Australia Awards Malaysia Semester Program Manager

Australia Awards Malaysia Semester Program Manager

Description______________________________________________________________

- Location: Australia or Malaysia.

This role is open to candidates who are currently located, and hold existing work rights in, either Australia or Malaysia. Relocation support to either country, including visa sponsorship and relocation-rented allowances, is not available for this position

- Employment type & Contract term : Full-time, fixed-term 18-month role, with the possibility of extension.

About the Program

The Australia Awards Malaysia Semester Program (AAMSP), delivered under the Southeast Asia Leadership Program (SEALP), is a pilot program reintroducing Australia Awards to Malaysia through a targeted, partnership-based mobility model. It supports one to two semesters of study in Australia for Malaysian students enrolled in Australian transnational education (TNE) pathways via direct grants to Australian universities with Malaysia campuses.

The program strengthens education links, builds human capital, and advances priorities under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, DFAT's Southeast Asia Strategy, and Invested. The Program creates a pathway for those who may not otherwise have the opportunity to study in Australia. It supports the empowerment of women as well as the inclusion of people with disability; those from ethnic minorities; and individuals from disadvantaged social groups. The Program's three key outcomes are:

- Alumni leaders apply their knowledge skills and networks to contribute to defined areas of shared interest.
- Australia has strong and enduring networks of influence in Malaysia.




- Alumni leaders actively engage and contribute to cooperation with Australia.

Palladium provides supplementary support services including specialist coordination, core program framework establishment, targeted support to the end-to-end grant workflow including grant monitoring, scholar welfare escalation support, communications expertise and monitoring, evaluation and learning services. Subject to pilot performance and approvals, the new grants‐based scholarship delivery model may be extended to additional countries.

The Opportunity

The Australia Awards Malaysia Semester Program Manager will lead the initiation and delivery of high-quality, flexible and scalable supplementary support services for the pilot program including agreed support to the end-to-end grant workflow.

Working closely with DFAT and Australian university partners, you will establish the guiding frameworks for scalable program delivery, facilitate identification of the roles and responsibilities of delivery partners and deliver the associated supplementary services and resourcing support.

The role is responsible for embedding a versatile, continuous learning approach across pilot delivery, responding to lessons learned, priorities and requirements as they emerge, and ensuring delivery is adaptable and scalable to support potential expansion to other countries.

Working with children





Is this position likely to come into contact with children? No

Responsibilities

What you will do

- Deliver high-quality supplementary support services for the Australia Awards Malaysia Semester Program (AAMSP), ensuring activities are implemented in line with DFAT requirements, program objectives and agreed timeframes.
- Develop and deliver Early Implementation Plans, Annual Work Plans and Risk Registers, monitoring progress and managing risks throughout implementation.
- Develop and continuously improve program policies, procedures, guidelines and grant agreements, ensuring alignment with Australia Awards policies and DFAT requirements.
- Drive ongoing review and refinement of the partner Ways of Working (WoW) Framework to support effective collaboration and decision-making across stakeholders.
- Oversee scholar monitoring and welfare processes, including critical incident escalation, risk management and reporting to DFAT where required.
- Support the establishment of management information systems for grant administration and scholar monitoring, providing ongoing systems support.
- Manage delivery of supplementary services across the grant lifecycle, ensuring high-quality support to DFAT and university partners.
- Provide leadership and oversight to technical advisory inputs across monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), communications, compliance and program quality.
- Oversee the delivery of program reflection and learning activities, including annual and quarterly reflection workshops, and development of annual program reporting.
- Coordinating closely with the SEALP Team Leader, manage shared resources across programs to deliver supplementary support services.
- Support the

📌 Australia Awards Malaysia Semester Program Manager (Newcastle)
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