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 PLMSP will need to respond at short notice to ad-hoc requests on specific policy, thematic and cross-cutting issues relating to the PALM scheme.
These requests will generally take the form of Tasking Notes identifying specific research, monitoring, and reporting deliverables as well as required short term coordination functions.
The PLMSP team may also initiate high impact special projects in dialogue with DFAT.
The Special Projects Senior Manager will oversee these activities, ensuring they are properly scoped, high quality outputs are produced, outcomes are met, and political complexities and risks are effectively managed.
This is a fixed term opportunity for 4 years with possibility of extension.
The Special Projects Senior Manager will be responsible for:
The oversight and management of all PLMSP responses to ad hoc requests and tasking notes from DFAT, negotiating timelines, content, budget modelling and agreeing outputs.
Quality assurance on all outputs of the Special Projects team and provide day to day management of the Special Project Managers.
Oversight of high-quality briefings, research, monitoring and reporting deliverables as part of Special Projects.
Surge support to PLMSP leads on the delivery of other key program activities, including the scoping and development of business cases for innovative or cross cutting activities.
Regular progress reporting on special projects to PLMSP senior management, DFAT and other key stakeholders.
Position Requirements: We are seeking an individual who will bring:
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, such as management, economics, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education.
Demonstrated capability in strategy development and implementation.
Excellent understanding of Australian Government processes, reporting and briefing requirements.
Strong understanding of contemporary policy issues and debates in relation to migration, Australian economics and regional geo-politics in the Pacific.
A demonstrated ability to build respectful, productive, and sustainable working relationships with a variety of stakeholders (including partner government, civil society and the private sector) and working together to achieve results.
Demonstrated skill and experience at convening and facilitating productive interaction between diverse groups of people.
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