary.
Will you be contracted through a company?
What is your company name?
What is your tax identifier (for example, ABN for Australia)?
If you do not have a tax identifier number, for yourself or your company, please type '0'.
Please provide your company contact name and email address.
Only enter details if this is a different person to yourself.
Please share any general, reasonable accommodation, support or accessibility requests you may have. We will discuss any task-related requirements in person (if preferred) and on a case-by-case basis.
If you would like to discuss any accessibility, support or reasonable accommodation requests, please contact: info@eqhub.com.au If you need any reasonable accommodation requests, please provide the details above.
Your location and work rights
What is your country of residence?
What is your primary citizenship?
Do you hold DFAT security clearance?
If yes, what level?
Your lived experience and languages

We are seeking a diverse range of panellists. You may choose to provide additional information about your identity, lived experience, or connections to communities or movements that inform your work, including perspectives that reflect intersectional experiences. For example, you may wish to share if you are a person with disability, a parent or carer of a person with disability, or have other relevant lived or community experience.Sharing this information is entirely optional, and leaving this section blank will not impact your application. Any information provided will be treated confidentially. We ask this to better understand the range of perspectives on the panel and to support inclusive, contextually informed approaches to GEDSI.
If you would like to share your lived experience, identity, or connections that inform your work, please do so here.

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Professional English is a key requirement for all work. Please list any other languages you can work in (written and oral).
Your GEDSI experience

Equity Hub is looking for both experienced and newer advisers, and expects to onboard panellists with a wide range of experience. We would not expect anyone to have strong expertise in every sector listed below. Your answers in this section should be in line with your resume and cover letter. Applications will be critically reviewed, and applicants whose answers cannot be substantiated will not be accepted to the panel.
How many years of GEDSI work experience do you have?

What are your primary areas of focus?

Rows	Limited	Moderate	Extensive
Disability-specific expertise
First Nations approaches to development
LGBTQIA+ inclusion expertise
Gender-specific expertise
Social inclusion

What are your sector areas of focus?

Rows	Limited	Moderate	Extensive
Climate & environment
Cyber security
Data Innovation
Disaster Risk Reduction
Education
Financing & investing
Gender Based Violence
Governance & policy
Health (including SRHR)
Humanitarian
Infastructure
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Movement building
National security
Social protection
Sport in development
Trade
Other (clarify in your Cover Letter)

What program cycle expertise do you have?

Rows	Limited	Moderate	Extensive
Peer reviews
Policy development & review
Program design
Program implementation
Research & analysis
Strategic communications
Training design & delivery

Your regional and country experience

Do you have experience working with any of the following?

Rows	Yes	No
DFAT
INGO
MFAT
NGO
United Nations System
World Bank / Asian Development Bank

In which Pacific countries have you provided technical advice?

Rows	In-Person	Remote
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Nauru
Niue
Papua New Guinea
Regional Pacific
Republic of Palau
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other

In which Southeast Asia countries have you provided technical advice?

Rows	In-Person	Remote
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Southeast Asia Regional
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam

In which Middle East and North Africa countries have you provided technical advice?

Rows	In-Person	Remote
Palestine
Syria
Other

In which South and Central Asia countries have you provided technical advice?

Rows	In-Person	Remote
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

In which Sub-Saharan Africa countries have you provided technical advice?

Rows	In-Person	Remote
Sub-Saharan Africa
Other

In which Latin America and the Caribbean countries have you provided technical advice?

Rows	In-Person	Remote
Latin America and the Caribbean

In which countries elsewhere in the world have you provided technical advice?

Rows In-Person Remote

Rest of the world
Please expand on your GEDSI experience, highlighting the specific donors, governments, programs, and types of engagement you have worked on.

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Your Rapid Task Group interest

The Rapid Task Group is a small group who are able to take on tasks and deliver in a short time frame, often within a few days. Tasks may include, for example, rapid design reviews or other rapid tasks associated with key DFAT compliance tasks. Applicants for this group should be able to demonstrate that they are able to provide high quality work within these constraints, and that they are likely to be available to respond to queries quickly.
Would you like to be considered for the Rapid Task Group?
Would you be able to complete rapid tasks at short notice?
How many days per month are you available for the Rapid Task Group?
Your referees

Please provide the contact details for at least two referees to support your application for the Equity Hub panel. Equity Hub will only reach out to referees for applicants selected for the panel. These referees will not be used for any other purpose. Equity Hub will confirm with applicants before communicating with referees. Please note that referees must be confirmed before being listed; officers at the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Branch (GEB) should not be included as referees.
Reference 1
What is the referee's name?

First NameLast Name
What position or title is held by the employer or supervisor?
What is the organisation name?
What position did you hold?
What is the supervisor's email address?
Reference 2
What is the referee's name?

First NameLast Name
What position or title is held by the employer or supervisor?
What is the organisation name?
What position did you hold?
What is the supervisor's email address?
Your resume and cover letter
Please review the Equity Hub Application Guidance.
Please upload your cover letter, aligning with the Equity Hub Application Guidance.

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Equity Hub: GEDSI Advisory Panel Application

Your personal details

Your location and work rights

Your lived experience and languages

Your GEDSI experience

Your regional and country experience

Your Rapid Task Group interest

Your referees

Reference 1

Reference 2

Your resume and cover letter