Duration of the contract

This is a fixed term opportunity required to end June 2029.

Location

Australia

Reporting to

Deputy Team Leader - Operations Lead

The Opportunity
Seeking a 'Risk, Contracting and Compliance Manager' to review all REnew Pacific's contracts for risks and flag compliance issues and support the full and compliant implementation of the REnew Pacific Risk Management Plan and safeguarding policies.

Primary Responsibilities

Contracting and compliance

• Lead on legal and contracting matters, including preparing contracts, negotiating terms and conditions, identifying and mitigating risks and ensuring compliance with head contract and organisational policies.
• Ensure all contractual agreements comply with head contract requirements and general risk and compliance considerations, including on financial, contractual, modern slavery, anti-money laundering, PSEAH, and child protection to ensure alignment with DFAT and Palladium policy and guidelines.
• Collaborate with Palladium’s corporate APAC Legal team to ensure that all negotiated terms are appropriately reviewed and approved, and that contractual terms and conditions are fit for purpose and aligned with Palladium’s compliance standards.
• Lead on due diligence reviews and assessment of grant partners, suppliers and implementing entities to ensure integrity capability and compliance with funding requirements.

Risk management and safeguarding

• Review and update the Risk Management Plan and ensure full and compliant implementation of the Risk Management Plan by all REnew Pacific team members and partners.
• Prepare and update the program risk register each quarter, including a summary of key risks and mitigation measures and present to DFAT as required.
• Assist the Modern Slavery Adviser with risk assessments and related due diligence as required.
• Support fraud investigations and incident and safeguards breach reporting, in coordination with Palladium’s and DFAT’s contractual obligations and policy documents.
• Act as program’s Safeguarding Focal Point, participating in community of practice and supporting safeguarding matters through implementation of the program’s Grievance and Incident Reporting Mechanism.
• Lead on conflict-of-interest management, including providing advice to program team, maintaining and updating the conflict-of-interest register and ensuring compliance with organisation and DFAT requirements.
• Collaborate with Palladium’s corporate APAC Safeguarding, APAC Safety and Security, and APAC Due Diligence teams to identify, assess, and manage project-specific risks. This includes contributing to due diligence processes, safeguarding compliance, and ensuring alignment with corporate risk management frameworks.

Others

• Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices on safeguarding, risk management, contracting and compliance with Palladium Community of Practice.
• Other duties as may reasonably be required by the Operations Lead – Deputy Team Leader and consistent with the incumbent’s qualifications and experience.

Minimum Education and Experience Required

Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant field (for example, law, human resources, business, international development related discipline).

Skills and Experience

• Experience in supporting cross-sectoral international development activities, including drafting and reviewing contracts and grant agreements, financial management, compliance and fraud control, acquittals and audits.
• Experience working with the donor agreements and grants functions.
• Experience with Australian Government/DFAT-funded programs and demonstrated experience of key Australian Government aid delivery policies (including the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, Grant Rules and Guidelines and DFAT’s Safeguarding policies) is desirable.
• Strong cross-cultural, interpersonal, communication, stakeholder engagement and capacity strengthening skills.

Personal Attributes

• Responsive and committed team member with the ability to work confidently under pressure.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A professional commitment to principles of gender equality and social inclusion, safeguards and anticorruption.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.