The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme is a signature initiative for the Australian Government that enables workers from 9 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and Timor- Leste to work in priority sectors in Australia. The Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program’s (PLMSP) role is to provide the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and governments in 9 PICs and Timor-Leste with support to enable workers to access PALM scheme in inclusive ways that maximise the benefits for the workers and national economies while minimising risks from labour mobility participation. Palladium is contracted to deliver PLMSP on behalf of DFAT.  

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Economic and Social Infrastructure Program (ESIP) is inviting suitably qualified contractors to undertake building services maintenance on the Metoreia Urban Health Centre in Hanuabada Village, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

This tender is open to companies that meet the criteria detailed in the RFT documentation. A tenderer may submit a proposal for an individual building service maintenance scope or for a combined package of services depending on their capacity.

Lead transformative infrastructure projects and strengthen the capacity of the I-Kiribati engineering sector. Work with likeminded, determined and professional colleagues motivated to create positive change through small to medium value infrastructure projects. Be part of a team delivering important social and community infrastructure that centres the I-Kiribati people, creates meaningful opportunities, and delivers long lasting positive impacts.

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

Fiji Support Platform Program Overview

FPSP, also referred to as the ‘Platform’, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment, will contribute to the delivery of Fiji’s national development priorities, in line with the Australia’s International Development Policy, the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership and the Development Partnership Plan. 

The Platform will deliver key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities will identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs.

The Platform has three functional Outcomes: 

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality, disability-inclusive development, and climate and disaster resilience, in its systems and practices. This includes in how it undertakes sector programming and its engagement with selected Government of Fiji (GoF) agencies.
3. Platform administers timely and efficient programming that is: value for money; maximises use of local supply chains; and supports good governance, and public diplomacy, effective decision making and risk management.  

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

The MEL Specialist will be based in the Australian High Commission office to support DFAT’s program management staff to meet their performance and quality responsibilities and to improve the overall quality and value of investment level performance management arrangements. DFAT will continue to commission independent evaluations and quality assurance as required. Platform MEL personnel will be obliged to collaborate with any independent quality assurance to meet DFAT MEL requirements.  

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

The Operations Lead is responsible for the effective delivery of FPSP through ensuring all operational aspects are established and implemented effectively and efficiently, utilising the Shared Services Hub as a mechanism to provide integrated support and ensuring operational processes are continually developed and improved. The Operations Lead forms part of the FPSP Senior Leadership Team and will ensure operations functions and individuals integrate and work collaboratively across the Platform. 

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

The Performance, Learning and Communications (PLC) Hub will facilitate cross-program learning, including through communities of practice, to drive continuous program improvement and strategic decision-making .The Hub is responsible for oversight of all sector programs, to optimise development results, the strategic coherence of the portfolio, a balance between individual sector diversity and consistent attention to cross-cutting issues, particularly GEDSI and climate change, efficient use of resources across programs and portfolio level attention to risk management and effective communications and public diplomacy.  

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

FPSP Overview

FPSP, also referred to as the ‘Platform’, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment, will contribute to the delivery of Fiji’s national development priorities, in line with the Australia’s International Development Policy, the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership and the Development Partnership Plan. 

The Platform will deliver key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities will identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs.

The Platform has three functional Outcomes: 

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality, disability-inclusive development, and climate and disaster resilience, in its systems and practices. This includes in how it undertakes sector programming and its engagement with selected Government of Fiji (GoF) agencies.

The Platform administers timely and efficient programming that is: value for money; maximises use of local supply chains; and supports good governance, and public diplomacy, effective decision making and risk management.  

To be located in Honiara, Solomon Islands.