Job Description:

Country Program Manager – Bangladesh
Australia Awards South Asia & Mongolia

Australia Awards – South Asia & Mongolia (AASAM) is administered by Palladium on behalf of the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The Program goal is to support eight partner countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – in achieving their development goals through education and knowledge transfer, and to build enduring relationships with Australia that advance mutual interests.

AASAM is seeking a Country Program Manager (CPM) – Bangladesh to manage the effective and efficient delivery of the Program in Bangladesh. This includes the provision of informed advice to Dhaka Post on program design; the management and oversight of all country program activities; team leadership and performance; and financial management.

Additional ly, as a member of the Program’s Senior Management Team, the CPM contributes to the performance and continuous improvement of the region-wide Program.

Applicants for this position are required to submit a cover letter addressing previous experiences in each of the Key Responsibilities listed in the Job and Person Specification. This document can be requested from the Senior Program and Operations Manager via email: karon.beattie@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org.

The job advertisement will close on the 28th of July at 10:00PM Adelaide time, though applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Location:

The position is based in the Australia Awards Bangladesh office.

You and Your Career:

If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in scholarships management or DFAT funded programs we are interested in hearing f rom you.

We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!

Reporting Lines:

The CPM reports to the Colombo-based Team Leader.

Key internal working relationships include: the Deputy Team Leader, Senior Program & Operations Manager, other CPMs, Manager – Continuing Professional Development Solutions, Regional Finance & Administration Manager, Regional Communications Coordinator, Regional Alumni Coordinator, Scholar Engagement Coordinator, Gender Equality, Disability & Social Inclusion Coordinator, and a number of supporting Short-term Advisers and Palladium personnel.

Key external working relationships include: the Australian High Commission in Dhaka, representatives of the Government of Bangladesh, Australian host universities, sub-contracted training provider s, sub-contracted consultants, and program applicants, scholars/recipients and alumni.

The CPM supervises a team of four staff.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

The CPM – Bangladesh will be responsible for strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement, team leadership, operations management, finance and administration management, and all reporting and documentation related to the running of the Australia Awards program in Bangladesh.

For a complete list of duties associated to each of the key responsibilities listed above, please request a copy of the Job and Person specification from the Senior Program and Operations Manager at karon.beattie@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org.

Essential Criteria:

Experience of working – preferably in a leadership role – within a diverse, dispersed multicultural team
Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders
Demonstrated capability in at least two of the following technical areas: alumni engagement; communications; events management; gender equality, disability and social inclusion; monitoring, evaluation and learning; process management; training needs analysis
High level written and verbal English language skills
Proven capability in the preparation of plans and reports for external audiences
Financial and computer literacy
High ethical standards and a commitment to integrity and professionalism
Relevant tertiary qualifications

Desirable Criteria:

Preferred or Experience in project and client management on a donor-funded – preferably DFAT-funded –program
Previous experience in managing a scholarship program
Study/work experience in Australia
Understanding of the Australian Government’s development priorities in Bangladesh
Understanding of the Bangladesh Government’s development priorities

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.

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.