Operations and Finance Coordinator - Samoa (PLMSP - Palladium)

Project Overview:

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 the 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.  

Role Overview:

The Operations and Finance Coordinator (Samoa) will be instrumental in providing outstanding operational, administrative, and organizational support to our in-country team. This role is key to the success of our Samoa operations, ensuring smooth and consistent management of all operational needs while aligning with project processes and procedures to enhance efficiency and support program activities. Join us in making a meaningful impact in labour mobility in Samoa! 

Cowater is seeking the support of a qualified service provider to support an action-oriented project (under GREAT 2 Program) to identify and invest in inclusive supply chain innovations with the aim of learning, disseminating lessons and replicating good practices in effective and inclusive supply chain management targeting ethnic minority women and men producers in mountainous areas in northwest Vietnam. 

Directorship, Pacific Fusion Centre 

• Key leadership position within the Pacific Region 
• Generous remuneration package with additional housing and other benefits 
• Initial term of 16-months with a possible 20-month extension option, positioned to commence in first quarter 2025. 
• Designated position for a Pacific island national (i.e. a national of one of the following countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu)
• Based in Port Vila, Vanuatu