NCP Learning Coordinator
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Learning Coordinator, New Colombo Plan (NCP)
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 the Program
The New Colombo Plan (NCP) is an Australian Government initiative that provides opportunities for Australian undergraduate university students to develop their Indo-Pacific capability and Asia literacy through immersive, structured learning and internships in the Indo-Pacific region. The program fosters deeper people-to-people and education relationships and increases Australia's economic engagement with the region by supporting NCP participants to build job-ready skills and supporting NCP alumni to maintain their ties to the Indo-Pacific. About the New Colombo Plan | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The NCP is structured with three programs:
Palladium is contracted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to manage the NCP Managed Administrative and Support Services (MASS) program which underpins the effective operation of the scholarships, mobility and semester programs, including training and learning, as well as supporting alumni engagement, business engagement, communications, funds management, risk management, and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL).
This Opportunity The Learning Coordinator will support the design of training and learning materials for the NCP Program, with a particular focus on the development of updated e-learning modules for use in pre-departure training for scholars and students participating in the mobility or semester projects. It will contribute to the development and implementation of the NCP training, learning and development program for student participants in NCP activities, including the Scholarships, Mobility and Semester Programs. The role will coordinate analysis, design, development, and evaluation of training and learning materials, working closely with program teams in MASS and DFAT. The role involves identifying stakeholder needs, working with subject matter experts and delivering training and learning activity, including through technology solutions. The position is based in Palladium's
Adelaide or Brisbane office, but flexible working arrangements (remote or hybrid) can be considered, although the role is
full-time.
Reporting Lines and Working Relationships This role reports into the Deputy Director, working closely with the Director and program leads who are managing the overall scholar pre-departure program of events and activities. Reporting requirements may include but are not limited to:
The Learning Coordinator is a member of the Contracts team and works closely with the Director who is oversighting the 2026 pre-departure training program, as well as the Scholarships Manager and Senior Manager Mobility and members of the broader MASS team on the development of content for the e-learning modules and wider learning development materials. This role reports into the Deputy Director, NCP MASS.
The position works closely with designated NCP Secretariat personnel and liaises with other Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) staff, as well as with designated NCP stakeholders, including subject matter experts, consultants and external service providers.
The role carries a moderate degree of autonomy and will work closely with the operations, scholarship and mobility teams on development of high quality e-learning products, and supporting the Deputy Director in the management and administration of the system and longer-term development of the learning function within NCP MASS.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities The primary responsibilities of the Learning Coordinator can be broadly described as follows: Effective project coordination of e-learning module development project to develop updated e-learning modules The Learning Coordinator will play a key role in a project to deliver a refreshed suite of scholar pre-departure training materials and e-learning modules for students participating in the NCP Program in 2026 onwards, within the framework of a wider pre-departure training program. Responsibilities include:
Contribution to the development of effective training, learning and development processes for NCP stakeholders
Required Qualifications and Key Competencies
Core Capabilities The role will promote and demonstrate the following core values in all activities and behaviours:
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