Timor Leste Business Development Advisor

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.

About the Proposal

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Incentive Fund (IF5) invites applications from suitably qualified Lead Design Consultants to assemble and manage a multidisciplinary design team for the infrastructure upgrade at Kumin Primary School in Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

The successful consultant will work closely with the Incentive Fund to ensure the timely completion and delivery of designs for classrooms, ablution blocks, and associated infrastructure, in compliance with relevant PNG and Australian building codes and standards.

Request for Proposal

Social Reintegration Manager – Brisbane

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.

The Regional Trade for Development Facility (RT4D) is seeking an event organiser and management (hereafter referred to as the Consultant) to support practical event organisation and logistics arrangements for the delivery of on-site regional workshop. 

 The event organiser will lead the logistical planning and delivery of a 2-day on-Site regional workshop, and a 1-day business matching event on Strengthening MSME Capacity for Food Supply Chain Integration in Indonesia. The workshop will be held in week 2 or 3 of April 2026 (TBC) in Jatinangor, Sumedang, Indonesia, while the business matching event will be held in May/June 2026 in Jakarta/Bandung (TBC). Most participants will join in-person. However, the EO will also need to accommodate virtual participation for those unable to join physically.

For a complete Terms of Reference, please refer to the attachment or visit Welcome to Regional Trade for Development | Participate

Interested candidates may apply for more than one consultancy position. Please visit the RT4D website for more information on how to apply.

RT4D is seeking a consultancy firm/ consortium partner (hereafter referred to as "the Consultant") to manage and deliver both technical and event organisation support for the above-mentioned project. The delivery will follow standard RT4D templates and be subject to comments, amendments, and approval from the RT4D Facility Team, the Project Proponent, ASEAN Secretariat, Committee on Electronic Commerce (CEC), and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

The Consultant must field a multidisciplinary team with proven expertise in legal metrology, standards and conformity assessment, technical guideline development, and ASEAN stakeholder engagement. The team should demonstrate strong project management capability and experience conducting technical research, analysing verification and approval practices, and producing structured outputs such as guideline outlines, diagrams, flowcharts, consultation summaries, and final technical guidelines. Demonstrated ability to deliver inclusive consultations, apply GEDSI and MEL principles, and produce accessible, high-quality materials is essential. Strong writing, documentation, and facilitation skills, along with experience working across AMS with different institutional capacities, are required. 

For a complete Terms of Reference, please refer to the attachment or visit Welcome to Regional Trade for Development | Participate

Interested candidates may apply for more than one consultancy position. Please visit the RT4D website for more information on how to apply.

About the Proposal

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Incentive Fund invites applications from suitably qualified Lead Design Consultants to assemble and manage a multidisciplinary design team for the infrastructure redevelopment of Kokonas Indastri Koporesen’s Stewart Research Station at Murnas, North Coast Road, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

The successful consultant will work closely with the Incentive Fund to ensure the timely completion and delivery of a multipurpose hall, residential housing, existing building upgrades and service infrastructure installation, in compliance with relevant PNG and Australian building codes and standards.

Job Brief
Short term adviser opportunity in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

The Australia Awards South Asia & Mongolia program is seeking technical proposals from Registered Training Organisations in Australia, or Australian tertiary institutions as defined in the Higher Education Support Act, 2003 Table A, B and C, to design and deliver a Short Course on Social Intervention to Counter Violent Extremism in Bangladesh (Bangladesh).

AM-13224 RF/EOI UXO Specialist Panel

The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) is Australia’s largest and most significant infrastructure investment in the Pacific. This $4 billion infrastructure initiative is actively engaging with countries in the region to significantly boost Australia’s support for infrastructure development in Pacific countries and Timor-Leste. The Facility uses grant funding combined with loans to support the development of high priority, quality infrastructure.

The AIFFP Investment Preparation and Support Unit (SU), managed by Tetra Tech International Development, is contracted to support the AIFFP meet its objectives.

Some of the Pacific Island countries that AIFFP are investing in have a known presence of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO). UXO is a risk in project locations where new or refurbished infrastructure is required, as it is potentially hazardous if moved or disturbed.

To manage the risks associated with UXO presence and to support the continuation of infrastructure works in safe working and operating environment, AIFFP is seeking the services of a UXO Specialist. The UXO Specialist will provide advisory services to AIFFP to effectively manage UXO related risks and impacts on its projects.

The AIFFP Support Unit seeks to engage suitably experienced UXO Project Risk Management technical Specialist (‘Consultant’) to provide flexible, ad hoc specialist support across multiple infrastructure projects in the Pacific region and Timor Leste, encompassing all sectors including but not limited to aviation, transportation, and energy.

The objective of this engagement is to deliver expert risk assessment, technical advice and options development related to UXO investigations, remediation and safe project progression, supporting AIFFP’s investments and ensuring site safety and project operability

Services will be intermittent, until 30 June 2026, with a possible extension until 30 June 2027. The full requirements are set out in the terms of reference at Part B.