Communications and Public Diplomacy Manager – International Scholarship Program

• Fixed term contract up to 30 June 2029
• Competitive salary and flexible work options
• Purpose driven and dynamic environment
• Canberra based

Background 

Solomon Islands Australia Partnership’s Strongim Bisnis is an economic development initiative to increase economic opportunities and participation for people and businesses in Solomon Islands. 
 
Recognising that Solomon Islands has a small consumer market and economy, dispersed population, and high cost of doing business, we identify and analyse specific sectors that have a high potential for growth and can consequently create new employment and income generation opportunities.  

 We facilitate strategic partners (including businesses, government, civil society, and associations) in those sectors to address the root constraints to growth and inclusion (Women, Youth and People living with disabilities) through innovative solutions.  

Position Summmary and Justifcation for the Role 

The Partnership Director – Deputy Team Leader is responsible for the design, implementation and management of the program partnerships portfolio and representation of the program in stakeholder engagement.  

The Partnership Director is responsible for the technical design and implementation of sector strategies for Strongim Bisnis, including supporting the identification and development of partnerships with businesses, relevant associations, and the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) to deliver inclusive and resilient growth.  

The position is based in Honiara, where the Strongim Bisnis Office is located. The program’s business activities are implemented nationally, focusing on stimulating pro-poor growth and maximising impact to scale-up long-term production, value addition, income, employment, and opportunity across the provinces. The Partnership Director supports engagement with all stakeholders in target sector and cross cutting areas, from smallholder producers within local communities to government ministries, service providers, aggregators, manufacturers, exporters, and investors. 

This role drives innovation and flexibility and contributes new thinking within existing and new markets to develop and facilitate strategic partnerships that drive systemic change in selected sectors, leading to greater productivity and inclusivity, and increased incomes for poor households in the Solomon Islands. 

The Partnership Director works closely with the Team Leader to lead the development of intervention strategies for target sectors and manage Business Case development. The role requires working closely with the Communications and Engagement Director – Deputy Team Leader and MRM Manager to ensure interventions are effectively monitored, implemented, and managed, using tailored and adaptive approaches, and consistently learning from new information and the changing context over the life of the program.  

The Partnership Director manages Senior Partnership Managers, with each adviser working within one of the technical Hubs. The Partnership Director works closely with the Senior Partnership Managers to prepare Business Cases, budgets, and Partnership Agreements, implement partnership activities and procurement, and manage the program portfolio. 

Location: Port Moresby

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.