Inclusion and Resilience Adviser

WE’RE HIRING: Inclusion and Resilience Adviser

Make a difference in Kiribati’s climate-resilient future

About Palladium

Palladium is a global development and consulting firm, part of the GISI Consulting Group, working alongside some of the world’s leading project management and engineering organisations. We partner with governments, businesses, investors and communities to design and deliver complex programs that create lasting impact. With a presence across more than 90 countries, Palladium offers the opportunity to work on meaningful challenges, alongside talented colleagues, in environments where your work can truly make a difference.

About the Program

KORAKORA, Kiribati

Help advance inclusive, locally led and climate-resilient development across Kiribati’s outer islands.

KORAKORA is Australia’s flagship climate-resilient rural development investment in Kiribati. The program supports locally led improvements in water, food and energy security and climate resilience through grant-making, early works and broader implementation investments.

About the role

As the Inclusion and Resilience Adviser, you will help integrate DFAT’s cross-cutting priorities into program design, grants, early works and monitoring systems. You will develop KORAKORA’s Cross-Cutting Strategy, strengthen monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems, and build staff and partner capacity to apply inclusive, locally led and climate-resilient approaches.

What you will do

• Develop the Cross-Cutting Strategy in Year 1.
• Review program documentation and consult key stakeholders to bring together GEDSI, Climate and Disaster Resilience, Localisation and Sustainability, and First Nations and Indigenous Participation.
• Finalise the strategy following DFAT feedback and prepare a partner-friendly summary.
• Strengthen MEL systems. Review the MEL Plan against the strategy, recommend indicators, disaggregation and data collection approaches, and support practical monitoring, learning and reporting.
• Support grants and program delivery. Review grants and early works processes to embed inclusion, resilience and localisation, and develop or improve practical guidance and screening tools.
• Build capacity and support learning. Deliver training and mentoring for staff and partners, contribute to annual planning, reporting and program reviews, and provide technical advice as required.

What you will bring

The role requires a relevant postgraduate qualification and at least 10 years’ experience advising on GEDSI and cross-cutting development issues, including 5 years in the Pacific. Essential skills include developing DFAT strategies, applying Design and MEL Standards, integrating climate resilience into community programs, designing disaggregated monitoring tools, and facilitating cross-cultural training. Experience in Kiribati or other atoll nations, small grants, Pacific localisation, and relevant DFAT policies and CRC co-funding criteria is desirable

Please note: While this role does not involve direct work with children, the successful candidate will still be required to complete a police check and relevant due diligence checks as part of Palladium’s commitment to being a child-safe organisation. Refer to the terms of reference here: ToR KORAKORA Inclusion and Resilience Advisor.docx

If this opportunity interests you, we encourage you to apply promptly, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

How to Apply

This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-impact program supporting climate-resilient development for communities across Kiribati while building your leadership and management experience within a professional and collaborative team environment.

To apply: Submit your CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. Go to Palladium's Career site

Applications close: 23 November 2026 11:59pm AEST

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.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as all the actions taken by Palladium to protect our people, communities where we work and our clients from harm, including Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Sexual Harassment; Child Abuse in any form; Trafficking for sexual exploitation of adults or children and any form of Trafficking of children. We have zero tolerance for all forms of child abuse as well as sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and zero-tolerance for inaction to prevent, protect against, respond to and report 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. Our Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding and Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Guidelines have additional details.