Senior Project Coordinator - Strongim Wok Long TVET

Senior Project Coordinator - Strongim Wok Long TVET

Based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Open to PNG national candidates only

Fixed term contract up to two or more years

About Palladium

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social, climate and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to help solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 2,000 employees operating in 75-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, the environment, and, most importantly, people's lives.

About PNG-Australia Strongim Wok Long TVET (SWLT)

The Papua New Guinea (PNG)–Australia Strongim Wok Long Technical and Vocational Education and Training (SWLT) program is a new Australian Government investment that will be working in partnership with PNG to strengthen its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector. Aligned with PNG's national priority to build an educated and skilled workforce for resilient economic growth, SWLT aims to enhance the quality, relevance, and inclusiveness of skills development. The program will work closely with TVET stakeholders and select technical colleges to grow the number of skilled individuals with industry relevant skills.

This Opportunity

As Senior Project Coordinator you will be responsible for providing cross pillar support to manage the implementation and delivery of a range of SWLT activities under the direction of the senior leadership team and in-consultation with technical advisers and partners.

You will provide flexible and adaptive project management support to technical leads across policy reform and advisory activities across the TVET and skills system. Activities will cover a diverse portfolio of technical assistance including grants, infrastructure, organizational capacity assessments, labor market analysis, gender and inclusion work, safeguards and sector coordination activities.

The Senior Project Coordinator will work under an agile reporting framework and will report to different technical leads or members of the senior leadership team at different times, depending on activity requirements.

This will include:

• Support technical leads in engagement with Government of PNG counterparts, DFAT, technical partners and consultants to support activity design, consultation, and delivery.
• Lead and support the preparation of Concept Notes, Terms of Reference, briefing papers, draft deliverables and other outputs from early scoping through drafting, review, approval, and completion.
• Lead and maintain program trackers, delivery schedules, and workplans to support effective decision-making. Identify delivery risks and bottlenecks across activities and proactively support mitigation actions with technical leads.
• Monitor alignment between approved budgets, scopes of work, and delivery progress across multiple activities.
• Support preparation and follow-up for steering committees, technical advisory groups, coordination forums, workshops, and consultations.
• Work with the operations focal points including SWLT Procurement and Finance Managers on activity procurement processes including scoping, scheduling and documentation.
• Assist the technical leads and Operations Senior Coordinator with managing consultants and partners, including contract milestones, deliverable tracking, and reporting requirements.
• Contribute to monitoring and reporting against program outputs, priorities, and agreed indicators, including dashboard and tracker inputs as required.
• Provide responsive, ad-hoc program management and coordination support as priorities shift, new requests emerge, or activities are brought forward or deferred.
• Understand and contribute to SWLT gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) objectives as relevant to this role and participate in GEDSI learning and engagement as required.
• Ensure adherence to DFAT and Palladium safeguarding standards and policies and commit to prevent harm, and commit to promoting safe, inclusive environments, including reporting concerns appropriately.
• Contribute to office learning culture by seeking out knowledge, sharing fresh perspectives and ideas, and taking initiative in problem-solving.
• Support SWLT to be climate friendly by thinking about and implementing ways to reduce waste and use environmental practices.
• Understand and work in line with SWLT principles at all times.

About You

You will have demonstrated experience in:

• Strong program management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple activities at the same time and at different stages, and with varying stakeholders
• Proven ability to manage complex workplans and trackers that maintain oversight of activity performance
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders and act as a trusted coordination point across diverse audiences
• Demonstrated understanding of MEL tools underpinning results monitoring frameworks
• A practical understanding of procurement processes and financial management, including an ability to understand and analyze activity budgets
• Capacity to support adaptive management, responding to shifting priorities and changes in direction
• Strong skills in writing, reviewing, and being able to interpret and synthesize information readily
• High level of organization, initiative and self-management and the ability to work across priority tasks and adhoc requests while also working collaboratively with senior, technical staff and driving progress
• Participation and positive engagement in diverse teams, supporting a results-driven culture of learning and inclusion
• Demonstrated commitment to the principles of locally-led, socially inclusive, politically informed and adaptive programming.

To Apply

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

Closing date: Tuesday 3rd March 2026, 11.59pm

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 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.

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.