Scholar Engagement Coordinator

**Scholar Engagement Coordinator**

**Position Type: Short-term consultancy input**
**ARF Classification: B2 (MRP rate per financial year)**
**Total input: Up to a maximum of 50 total days input from January 2025 - February 2026**

**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 3,000 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.

**About Program**:
Palladium is the Managing Contractor for the Australian Government’s Australia Awards Myanmar 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 aid. The Australia Awards are an important part of the Australian Government’s focus on public and economic diplomacy, and provide long term Scholarships, Short Course Awards and other training opportunities.

Scholar engagement activities enrich the Scholarship experience for Myanmar scholars and helps them to foster stronger connections with Australians and Australian organisations. These activities offer scholars in Australia opportunities for professional and leadership development, facilitate personal and professional networking, and support their wellbeing and eventual reintegration. Additionally, these in-Australia activities contribute to communication and public diplomacy efforts, highlighting the value of the Australia Awards Scholarship experience in Myanmar.

**Role**

The Scholar Engagement Coordinator is a short-term consultancy input role in the program that coordinates a range of professional and leadership development opportunities for Myanmar scholars, in line with the Australia Awards Linkages Framework and the Program’s annual plans and priorities. The Coordinator is expected to build positive relationships with Myanmar scholars and support their active participation in engagement events and activities.

The role involves working with various external stakeholders, including DFAT staff, Program participants, Australian universities, internship and specialist course delivery providers. Additionally, the Coordinator collaborates with service providers such as printers, graphic designers, photographers, event venues, and transport providers. Maintaining effective working relationships with the Program’s subcontractors and providers is essential to ensure the timely and successful delivery of activities of the program.

The Scholar Engagement Coordinator reports to the Deputy Team Leader and collaborates closely with key Program staff, including the Team Leader, Program Coordinators, Program Officer (Scholarships), and Short-Term Advisers such as the Short Course and Scholar Engagement Adviser, Technical Communications and Public Diplomacy Adviser, GEDSI Adviser, MEL Adviser, and Academic Adviser. This collaboration ensures that scholar engagement outcomes are integrated into each phase of the scholarship cycle.

**Location**:
The role is home-based/remote work

**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**:

- **Coordinate the suite of scholar engagement events and activities
- Under the direction of the Deputy Team Leader, develop and implement engagement events and activities that align with the Australia Awards Linkages Framework and the Program’s annual plans and priorities
- Develop and maintain a scholar engagement activity pipeline
- Prepare and manage the budget for scholar engagement activities
- Prepare and manage event administration and logistics, including venues, catering, accommodation, flights and meal per-diems (as required)
- In consultation with the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Adviser, support the reception, integration, and reintegration of scholars with a disability
- Identify professional development, engagement and networking activities that are suitable for scholars, either online or in-person. Activities should be complementary to those offered by the scholar’s institutions and by DFAT
- Maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders
- Maintain positive, professional relationships with all Program stakeholders - especially scholars, DFAT staff, event facilitators, sub-contractors and providers, and relevant colleagues on other Australia Awards programs
- Represent the Program and organisation at events and meetings as requested
- Develop impactful communication and public diplomacy materials
- Collaborate with the Program Coordinator (MEL & Communications) and Technical Communications & Public Diplomacy Adviser to generate content for the Program website that showcases scholar engagem