Australia–Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons Victim Support Officer (applications due 27/9/2016)
The Australia–Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons (AAPTIP) is a five-year (2013–2018) AU$50 million initiative of the Australian Government that aims to reduce the incentives and opportunities for trafficking of persons in the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) region.
AAPTIP builds on Australia’s long-term support for programs to strengthen the criminal justice response to human trafficking in Asia. These programs include the Asia Regional Cooperation to Prevent People Trafficking (ARCPPT; 2003–2006), and the Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons (ARTIP; 2006–2013) project.
AAPTIP focuses on the prosecution pillar of anti-trafficking at the national and regional level. Support will be provided to the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), and partner countries Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
AAPTIP will strengthen the criminal justice response to trafficking by: enhancing regional and national investigative and judicial cooperation on trafficking cases; strengthening legislative frameworks; providing adequate support for victim-witnesses; and expanding the evidence base for policy development and decision-making.
The new Victim Support Officer position will provide increased support to maximize the quality, impact and reach to all eight AAPTIP sub-programs (national and regional) through assisting the Regional Victim Support Adviser (RVSA) and program team. In particular, the Victim Support Officer will help the RVSA to follow up with the AAPTIP country offices on work plan implementation, especially in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, where AAPTIP has either victim support specific projects, or it will work with NGOs/partners to implement victim support related activities.