Australia Awards Malaysia Semester Program Manager (International Development)

Location: Australia or Malaysia. Candidates must currently be located in and hold valid work rights in either country; visa sponsorship and relocation support are not available.

Salary: Competitive locally engaged salary and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a global development and consulting firm delivering complex programs with governments, businesses, investors and communities across more than 90 countries.

What you will do

• Lead supplementary support services and end-to-end grant workflow delivery for the Australia Awards Malaysia Semester Program.
• Develop implementation plans, annual work plans, risk registers, policies, procedures, guidelines and grant agreements.
• Coordinate DFAT, Australian university partners and delivery teams across multiple workstreams.
• Oversee scholar monitoring, welfare processes, critical incident escalation and required reporting.
• Support grant administration and scholar monitoring systems, including management information systems.
• Lead program reflection, learning, monitoring, evaluation, communications, compliance and annual reporting activities.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in international development, international relations, education or a related field.
• Significant experience managing DFAT-funded programs, preferably including program start-up or pilot delivery.
• Experience in the Australian higher education sector, Australia Awards programs and full-lifecycle grant management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, client management, professional writing and problem-solving skills.
• Practical knowledge of monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks and information management systems.
• Current location and valid work rights in Australia or Malaysia are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with SmartyGrants.
• Experience or understanding of the Southeast Asia context, particularly Malaysia.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and inclusive workplace focused on meaningful development impact.
• Professional growth through diverse projects, mentoring and development pathways.
• Flexible ways of working supporting wellbeing and work-life integration.
• Values-driven culture promoting diversity, inclusion, integrity and recognition.
• Full-time, fixed-term 18-month contract with possible extension.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and brief cover letter through the hirify.global careers website.
• Shortlisted candidates may complete a work sample, scenario, technical exercise or structured interview.
• Successful candidates must complete police, safeguarding and relevant due diligence checks.