Program Overview:    

FPSP, also referred to as the ‘Platform’, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment, will contribute to the delivery of Fiji’s national development priorities, in line with the Australia’s International Development Policy, the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership and the Development Partnership Plan. 

The Platform will deliver key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities will identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs.

The Platform has three functional Outcomes: 

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality, disability-inclusive development, and climate and disaster resilience, in its systems and practices. This includes in how it undertakes sector programming and its engagement with selected Government of Fiji (GoF) agencies.
3. The Platform administers timely and efficient programming that is: value for money; maximises use of local supply chains; and supports good governance, and public diplomacy, effective decision making and risk management.

The Platform implements over fifty percent of Australia’s bilateral development support to Fiji across a range of sector programs in education, health, Australia Awards, disaster response, cyclone recovery, social infrastructure and technical assistance to improve public sector governance in Fiji.   

The Platform integrates cross-cutting themes, including gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), climate and disaster resilience, across sector programs. In particular, the Platform seeks to strengthen program outcomes by better addressing the needs of targeted populations including those who are often marginalised. 

AFEP Overview:

The Australian Government is supporting Fiji’s education sector through the Australia Fiji Education Program (AFEP, the Program) working with the Ministry of Education (MoE). 

The objective of the AFEP is “to work with the Government of Fiji under the Vuvale Partnership to catalyse quality education delivery for all Fijian children”. 

The changes expected by the end of the five-year program are: 

• EOPO 1: Schools, particularly trial schools, have improved student literacy and numeracy outcomes, supported by enabling policies, plans and data from the Ministry of Education.
• EOPO 2: Heads of schools and teachers, supported by enabling policies and data from the Ministry of Education, provide a safe, resilient and inclusive learning environment for all students, particularly in trial schools. 

Four intermediate outcomes will provide pathways to meet these end of program outcomes in priority areas, like implementation of the revised literacy and numeracy curriculum in primary and secondary schools, professional development interventions, analysis and improvement of the Fiji Education Management Information System (FEMIS), as well as GEDSI and student wellbeing.  

The funding for the program is approximately AUD45 million over 9 years (5 years, with an option to extend for a further 4 years) and delivered through a range of activities to achieve the program’s objectives. Implementation modalities include technical advice, procurement of technical services and goods, minor works and infrastructure upgrades, capacity building and training support, support to Ministry led initiatives and innovations, and grants to civil society organisations (CSOs). 

Position Summary:

The Coordinator, Mathematics Curriculum (Secondary) (or ‘Coordinator’) role is a key member of the Literacy and Numeracy Team within AFEP. The primary purpose of the role is to work with the Mathematics Curriculum Specialist (Secondary) to develop and trial a scoping and sequence for the Mathematics Curriculum Years 9-13. A key focus of the role is to provide high-level, contextualised knowledge and understanding of the education landscape, and teaching and learning needs of Fijian students, including advising on integrating cross-cutting themes of GEDSI and climate resilience.

Key Responsibilities:

The Coordinator will support the Mathematics Curriculum Specialists (Secondary) and MoE counterparts to:

• Develop Mathematics Curriculum Scoping and Sequencing documentation for Years 9-13.
• Develop and deliver relevant professional development package to support curriculum implementation.
• Facilitate partnership relationship with MoE counterparts.
• Engage closely with CAS Senior Curriculum Specialist – Secondary Mathematics.
• Provide high level, contextualised knowledge and understanding of the Fiji education sector.
• Facilitate and support external consultation with stakeholder groups, including Teacher Training Institutions.
• In coordination with the AFEP Teaching and Learning Specialist, GEDSI Specialist and the Platform GEDSI and climate and disaster resilience advisers, support on culturally sensitive integration of cross-cutting themes and curriculum perspectives.
• Carry out any other tasks relevant to the Program as required.

Key Working Relationships:

Reporting to: 

• AFEP Teaching and Learning Specialist

Other:

• Mathematics Curriculum Specialists (Secondary)
• Relevant MoE personnel, including those from Curriculum Advisory Services (CAS).

Selection Criteria:

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Education with a major in Mathematics or a relevant degree. A post graduate qualification in Mathematics will be preferable

Experience

• Demonstrated capacity to plan and deliver high quality and effective training workshops around mathematics strategies.
• Demonstrated capacity to coach, encourage and support head teachers and classroom teachers to adopt and implement new strategies in their classrooms.
• Proven experience helping implement practical and impactful gender equality and social inclusion approaches.
• At least 10 years of school experience as a teacher in secondary schools.

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge and experience of mathematics pedagogy, preferably with Access to Quality Education Program (AQEP) initiatives, as well as experience with classroom-based assessment and Literacy and Numeracy (LANA) analysis.
• Advanced knowledge in mathematics strategies and procedures and how to apply them in the classroom.
• Comprehensive understanding of teaching and learning for children across a variety of year levels and with diverse learning needs.
• Demonstrated understanding of how to work in a child safe environment.
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and the capacity to mainstream crosscutting themes into program activities, including gender equality, disability inclusion, climate change, emergency preparedness and response and civil society engagement.

Personal Attributes

• Highly effective and dynamic trainer.
• High level of communication skills, both written and oral.
• Excellent report writing and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to manage and relate to multiple stakeholders.
• A passion for education and the ability to inspire this in others.

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