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 Driver will be responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of PLMSP and SEFOPE staff, visitors and guests, goods, parcels, and documents within Timor-Leste. This role ensures vehicles are maintained in optimal condition, journeys are planned effectively, and safety standards are always upheld.

This position is based in Dili Timor-Leste and is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2028.

Events 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.  

Timor Leste Scale Up

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão released a joint statement on 21 December 2024 announcing bilateral funding of nearly A$50m (A$48.6m) for the Timor-Leste-Australia Labour Mobility and Skills Partnership, to equip Timorese workers with job-ready skills and provide them with more employment opportunities. The Partnership will help contribute to long term economic growth for Timor Leste and will assist the country to achieve its target of 10,000 workers in the PALM scheme by 2027-28.

This Opportunity  

The Events Coordinator will work with the Communications Manager to coordinate PLMSP events in Timor-Leste and support engagement activities with a range of stakeholders and audiences (the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), industry stakeholders and partners).  

This position is based in Dili Timor-Leste and is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2028.

About Palladium

​Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.  ​

​About the Program

​The New Colombo Plan (NCP) is an initiative of the Australian Government which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the region. Students undertake scholarship programs, participate in Mobility projects, and on completion become alumni. About the New Colombo Plan | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 

Palladium is contracted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to manage the NCP Managed Administrative and Support Services (MASS) program which underpins the effective operation of the Scholarship, Semester and Mobility programs as well as alumni engagement, and provides the cross-cutting functions of funds management, communications, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL).  

Palladium provides the risk management cross cutting support function to the NCP, ensuring that appropriate risk assurance, risk and incident management, as well as safety, security and safeguarding systems and processes are implemented across the NCP program areas in line with the head contract requirements and relevant DFAT, NCP and Palladium policies and operational procedures.  

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.  

Timor Leste Scale Up

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão released a joint statement on 21 December 2024 announcing bilateral funding of nearly A$50m (A$48.6m) for the Timor-Leste-Australia Labour Mobility and Skills Partnership, to equip Timorese workers with job-ready skills and provide them with more employment opportunities. The Partnership will help contribute to long term economic growth for Timor Leste and will assist the country to achieve its target of 10,000 workers in the PALM scheme by 2027-28.

This Opportunity  

Acting as PLMSP Timor Leste Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) specialist, the Skills and Training Manager, Timor Leste will support the procurement, design and delivery of accredited and non-accredited training aligned to the needs of PALM workers as part of PLMSP activities. Liaising closely with industry, they will support the design, tender processes and accompanying stakeholder engagement to maximise the scalability and efficacy of training models under PLMSP.   

This position is based in Dili Timor-Leste until September 2028.

Labour Mobility - Social Reintegration 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 Social Reintegration Coordinator will support the development and implementation of activities in Australia, Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste to contribute to positive social and psychosocial reintegration outcomes for returning PALM workers with their families and communities.

This is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2028, based in the Pacific, Timor-Leste or Brisbane.

Reporting to the Social Reintegration Manager, this position will provide and coordinate support to broad range of partner country and regional stakeholders to develop, deliver and improve coordination of social and psychosocial reintegration programs.

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Short term 6 months technical assistant in Apia, Samoa.

Tetra Tech International Development, the Managing Contractor for the Australia Awards in Indonesia (AAI) is seeking tenders for the design and delivery of Closing the Loop: Inclusive and Circular Solutions for Solid Waste in Indonesia short course. Tenders are sought in accordance with the AAI Short Course Guidelines and as per the details more fully described in this Request for Tender (RFT) documentation. Details of the course are included in Part B – Scope of Services.

To tender to design and deliver this course the lead business must be a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in Australia or an Australian tertiary institution as defined in the Higher Education Support Act, 2003 Table A, B and C.

AAI will exclude a tenderer on the grounds of bankruptcy, insolvency, false declarations, or significant deficiencies in performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract with Tetra Tech International Development or AAI.