Strategic Deliver Senior Manager

Strategic Delivery Senior Manager

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.

This Opportunity

The Strategic Delivery Senior Manager will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program's (PLMSP) strategic framework. This role will focus on enabling organisational agility, embedding adaptive management principles and facilitating governance processes to ensure the program achieves its strategic objectives and end of program outcomes.

The Strategic Delivery Senior Manager has a critical role in enabling PLMSP to successfully identify opportunities, potential partners and deliver relevant approaches to achieve PLMSP's strategic objectives.

This is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2028.

The Strategic Delivery Senior Manager will be responsible for:

• Lead the implementation and evolution of PLMSP's strategic framework, aligning with DFAT's regional objectives.
• Translate program activities into agile plans in collaboration with internal streams and the Program Integrity team.
• Conduct and apply political economy and context analyses to inform program planning.
• Monitor partner country policies to identify strategic opportunities and risks.
• Guide staff engagement within ecosystems to support strategic and diplomatic goals.
• Manage strategic reporting to PLMSP SLT and DFAT, showcasing political engagement and progress.
• Contribute to performance and governance reporting as required.
• Deliver training on political engagement, partnership brokering, and cultural awareness.
• Support staff and leadership in applying political and stakeholder analyses to program delivery.
• Build and manage a consultant pool with relevant technical expertise.
• Mentor and coach staff, ensuring clear communication of leadership priorities.

We are seeking an individual who:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (including in international development/policy, public policy/administration, strategic management, economics).
• Minimum 10 years' work experience in a similar role focused on strategic program design and adaptive management in an international development context, preferably in DFAT-funded programs and in the Pacific or Timor-Leste.
• Demonstrated experience in thinking and working politically.
• Demonstrated strategic engagement in the Pacific and Timor-Leste with a strong understanding of governance and culture in PALM partner countries.
• Excellent written and communications skills with demonstrated experience in using communications strategically for advocacy purposes.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to operate diplomatically and with cross-cultural sensitivity with government, private sector, and community stakeholders.
• Excellent management skills, with the ability to lead, mentor, coach, develop and evaluate a team.
• Flexibility to travel to various locations throughout the APAC region

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

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

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