Vaga Servisu - Project Officer - PLMSP - Palladium

Project Officer - PLMSP - Timor-Leste

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.

This Opportunity  

The Program Officer - Scale Up will support the Project Coordinator to provide day to day technical and administrative support to the Labour Sending Unit (LSU) of the National Directorate for Overseas Employment (DNEE) under the Secretariate of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEFOPE) to implement scale up activities to support labour mobility in Timor Leste. 

This is a two-year contract with the potential of an extension 

Primary Responsibilities

 Under the direction of the Project Coordinator, the Program Officer will:

• Provide regular support in workplans to project coordinator to implement scale up activities.
• Provide communication support to LSU, training centres, approved employers and registered training organisation to smoothly implement the activities
• Support SEFOPE municipal directors to create labour mobility partners in the municipal levels with line ministry representatives, civil society, and private sector.
• Support scale up team to coordinate with LSU data management and IRD coordinators to ensure candidate list for scale up training are clear and shared with training centres/AE and RTO.
• Develop internal data/event tracking and cleaning of the candidate’s information in collaboration with the IRD team
• Collaboration with monitoring and Evaluation and Research plus monitoring and evaluation and learning coordinator to monitor activities and collect information from the training centres
• Collaborate with program manager and program coordinator to ensure activities
• Undertake and deliver training related to circular labour mobility processes and mechanisms and IRD functions and operations at the national and municipal levels.
• Conduct any other tasks requested or approved by the SEFOPE LSU and the project coordinator.
  

We are seeking an individual who has: 

The Program Officer(s) will be a people person, experienced at working closely with people in a friendly, professional, and calm manner. He/she will need to quickly come up to speed on the intricacies of the PALM Scheme expansion both at national and municipalities with SEFOPE and stakeholders.

• Prior experience of having worked as administrative and logistical support roles in development partners and international organisations
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including excellent spoken English and Tetun.
• Has ability to speak multiple local dialects is an advantage.
• Experience in a fast-paced working environment, with an ability to work to deadlines, and to balance competing priorities.
• A skilled communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of different individuals and organisations in the municipalities.
• High level proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web browsers.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, particularly in a cross-cultural context.
• A tertiary qualification in human resource management, local development, Information Technology and Public Policy would be an advantage.

We are committed to building a diverse, geographically dispersed workforce to maximize our support. We encourage applications from candidates from Pacific Island countries, Timor-Leste, and across Australia. You must have valid Australian or country specific work rights to be considered for this position - visa sponsorship is not available. 

We strongly encourage people with disability to apply. Disclosing about your disability will not negatively affect your application. Please tell us as much as you feel comfortable for us to work with you about the appropriate adjustments that you might need. If you would like further information or assistance with this, please contact recruitment@plmsp.com.au    

How to Apply 

To apply visit https://thepalladiumgroup.com/careers 

Please submit your application online, including your CV and brief cover letter, outlining your suitability in line with the requirements of the position, including availability in working towards the milestone deadlines. 

Closing date: Sunday 31st March 2025, 11.59pm AEST 

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About Palladium  

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 4,000 employees operating in 90-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people's lives.   

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 touch to discuss.  

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