PDP Australia has been engaged by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) until 2013 to provide economic analysis and advice services for short-term assignments. The duration of individual assignments may vary, from answering individual questions to longer term assignments including ones that may take place overseas, particularly in Papua New Guinea, the Pacific and Asia.
The purpose of the Economics Advisory Panel is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of Australia’s aid program by providing high quality advice and analysis on economics related issues to Posts, regional programs and program enabling areas. Period offer members will help guide the implementation of best-practice approaches and supplement AusAID’s existing in-house advisory capacity where required.
The objectives of the Economics Advisory Panel are to contribute to the program quality, policy development and development effectiveness of AusAID programs through:
(a) ensuring that economis related issues within AusAID's initiatives are based on international
good practice, Australian and regional lessons learned, and insights from regional donors.
(b) assisting AusAID to keep up to date with trends and developments by building the Agency's
knowledgebase through participating in in peer reviews, evaluations, research, sharing
experience and knowledge in formal and informal ways, and assisting the Agency to apply this
knowledge practically throughout its programs; and
(c) providing AusAID with access to high quality, timely advice and access to economics analysts
and networks.