• Fixed term contract up to 10 July 2028 (with possible extension)
• Based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
• Open to PNG national candidates only

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 2,000 employees operating in 75-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people's lives.

About PNG-Australia Strongim Wok Long TVET (SWLT)

The PNG–Australia Strongim Wok Long Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) (SWLT) program is a four-year, AUD 80 million investment by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to support Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) efforts to strengthen its 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 supports improvements in national quality assurance systems, technical college standards, graduate employability, and Australia’s visible and trusted development partnership with PNG.

The program aligns with the broader goals of the Australia–PNG Development Partnership Plan 2024–2029, which emphasizes locally led development, education investment, and inclusive growth, as well as PNG’s Higher and Technical Education Reform Act 2020.

This Opportunity

As Grants Coordinator you will work closely with the Grants Lead to support the effective implementation, delivery, and monitoring of the SWLT Grants Program. The role is responsible for developing and maintaining grants management tools and templates, providing grants management training and ongoing support to grantees, and ensuring grant activities are implemented in accordance with Commonwealth Grant and Procurement Guidelines.

This will include:

• Supporting the effective implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of the SWLT Grants Program.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date grants records, databases, files, and documentation in accordance with SWLT policies and audit requirements.
• Monitoring grantee performance against approved workplans, budgets, milestones, and grant agreements, and escalating issues where required.
• Reviewing, tracking, and coordinating the timely submission of grantee narrative and financial reports.
• Supporting grants risk management, safeguarding, fraud prevention, and compliance processes throughout the grant lifecycle.
• Organising and participating in grantee monitoring visits, audits, reviews, learning activities, and capacity-building initiatives.
• Supporting the development, review, and continuous improvement of grants policies, procedures, templates, tools, and guidance materials.
• Coordinating grants-related events, information sessions, selection panels, workshops, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Identifying implementation issues, risks, and opportunities, and contributing recommendations to strengthen grants management systems and outcomes.
• Working closely with SWLT technical, finance, MEL, safeguarding, GEDSI, and operations teams to support effective and compliant grant delivery.
• Supporting the integration of Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) principles across grants processes and activities, and participating in relevant learning and engagement opportunities.
• Ensuring compliance with DFAT, Palladium, and SWLT safeguarding policies and standards, promoting safe and inclusive practices, and appropriately reporting any concerns.
• Contributing to a positive learning culture through knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, innovation, and proactive problem-solving.
• Supporting environmentally responsible practices and contributing to SWLT's commitment to sustainable and climate-conscious operations.
• Understand and work in line with SWLT principles[1] at all times.

About you

You will demonstrate proven experience in the following areas:

• Strong grants coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple grants, processes, and deadlines concurrently across different stages of the grants lifecycle.
• Proven ability to maintain and manage grants workplans, tracking systems, databases, and reporting schedules to ensure effective oversight of grant performance and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and build effective working relationships with grantees, applicants, government counterparts, service providers, and internal program teams.
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) principles and tools used to track grant outcomes, outputs, and performance against agreed indicators.
• Practical understanding of grant financial management, including budget review, expenditure monitoring, financial acquittals, and compliance with funding requirements.
• Ability to support grants risk management processes, identify implementation issues, and contribute to timely and practical solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft correspondence, grant documentation, reports, briefing notes, and meeting records.
• High level of organisation, attention to detail, and self-management, with the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accurate grant records and documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and contribute positively to a results-oriented and accountable program culture.
• Demonstrated commitment to locally led development, social inclusion, safeguarding, and the principles of adaptive and partnership-based grants 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 through https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/25317?c=palladium

Closing date: Saturday 25^th July 2026, 11.59pm AEST

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 to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] 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.