The Organisation

MSI Asia Pacific (MSIAP), its entities and affiliates, are a specialist sexual and reproductive health, non- governmental organisation (NGO) working in Australia, Asia and the Pacific to ensure the fulfilment of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of all people.

At MSI Reproductive Choices we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every person has the right to make choices about their own body and future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give everyone the means to do so. Across 36 countries, we provide high quality, safe services, and work with advocacy to create an enabling environment, so every client has safe access to services when and where they are needed.  

MSIAP serves as the Public Engagement and Project Management office for MSI in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. Working with key institutional donors including Australian Government (DFAT) and New Zealand Government (MFAT), Foundations and individual supporters, MSIAP oversees a number of projects across Asia and the Pacific. 

MSI is committed to creating an inclusive environment with a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.

The consultancy:

MSIAP is at once the Asia Pacific regional subsidiary of the MSI Reproductive Choices global partnership, and an Australian NGO. We are governed by a Board of Directors which oversees the Executive Officer who manages a team of 17 employees in total, inclusive of a team of 4 senior managers. 

MSIAP is located separately to MSI Australia (MSIA), the Australian clinical business. However, MSIAP currently purchases some corporate services from MSIA, including Human Resources support. We are guided by many of the global standards set out by the MSI Global Support Office as well as local policies set by MSIA. MSI Asia Pacificwants to ensure our organisation prioritises DEI and takes a forward thinking and holistic approach throughout our: HR policies, practices and strategies, workplace culture, and leadership. MSIAP would like to engage a consultant to help us develop a DEI strategy and roadmap which guides us towards meaningful change, with clear goals/commitments, actionable steps, and measurable outcomes. 

Key to the work will be, current best-practice in Australian workplaces, recruitment and retention, workplace culture/cultural safety, and compliance with DFAT Accreditation and ACFID Code of Conduct requirements. With MSIAP building up to our DFAT Accreditation assessment in 2026, this will be an important consideration throughout all work undertaken. 

As part of this process, the consultant may suggest tasks such as:

• Assessing Organisational Culture: Evaluating current diversity, equity, and inclusion levels through surveys and interviews with key stakeholders.
• Training and Educating: Offering training on topics such as bias, allyship, leadership, anti-racism, affirmative recruitment and retention, etc.
• Audit Policies and Processes: Ensuring fair and inclusive recruitment, performance, and compensation practices.
• Building Inclusive Leadership: Helping leaders foster inclusive practices, accountability, and anti-racism, and continually increasing representation with leadership renewal.
• Employee resources for cultural safety: Building employee resources and safe spaces for underrepresented groups, including opportunities for early career professionals and supporting employee career pathways.
• Measuring Progress: Tracking diversity, equity, and inclusion progress through metrics and regular assessments.
• Advising on Diverse Recruitment: Providing inclusive recruitment strategies to attract, retain, value and platform diverse talent.
• Creating Inclusive Environments: Promoting workplaces where everyone feels valued and respected, including continuously improving anti-racism and anti-discrimination practice.
• Ensuring Cultural Safety: Creating an environment where people feel respected, safe, and able to express their whole selves without fear of discrimination or harm.
• Resolving Conflicts: Providing procedural guidance or support for resolving diversity, equity, and inclusion-related conflicts constructively.
• Suggest opportunities for broader integration: Provide recommendations for incorporating practice throughout people and culture including recruitment, retention, professional development, early career mentoring and broader leadership and governance.
• Delivering Tailored Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Documentation: Developing content with clear goals, timelines, and metrics, outlined below.

Terms of Reference

Objectives

We are undertaking this work to:

• Increase equity, fairness, and anti-racism: Create fair systems and policies that provide equal opportunities, address systemic barriers, and actively combat racism within the organisation.
• Build an inclusive, culturally safe workspace: Build a culture of belonging where all employees, especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of colour, are respected, safe, and supported to express their whole selves.
• Enable diversity and representation: Increase the genuine representation of underrepresented groups, including governance and leadership roles, across all areas of the organisation.
• Enhance and build on pillar 3 of the Strategic Plan: Strengthen and operationalise the initiatives within Pillar 3 of the MSI Asia Pacific strategic plan, aligning DEI efforts with broader organisational goals to ensure long-term impactand recommendations for short term, medium term and longer term action between now and 2030.

Please view the position description attached for a thorough outline of the role.

If you have any questions in relation to this Request for Proposal, please contact the person nominated below.