Program Coordinator

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:
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.

Location:
The position is based in Palladium’s Adelaide or Brisbane office.

You and Your Career:
If you have experience in program and/or project coordination or management, and you have client and stakeholder relationship management, we are interested in hearing from you.

We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!

Reporting Lines:
The Program Coordinator works closely with, and reports to the Manager, CPD Solutions. The Program Coordinator will also work closely with other AASAM team members and Palladium corporate personnel.

The Program Coordinator will develop and foster external and internal relationships, liaise directly with sub-contracted personnel and organisations (external stakeholders), the client, and seek opportunities to develop relationships with the broader internatio nal education/learning and development industry in Australia and beyond.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:
The Program Coordinator will research and identify good practice professional development activities, identify opportunities to improve systems and processes, and coordinate the Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

For a complete list of duties associated to each of the key responsibilities listed, please request a copy of the Job and Person specification from: recruitment@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org

Minimum Requirements/Key Selection Criteria:

Essential
1. Demonstrated experience in program and/or project coordination or management and the use of tools to efficiently plan, implement, monitor, report and evaluate activities and finances in accordance with required standards.
2. Demonstrated excellence in clien t and stakeholder relationship management using a variety of face to face and online tools.
3. Representative experience, including speaking at public events involving senior officials from within Australia and across the South Asia region.
4. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and exercise judgement in decision making.
5. Demonstrated ability to use initiative and show resilience and flexibility in response to change.
6. Demonstrated ability to contribute ideas to enhance delivery of short courses and APOs.
7. Demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet deadlines, to multi-task and to solve problems efficiently and effectively.
8. Understanding, or the ability to quickly develop understanding of the Australian tertiary education landscape.
9. Ability to review, revise and produce documentation to professional standards.

Desired
1. Relevant tertiary qualifications in ed ucation, international development, international relations or project management.
2. Knowledge of the Australian Aid Program and Australia Awards.
3. Knowledge of the South Asia region and awareness of cultural sensitivities.

Please note – We are not accepting resumes from recruitment agencies for this role.

Submitting an application:
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.
This document can be requested by emailing: recruitment@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org

Please submit your application through the Palladium International Careers Page (https://thepalladiumgroup.com/careers). Emailed applications will not be reviewed.

The job advertisement will close on 14 March 2025.

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.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in to uch to discuss.

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.