Job Brief
Position based in Suva, Fiji, with travel across the Pacific region and Timor-Leste
The Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC), based in Brisbane, plays a critical role in Australia’s rapid and coordinated humanitarian response across the Indo‑Pacific. We are seeking an experienced WASH Specialist to provide short‑term technical expertise to support the review, strengthening, and optimisation of WASH non‑food items (NFIs) held within Australia’s largest humanitarian warehouse.
- Part-time (0.6 FTE), fixed term contract up to 11 February 2029 with possible extension
- Online role based anywhere in Australia
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
Australia Awards Myanmar is an Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) program administered by Palladium. Aligned with the Australia Awards Global Strategic Framework and the Australia-Myanmar Development Partnership Plan, it offers scholarships, short courses and enabling activities to build the leadership and skills of the people of Myanmar and strengthen our people-to-people links.
Palladium is engaged to deliver three end-of-program outcomes:
a) Alumni use their skills, knowledge and networks to contribute to Myanmar’s sustainable development
b) Alumni are equipped with the leadership skills required for future cooperation between Australia and Myanmar, and
c) Alumni reflect a diversity of skillsets and groups to enable strong equity of access for marginalised communities such as women, gender and ethnically diverse minorities, rural and remote locations, and persons with disabilities.
The Program is an important component of the Australia-Myanmar Development Partnership Plan (2024-2029) which aims to contribute to a prosperous, resilient, and stable Myanmar. It includes overarching themes of:
i. Human rights, democratic space, and gender equality
ii. Health, education, livelihoods, and climate adaptation, and
iii. Humanitarian response and disaster risk reduction.
This phase of the Program runs from February 2026 until February 2029, with two opportunities for extension until 2031 and 2033.
Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Coordinator
About Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program
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.
This Opportunity
The Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Coordinator will be responsible for developing and implementing GEDSI activities in line with the PLMSP GEDSI strategy.
This is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2026
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Officer
About Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program
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.
This Opportunity
The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Officer will be responsible for providing support to implementation of the GBV initiative.
This is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2028
The Regional Trade for Development Facility (RT4D) is seeking an event organiser and management to support practical event organisation and logistics arrangements for the delivery of on-site regional workshop.
The RT4D Facility is looking to contract an Event Organiser (EO) to head the logistical planning and delivery two-day hybrid Regional Workshop on Developing National Policies and Laws Related to GRTKTCE, and Empowering Ethnic Communities through Strengthening Capacity for GRTKTCE Protection for Interested ASEAN Member States.
The two-day hybrid Regional Workshop will be held on 6-7 May 2026 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, with most participants attending in person. The selected EO will provide comprehensive event management and logistical support, including arranging appropriate technology to enable virtual participation. Responsibilities will include managing registration and attendance (in-person and virtual), coordinating with speakers and stakeholders, preparing and disseminating workshop materials, and consolidating feedback and attendance records for inclusion in the Workshop Report in line with the provided template. The consultant will also ensure that GEDSI considerations are integrated to support inclusive participation.
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Special Projects Coordinator
About Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program
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.
This Opportunity
The Special Projects Coordinator will be responsible for administrative and operational support to the Project Manager - Special Projects in delivering a portfolio of time-bound, high-priority initiatives that fall outside of business-as-usual operations. This role involves engaging with various internal teams across the PLMSP and liaising with external stakeholders to support the design, coordination, and delivery of these projects. The Project Coordinator will serve as a central point of contact for project communications, and will be responsible for compiling reports, maintaining project documentation, coordinating meetings, tracking progress, and performing a range of administrative functions essential to successful project delivery.
This is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2028.
- Seeking expression of interest from consultants (individual sole traders or Companies) who can provide a variety of support services to the Disaster Resilience Program’s (DRP) Civil Society Organisation (CSO) partners
- Engagements of three months with possible extensions, input days would be approximately 5 days per month
- Applicants will be based in Fiji; work will be a mix of in-person support and remote inputs from your homebase.
- The partner CSOs are based in Suva and Lautoka. As the support will be provided mostly in-person, travel to these locations will be required.
Job Brief
To be based in Suva, Fiji, with travel across the Pacific Region and Timor-Leste
Job Brief
Location: Remote