Position: Tautua Short-term Adviser - Lead Organisational Development & Workforce Planning Consultant
Duration: Up to 60 input days (across a period of 9 months)
Location: Apia, Samoa
Application deadline: 30 August 2026
About Palladium
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social, climate, and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to help solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 4,000 employees operating in 90-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, the environment, and, most importantly, people's lives.
The Program
The Samoa Tautua – Human Development for All Program assists in the delivery of Australia’s commitments to the development of Samoa through building and supporting the human development foundations required for Samoa’s health security, economic recovery, and continued stability thereafter. Tautua prioritises five interconnected pillars of human development: Education, Health, Gender Equality, Disability and Social Protection. Guided by the Government of Samoa, Tautua provides opportunity to create transformative change in human development by addressing complex development needs though multi-sectoral, innovative approaches that identify and focus on the underlying issues. Simultaneously, Tautua intends to be able to respond to emergency, short-term needs, build capacity and through research, monitoring and evaluation apply lessons learned and evidence-based decision making to continuously improve delivery. The goal for Tautua is 'improved health, education, gender equality and social outcomes, and social harmony for all Samoans'.
Summary
The Samoa Qualifications Authority (SQA) was established under the Samoa Qualifications Authority Act 2006 and strengthened through the Samoa Qualifications Authority Act 2010 to serve as Samoa’s national quality assurance body for the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) sector. SQA is responsible for ensuring the quality, relevance and integrity of post-school education and training through its roles in accreditation, registration, quality assurance, qualifications recognition, monitoring and policy advice. As national priorities, labour market needs, technological developments and stakeholder expectations continue to evolve, SQA’s responsibilities have expanded significantly, increasing the need to ensure that its organisational structure, workforce capability and supporting systems remain fit-for-purpose and aligned with its strategic objectives.
To support its continued effectiveness, SQA is undertaking a comprehensive organisational review that will identify opportunities to strengthen organisational performance, workforce sustainability, governance and institutional capability, while developing key strategic workforce and human resource management frameworks, including a Workforce Plan, Implementation Roadmap, Remuneration Framework and updated HR policies. These initiatives will help ensure that SQA remains responsive, efficient and well-positioned to fulfil its statutory mandate and deliver high-quality regulatory and quality assurance services into the future.