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 Executive Support Coordinator will be responsible for providing comprehensive, high-level executive support to the Team Leader and two Deputy Team Leaders of the Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program. This role is critical to the efficient and effective operation of the program leadership, ensuring seamless administrative and logistical coordination, managing key communications, and delivering professional written outputs for program sponsors and stakeholders. The Executive Support Coordinator will play a pivotal role in maintaining strong organisational flow, anticipating needs, and proactively addressing administrative challenges within a dynamic program environment.

This is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2028.
 

This position is open to both national and international applicants

Development Pathways, under the Cambodia Development Support Unit (CDSU), is recruiting a Climate Resilience Advisor to provide long-term technical assistance to the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh.

The Climate Resilience Advisor will provide technical expertise to the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh and its partners on climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation, and integration into DFAT’s investments in Cambodia. Those investments include, but are not limited to:

• The Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED).
• The Cambodia Climate Resilience Program (CCRP).
• The Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services Phase 2 (ACCESS2).
• Improving Social Protection and Health Phase 2.
• Ponlok Chomnes Phase 2.

The Climate Resilience Advisor will be contracted by Development Pathways but based at the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This position is recruited for an initial 12-month contract, with the possibility of extension (dependent on Embassy needs).

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh delivers Australia’s bilateral development cooperation program in Cambodia. Climate Resilience is a key Australian Government priority and a core focus across multiple of the Australian Embassy’s bilateral, regional and global programs.

The Cambodia Development Support Unit (CDSU) is a DFAT-funded program that provides technical support and advisory services to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and strategic coherence of the embassy's investments to meet Australia’s foreign, economic and development policy objectives in Cambodia. CDSU is managed by Development Pathways (the Managing Contractor).

Development Pathways is a global consultancy delivering international development projects for government, UN, and NGOs. We specialise in social policy and are recognised leaders in the field of social protection.

• Based in Port Moresby, PNG • 5 months fixed term (full time) • Open to both International and national candidates

About the Program

Adam Smith International (ASI) is the managing contractor responsible for delivery of the Australia-Pacific Partnerships for Aviation (P4A) program. P4A is a 5-year program supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. P4A is a regional program headquartered in Nadi, Fiji. 

P4A will be delivered through three key outcome areas, including (but not limited to):

1. A stronger enabling environment, including improved management, regulations, policies, and plans that strengthen the Pacific aviation and tourism sector and reform unsustainable practices.
2. Improved Safety, Quality and Reliability through strengthened technical capability and more common approaches that improve aviation operations' safety, quality, and reliability.
3. Greater coordination, cooperation, and connectivity are needed to maintain connectivity between Pacific Island countries and strengthen regional and bilateral coordination and cooperation in regulatory and operational areas.

P4A will also mainstream cross-cutting sectors to ensure outcomes strengthen child protection and safeguarding, climate change resilience and adaptation, support locally led leadership and improve Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) outcomes. 

Position Summary 

The MEL & Inclusion Specialist will work with the Communications, Performance and Inclusion Lead (CPIL) to ensure effective implementation of P4A monitoring and evaluation (MEL) and GEDSI requirements, including supporting development and implementation of the program MEL Frameworks, GEDSI Strategy, Performance Framework, and other strategies / plans which support program inclusion objectives, and monitoring and evaluation (MEL) objectives.

In undertaking this role, the Specialist will be expected to actively promote learning and continuous improvement, provide oversight to the P4A data management and Information System and ensure delivery of MEL technical services for project leads, partners and advisers involved in program delivery. The role will be responsible for collecting disaggregated data and analysing this data against the GEDSI strategy and related plans to support effective program-level reporting.

The Specialist will support project activity monitoring and GEDSI mainstreaming and, where necessary, capacity building in MEL and GEDSI mainstreaming for partners for better alignment of partners. The Position will ensure early identification of MEL and GEDSI / safeguarding associated risks in conducting all MEL activities and the overall application of the principles of do no harm, prevention of gender harm and compliance to social safeguards and ethical standards in MEL work.

About the Program 

Aviation is an important enabler of economic activity and human development in the Pacific. It connects Pacific countries to the world and each other, facilitating tourism, trade, labour mobility and access to health and education services. Aviation in the Pacific is disadvantaged by the small size of Pacific Island countries and their geographical remoteness, both from within each country, the region, and from international hubs.

The Australia – Pacific Partnerships for Aviation program (P4A) aims to strengthen Pacific aviation sector improve safety outcomes, increase cooperation and coordination among aviation actors and ultimately drive economic growth.

P4A will be delivered through three key outcome areas, including (but not limited to):

1. A stronger enabling environment, including improved governance, regulations, policies, and plans that strengthen the Pacific aviation sector and reform unsustainable practices.

2. Improved Safety, Quality and Reliability through strengthened technical capability and more common approaches that improve aviation operations' safety, quality, and reliability.

3. Greater coordination, cooperation, and connectivity are needed to maintain connectivity between

Pacific Island countries and strengthen regional and bilateral coordination and cooperation in regulatory and operational areas.

P4A will also mainstream cross-cutting sectors to ensure outcomes strengthen child protection and safeguarding, climate change resilience and adaptation, support locally led leadership and improve Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) outcomes.

P4A is currently a five-year program jointly implemented by DFAT and Adam Smith International. 

Position Summary 

The short-term MEL Adviser will provide technical advice to P4A, DFAT and ASI to establish the program’s five-year MEL Plan, systems and approaches that follow DFAT’s Design and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Standards. The Adviser will work with the Communications, Performance and Inclusion Lead (CPIL) to transition to the Final MEL Plan which is drafted according to the DFAT MEL Standard 5.

The Adviser will work with the MEL team to set up MEL systems and processes to ensure that monitoring data and reports of all P4A activities and progress outcomes are utilized to guide planning and program management decisions, meeting stakeholder and contractual requirements. This includes designing MEL templates and tools to effectively deliver the MEL Framework and Plan. 

The Adviser will provide high level strategic advice on how best to integrate MEL within the program life cycle including approaches to data collection, analysis and reporting for country and regional activities identified in the engagement strategies. The adviser will build the capacity of the program MEL team to better collate, monitor and report in real-time on the outputs and impacts of the program, The Adviser will also help design tools for country specific data monitoring which will complement the Program MEL Plan.

This position will be responsible for developing and establishing the P4A Data Management and Information System preferably using PowerBi in sharepoint.  

The Adviser will be expected to work alongside, and mentor, the CPIL and MEL and Inclusion Specialist to carry this work forward. 

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 (AASAM) 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.

AASAM is a multi-country program with service delivery offices in Colombo, Dhaka, Islamabad, Kathmandu, Thimphu and Ulaanbaatar. Leadership, coordination, and support are provided by “the Hub” – a regional team based in Colombo and Australia.

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter systematically addressing previous experiences in each of the Key Responsibilities listed in the Job and Person Specification (JPS). 

Location:
The position is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is a Fixed Term Contract until 30 June 2027.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities: 
The Program Officer will support the Country Program Manager (CPM) in managing program’s finance and administration, provide support in Australia Awards Scholarships, Short Course Awards and Australian Professional Opportunities (APO) management,  monitoring and evaluating the program, maintain alumni engagement and communication with different target audience and other stakeholders,  develop communication products including alumni stories/profiles, communication with different target audiences and engagement with stakeholders.

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