About the Company

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 75 plus countries and have a workforce of 2,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

About the Program

Australia Awards are provided to build the skills and knowledge of individuals so that they can contribute to their country’s development, and to support the ongoing development of links between Australia and the countries to which it provides development assistance. The Australia Awards are an important part of the Australian Government’s focus on public and economic diplomacy, and provide long-term Scholarships, Fellowships and Short Courses, supported by a range of other capacity-building and training modalities. 

Australia Awards – South Asia & Mongolia is administered by Palladium on behalf of the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The Program goal is to support eight partner countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – in achieving their development goals through education and knowledge transfer, and to build enduring relationships with Australia that advance mutual interests. 

Australia Awards – South Asia & Mongolia is a multi-country program with service delivery offices currently in Colombo, Dhaka, Islamabad, Kathmandu, Thimphu and Ulaanbaatar – and, following an appointment to this position, now in Malé. Leadership, coordination, and support are provided by “the Hub” – a regional team based in Colombo and Australia. 

The first resident Australian High Commission in the Republic of Maldives opened in July 2023. With 700 Australian Awards alumni making significant contributions to Maldives in a range of fields, the High Commission is now stepping up the Australia Awards in-country presence and support. 

The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) initiative is funded by both the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. It assists ASEAN Member States (AMS) in meeting their commitments and realising the advantages offered by the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, or AANZFTA, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

Through the AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and the RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), RT4D provides tailored support to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States by strengthening skills, building networks, facilitating policy options and ensuring that trade benefits everyone, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women and people with disabilities.

The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have committed up to AUD 53.3 million to fund RT4D from 2020-21 to 2027-28.

Project Summary

The RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), implemented by the RT4D Facility, aims to support AMS to realise the full benefits of RCEP through the provision of capacity-building support and access to technical expertise.

The following two projects are approved under RISP.

• Project 1: Developing a National Roadmap for Inter-Regional Trade Integration in Indonesia to Support Participation in RCEP Value Chains.
• Project 2: Study of Green Trade for Sustainable Economic Development in Indonesia and Short Course on Green Trade and Environmental Standards.

The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) initiative is funded by both the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. It assists ASEAN Member States (AMS) in meeting their commitments and realising the advantages offered by the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, or AANZFTA, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

Through the AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and the RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), RT4D provides tailored support to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States by strengthening skills, building networks, facilitating policy options and ensuring that trade benefits everyone, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women and people with disabilities.

The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have committed up to AUD 53.3 million to fund RT4D from 2020-21 to 2027-28.

Project Summary

The RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), implemented by the RT4D Facility, aims to support AMS to realise the full benefits of RCEP through the provision of capacity-building support and access to technical expertise.

The following two projects are approved under RISP.

• Project 1: Seminar on Strengthening the Role of MSMEs and Women Entrepreneurs in Utilising the RCEP Agreement.
• Project 2: Addressing Logistics Cost Drivers to Enhance MSME Participation in Regional Supply Chains.

Position based in Jakarta, Indonesia

Job Brief
Full-time opportunity in Suva, Fiji. Locally based role.

KINETIK is seeking qualified Short-Term Advisers (STAs) to provide technical support and leadership during the program’s inception phase across priority climate and sustainable infrastructure sectors.

Join Tetra Tech International Development as a Higher Education Partnerships Coordinator on the Australia Awards PNG program and play a key role in strengthening institutional partnerships and capacity across PNG’s tertiary sector.

As a Scholarships Coordinator on the Australia Awards PNG program, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality scholarship opportunities that strengthen skills, partnerships and development impact across PNG.

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Seeking a short-term adviser (consultant) to support Government of Fiji policy development within the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Women Children and Social Protection.
• The adviser will support the development of a dedicated strategic policy development process critical in strengthening the Ministry’s capacity to design, align, and implement integrated policies that are evidence-based, inclusive, and adaptive. 
• Based in Suva, Fiji; working with the Ministry of Justice
• Assignment length will be approximately 3-months with up to 30 input days in the term 
• Please apply online by submitting a cover letter outlining how you meet the selection criteria of this role and your consulting daily rate, and an up-to-date comprehensive CV. 

FPSP Overview: 

The Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP, or the ‘Platform’) is a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment that contributes 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 delivers key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs. 

Overview and Background:

The Government of Fiji continues to significantly strengthen its public sector through major reform initiatives aimed at improving accountability and enhancing service delivery.

The reform initiatives need to be supported by coherent, evidence-based, and forward-looking policies that can respond to both national priorities and international commitments.  

The Ministry for Justice through its Law and Justice Reform Roadmap 2025 – 2029 strategically outlines key pillars and a tiered approach to reform for the sector that needs to be strengthened through strategic policy development and business process accountability to ensure achievements of goals and effective monitoring and evaluation of all programs.

The Ministry of Women Children and Social Protection, given the current role of the Acting Permeant Secretary needs support in the policy development and drafting of key cabinet papers and the strategizing of all key policies to align with new legislations that have been enacted by Parliament. This requires a dedicated strategic policy development process advisor to ensure timely compliance and implementation of new legislation through cabinet processes.  

Policy development processes often face challenges including siloed institutional approaches, capacity constraints, and coordination gaps across ministries and stakeholders.

In this context, the role of a Strategic Policy Development Advisor is critical in strengthening the Ministry’s capacity to design, align, and implement integrated policies that are evidence-based, inclusive, and adaptive.  

The Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) is a new permanent visa program delivered by the Australian Government. Under PEV, up to 3,000 visas are allocated to Pacific Island and Timor-Leste Nationals annually by a ballot process across participating countries. Applicants selected in the ballot are be able to apply for permanent residence in Australia.  

​PEV aims to increase permanent migration from the Pacific and Timor-Leste, growing the diaspora in Australia, strengthening people-to-people links, and encouraging greater cultural, business and educational exchange. DFAT has appointed a consortium led by Icon Agency (the Icon Consortium) to deliver the Pacific Engagement Visa offshore support services. Consortium partner Island Spirit is responsible for in-country services, supporting PEV clients in each participating country through the ballot, visa and pre-departure stages.