• Project Name: Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program
• Job type: Full-time
• Location: Based in Honiara, Solomon Islands
• Reports to: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Senior Manager
• With a dotted-line report to the Director, Solomon Islands Labour Mobility Unit (LMU)
• Remuneration: In line with market rates.
• Time Frame: Contract until September 30, 2028
• Language Requirements: Proficiency in English & Solomon Islands Pijin is required (reading, writing, speaking).

Application Instructions:

1. A cover letter is mandatory to be considered. Cover letters should effectively align your skills and experience with the specific job responsibilities outlined in the position's description, demonstrating your aptitude and enthusiasm for the role and current availability.
2. Click the "Apply now" link to upload your cover letter and resume.
3. Cover letter and CV are to no more than 2 pages each.
4. Only successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

Alinea International (Asia and the Pacific) is a rapidly growing international development consulting firm dedicated to quality contributions towards sustainable futures with empowered communities. We are committed to supporting economic, social, and political development that leads to positive, inclusive and sustainable impacts. We provide a range of technical, advisory, facilitation, and managerial services tailored to the needs of our clients.

We work with the Australian Government and other international donors, civil society, non-governmental organisations, and private sector groups. As a certified B Corporation, Alinea International is proud to be an ethical business that upholds the highest standards of environmental and social performance and accountability throughout our work. Alinea International (Asia and the Pacific) is part of the global Alinea International group, headquartered in Canada.

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Project Description

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme allows eligible Australian businesses to hire workers from nine Pacific island countries (including Solomon Islands) and Timor-Leste when there are not enough local workers available. Through the PALM scheme, eligible businesses can recruit workers for seasonal jobs for up to nine months or for longer-term roles of between one and four years in unskilled, low-skilled and semi-skilled positions. This helps to fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia and allows workers to develop skills and send income to support their families and communities.

The PALM scheme is administered by the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) in partnership with PLMSP. DFAT and DEWR retain responsibility for key program aspects requiring government oversight, including program integrity and assurance, while working closely with responsible government agencies including the Department of Home Affairs, Australian Border Force, Attorney General's Department and the Fair Work Ombudsman.

About the work

The Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program

Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program (PLMSP) works with DFAT and DEWR to support the administration of the PALM scheme and facilitate opportunities for Australian employers to connect with workers from the Pacific and Timor-Leste. PLMSP is managed by Palladium and has been established as a trusted intermediary in supporting Australia-Pacific circular labour mobility. As a member of the PLMSP Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) team, the M&E coordinator is employed by Alinea International, which is contracted by Palladium to deliver MEL services for PLMSP.

PLMSP Purpose

Achieve sustainable and effective expansion of circular labour mobility to Australia to contribute to inclusive economic growth and social development of Pacific Islands, Timor-Leste and Australian communities.

The Role

Purpose of the Position

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Coordinator will support the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade to collect and use their own data on labour mobility. They will also assist the Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program (PLMSP) to implement the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan. The role coordinates with research partners, undertakes learning activities and promotes Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) objectives.

Duties

Under the direction of the M&E Regional Manager, the M&E Coordinator will support the work of the PLMSP MERL team and the Solomon Islands LMU.

They will:

• Identify labour mobility information/data gaps and work with the LMU and other stakeholders to develop strategies to address these gaps.
• Develop an information plan that identifies what information will be collected, and the timeframes, capacity and resourcing required.
• Design appropriate data collection methods, particularly monitoring visits, surveys and interviews.
• Collect data for the LMU and PLMSP, including conducting monitoring visits, surveys and interviews.
• Develop a LMU MEL Plan and build the abilities of staff responsible for M&E to implement the plan.
• Assist with the storage and uptake of the LMU's own data, including working with the LMU to improve data quality and the In-Country Recruitment Database (IRD), an online information system which stores all LMU worker data.
• Mentor and train LMU data and M&E personnel on data management and reporting.
• Identify key M&E/research/GEDSI opportunities in-country, especially related to critical information needs.
• Assist in-country MEL activities, including: GEDSI analyses; M&E activities; and research (both internal and external).
• Share with PLMSP key documents and in-country contextual information as appropriate, including from other donors.
• Disseminate and promote uptake of findings from M&E and research by LMU planning staff and managers.
• Undertake and deliver the outcomes and objectives of the role in accordance with the expected Core Capabilities, Ways of Working and values of PLMSP
• Assist LMU with high-level reporting to the Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade and other key line ministries.
• Assist with other key labour mobility priorities and directives from the LMU Director

Performance Excellence at PLMSP

Our expectations around performance and excellence at PLMSP are communicated and clarified through our ONE PLMSP approach, which describes what we do and how we do it, and the underpinning documents, processes and enablers which contribute to our achievement of the Roadmap for Sustainable Growth. We look to recruit exceptional staff who believe in our purpose, whose values align with our own, who have or can develop the core capabilities required to undertake their roles, and who are prepared to become part of and contribute to our Ways of Working and Ways of Leading.

Required Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have some or all of the following qualifications and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in one or more of the following areas: social sciences; management; business/commerce; development; statistics or other relevant discipline and/or demonstrated experience working in a related field.
• Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative research and data analysis.
• Demonstrated understanding of GEDSI.
• Experience and/or understanding of the Solomon Islands Government operating context.
• Experience working or partnering with other stakeholders including civil society organisations, universities, private sector partners and/or development partners.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills for high-level external engagement and report writing.
• Ability to communicate in Solomon Islands Pijin to support engagement with Solomon Islands Government and other stakeholders.
• Experience in facilitating workshops, training activities and coaching/mentoring.
• Demonstrated technical skills in data collection and analysis with Microsoft products, especially Excel (Power BI desirable).
• Familiarity with management information systems.
• Understanding of Pacific labour mobility programs.
• Demonstrated initiative and flexibility plus the ability to work independently and meet competing priorities.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, particularly in a cross-cultural context.

Due to the evolving nature of our program, it is possible that staff members may be expected to undertake duties that fall outside the remit of their original terms of reference to ensure the ongoing success of the program. Where this is required, the following will occur:

• The adviser will seek permission from the MEL Senior Manager
• The adviser will coordinate communication between the LMU Director, MEL Senior Manager and the PLMSP engagement manager for Solomon Islands to ensure that the arrangement is short-term and is connected to achieving LMU outcomes as guided by its MEL Plan.