Consultant – Access to Finance

Supporting Access to Finance for Selected SMEs in the Solomon Islands

Position: Consultant – Access to Finance

Program: Strongim Bisnis

Location: Remote (primarily), with potential travel to Honiara and selected provinces

Start Date: 1 May 2026

Duration: Approximately 40–60 days

Reporting To: Team Leader

Works With Partnership Managers and key stakeholders

Access to finance remains a significant constraint to private sector growth in Solomon Islands. Commercial banks remain cautious about lending to SMEs due to limited acceptable collateral, complex land tenure, weak financial record-keeping, and challenges in assessing sector-specific risks. As a result, many productive and export-oriented businesses face working capital constraints that limit growth. 

Strongim Bisnis seeks to address these constraints by supporting selected SMEs across Strongim Bisnis sectors to become investment-ready through the development of robust business plans and five-year financial projections.  

Job description

Supporting Effective Landowner Participation in Plantation Forestry Ownership

Position: Governance and Stakeholder Engagement Adviser
Program: Strongim Bisnis
Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands, with travel to Kolombangara
Start date: 1 May 2026 (approximately 50 days, as required)
Works with: Team Leader, Partnership Managers, and stakeholders

Position Summary and Justification for the Role

Kolombangara Island Investment Limited (KIIL) holds a minority equity share in Kolombangara Forest Products Limited (KFPL), representing the interests of landowner groups associated with plantation forestry operations.

Recent changes in KFPL’s ownership structure have increased the importance of strong governance, financial literacy, and shareholder capability within KIIL and its constituent land group entities.

KIIL comprises multiple land group businesses, each representing customary landowners. With KIIL holding a 20% equity stake in KFPL, there is a need to strengthen governance systems, clarify shareholder roles and responsibilities, and build commercial capability to support effective participation as an equity holder.

Strongim Bisnis seeks to engage a suitably qualified consultant to assess and strengthen KIIL’s governance and shareholder capacity in a culturally appropriate and commercially sound manner.

Job Brief
This position is open to Philippine national applicants only

“Bring your energy and expertise to our team to deliver high-quality GEDSI approaches that elevate the work of the Australia-PNG Economic Partnership.”

Abt Global is seeking a highly qualified individuals to fill the Procurement Officer roles on the Australia PNG Subnational Program. These roles are based in Buka and Arawa, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and open to PNG Citizens only.

The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) is the Australian Government’s specialist infrastructure financing program within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The AIFFP is an AUD4.55 billion facility investing in transformational infrastructure across a range of sectors in the Pacific and Timor‑Leste, including maritime, airports, energy, telecommunications, road transport and urban infrastructure. Export Finance Australia acts as the lender of record. The AIFFP provides financing to deliver quality infrastructure with a focus on strong social and environmental safeguards, generating local jobs and responding to the priorities of diverse communities. The AIFFP builds on Australia’s longstanding partnerships with the Pacific and its experience delivering quality aid programming that supports sustained development outcomes for communities. The AIFFP began operating on 1 July 2019 and has 57 signed infrastructure projects across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

The AIFFP is managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with support from Tetra Tech (the Support Unit). The AIFFP Support Unit provides advice and services to support the delivery of the AIFFP and its objectives.

Requirements

The AIFFP Support Unit seeks to engage a Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Strategic Advisor from a consultancy services firm to provide strategic advice on MEL activities.

Services will be intermittent, until 30 June 2026, with a possible extension until 30 June 2027. The full requirements are set out in the terms of reference at Part B.

Cowater International is seeking expressions of interest from individuals & companies to provide services to the GBV Prevention Platform in SE Asia

Job Brief
This position is open to national applicants only

Evaluate and score Australia Awards Scholarship applications against Vietnam Intake 2027 criteria using OASIS or offline tools, provide evidence-based comments, and deliver a ranked list for the Joint Selection Committee. 

Location: Remote
Consultancy position, up to 20 days input. 

Make a difference in disaster response across the Pacific.

Tetra Tech International Development is seeking an experienced Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Specialist to provide short term technical expertise to the Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC) program. This is your opportunity to play a role in Australia’s humanitarian responses, supporting communities affected by disasters across the Pacific and beyond.