The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) is Australia’s largest and most significant infrastructure investment in the Pacific. This $4 billion infrastructure initiative is actively engaging with countries in the region to significantly boost Australia’s support for infrastructure development in Pacific countries and Timor-Leste. The Facility uses grant funding combined with loans to support the development of high priority, quality infrastructure.

The AIFFP Investment Preparation and Support Unit (SU), managed by Tetra Tech International Development, is contracted to support the AIFFP meet its objectives.

AIFFP requires the consulting services of eligible individual consultants with procurement expertise, to support the program of project procurement activities across the portfolio. Support will also include provision of technical assistance in procurement strategies and plans, development or review of bidding documents and subsequent tender evaluation and awarding processes.

We are seeking procurement specialists with experience in

• procurement in implementation of infrastructure and/or development projects;
• procuring under public enterprise/multi donor/ADB/World Bank/DFAT or similar frameworks, and proponent led procurements;
• value for money principles, ethics, transparency, life cycle valuation, and quality in major procurement;
• the use of the FIDIC suite of stand forms of contract including the Red Book, Yellow Book or the other equivalents.
• applying the provisions of environmental and social safeguards, climate change, local labour considerations and workplace health and safety in major procurement; and
• working in the Pacific region is desirable.

The Request for Expressions of Interest is attached, as is a Word version of the Suppliers Response Form (Part C) for ease of responding.

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Locally Engaged Personnel – contract until 31 December 2027 with a possible 2-year extension. 
• Suva, Fiji with some travel to Districts 

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Locally Engaged Role - April 2025 - 31 December 2027 with potential 2-year extension
• Based in Suva, Fiji

Program Name: Sri Lanka Support Unit 2 (SLSU 2)

Position Title: Small Enterprise Advisor - Short Term Consultancy

Position Summary: SLSU 2 is seeking a Small Enterprise advisor, who will be working closely with the skills lead providing strategic guidance and inputs necessary to design key program components, while advising on best practices and sectoral expertise to design the new skills activity, targeting small business beneficiaries of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Matale districts in Sri Lanka. This position requires occasional travelling to project locations as and when required

KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: Supermarket Linkages Research Consultant
Sector: Customs, Trade and Investment Climate
Position Type: Part-time
Duration/Level of Effort: Short-term
Position Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contractual arrangement: Eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The CAPRED Facility is Australia’s flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia, focusing on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.
 
The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing a range of necessary economic interventions and reforms to maintain the country’s economic transition. These interventions and reforms are primarily aimed at encouraging more productive and inclusive public and private investment, which promotes a resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy (RISE).
 
CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components including: Agriculture and Agro-processing; Trade, Investment and Enterprise Development and Infrastructure Development; and one Cross-Cutting component comprising: Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI); Climate Resilient initiatives, and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does.

Abt Global is seeking highly qualified individuals to fill three Logistics Officer roles on the PNG Partnerships for Improving Education (PIE) Program. These roles are based in Port Moresby, Buka and Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, and are open to all applicants.

Abt Global is seeking a highly qualified individual to fill the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Coordinator role on the PATH Program. This role is based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and open to PNG citizens.

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Position: Finance Manager – NATIONAL CONTRACT

Program: Strongim Bisnis and Australia Solomon Islands Partnership for Justice (ASIPJ)

Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands with provincial travel

Duration: Full-time, fixed term

Line manager and Directly report to: Team Leader, Strongim Bisnis

Works with: Finance and Operations team members and Program teams

Background

This is a national position and requires that candidates possess the right to work in the Solomon Islands

Strongim Bisnis is an innovative pro-business program funded by the Australian Government. Strongim Bisnis supports Solomon Islands businesses to increase productivity, access greater income earning opportunities and higher value markets; with the intention of enabling greater resilience and creating jobs. Poverty reduction will be the desired result. Strongim Bisnis also supports the private sector and the Solomon Islands Government to work together effectively to increase opportunities for trade and investment and accelerate business growth. A key focus of the program ensures that Solomon Islands women, youth and people with disability have increased economic opportunities.

The program takes a market systems development (MSD) approach to unlocking opportunities for growth in selected sectors (cocoa, coconut, tourism, timber, horticulture, financial services, and waste management). MSD requires Strongim Bisnis to carefully select partnerships, and design interconnected activities that deliver tangible and measurable results. For each activity it must be possible to track progress from improving the performance of Solomon Islands enterprises, to achieving resilient systemic change in markets, and ultimately increasing income and employment. In this way, Strongim Bisnis avoids ad hoc activities and seeks deep engagement with market actors. 

Position summary and justification for the role.

The Finance Manager (FM) is primarily responsible for overseeing and managing financial functions of the Strongim Bisnis program, ensuring that DFAT funding is efficiently and accountably managed in accordance with ASI and DFAT policies and processes. The FM will manage cashflow, payroll, accounts payable, petty cash and tThe FM will line manage a team of Finance Officers (FO) and report to the Team Leader with a matrix reporting line to the ASI Program Manager. 

Position: Finance Officer – NATIONAL CONTRACT

Program: Strongim Bisnis

Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands with provincial travel

Duration: Full-time, fixed term

Line manager and Directly report to: Finance Manager

Works with: Operations, Program, MRM, and Communications teams.

Background

This is a national position and requires that candidates possess the right to work in the Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands – Australia Partnership’s Strongim Bisnis is an innovative pro-business program funded by the Australian Government. Strongim Bisnis supports Solomon Islands businesses to increase productivity, access greater income earning opportunities and higher value markets; with the intention of enabling greater resilience and creating jobs. Poverty reduction will be the desired result. Strongim Bisnis also supports the private sector and the Solomon Islands Government to work together effectively to increase opportunities for trade and investment and accelerate business growth. A key focus of the program ensures that Solomon Islands women, youth and people with disability have increased economic opportunities.

The program takes a market systems development (MSD) approach to unlocking opportunities for growth in selected sectors (cocoa, coconut, tourism, timber, horticulture, financial services, and waste management). MSD requires Strongim Bisnis to carefully select partnerships, and design interconnected activities that deliver tangible and measurable results. For each activity it must be possible to track progress from improving the performance of Solomon Islands enterprises, to achieving resilient systemic change in markets, and ultimately increasing income and employment. In this way, Strongim Bisnis avoids ad hoc activities and seeks deep engagement with market actors.

Position summary and justification for the role

The Finance Officer (FO) reports to the Finance Manager and supports the financial management of the Strongim Bisnis program with responsibilities ranging from processing accounts payable, petty cash, advances and acquittals, and tax payments.