Senior Industry Liaison Coordinator– Strongim Wok Long TVET

Senior Industry Liaison Coordinator – Strongim Wok Long TVET

 

·         Fixed term contract up to 07 August 2028 (with possible extension)

·         Based in Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

·         Open to PNG national candidates only 

·         No accommodation/housing will be provided

 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 emphasises locally led development, education investment, and inclusive growth, as well as PNG’s Higher and Technical Education Reform Act 2020.

This Opportunity

As Senior Industry Liaison Coordinator you will serve as National Polytechnic Institute of PNG (NPIPNG) focal point for implementing the Higher Education Institute - Industry Partnerships Strategy (HIPS) under SWLT. You will build and maintain partnerships between the institution, industry, governance and other stakeholders to strengthen workforce development, graduate employability and industry participation in TVET. This will include: 

Skills Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement

·         Build and maintain productive relationships with employers, industry bodies, government agencies, development partners and other stakeholders.

·         Identify and facilitate opportunities for collaboration that strengthen training quality, workforce development and graduate employment outcomes.

·         Support the development and implementation of industry partnerships and agreements that strengthen links between HEIs and industry, including resource sharing, workforce initiatives and stakeholder engagement.

Industry-based Learning and Employability

·         Coordinate and support industry-based workplace learning opportunities for students, including apprenticeships, traineeships, internships, student attachments.

·         Facilitate industry input into training, assessment, curriculum improvement and workforce planning activities.

·         Coordinate industry engagement activities including guest lectures, mentoring and employer partnerships that strengthen graduate employability and training relevance.

·         Support and facilitate HEI teaching staff obtain industry relevance through short term industry-based placements.

 HIPS and TVET Ecosystem Development

·         Support implementation of the HEI–Industry Partnerships Strategy (HIPS) within NPIPNG and local TVET ecosystem.

·         Support opportunities that position NPIPNG as a provider of professional development, trade testing and workforce development services.

·         Support alignment between industry engagement activities, workforce development priorities, institutional planning and sector reform initiatives.