Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
- Locally Engaged Role - commencing May 2025 to May 2027 with possibility of 2-year extension
- Based in Suva, Fiji
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
Our Team Up program is seeking a Social Inclusion Specialist based in our GHD office in either Suva Fiji or Port Moresby Papua New Guinea, for a fulltime fixed term position until 30 September 2026. This position will suit someone with strong technical expertise in disability and gender inclusion and/or protection who is comfortable with challenging existing norms and current discriminatory practices.
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
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:
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
Program Overview:
The Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP, or the ‘Platform’) is a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment that 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:
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 sectoral programs. In particular, the Platform seeks to strengthen program outcomes by better addressing the needs of targeted beneficiaries including those who are often marginalised.
Infrastructure Programs:
The Australian Government is currently delivering three social infrastructure programs (Infrastructure Programs) in Fiji:
The incumbent will also manage the Platform’s Infrastructure flexible fund. These programs will be delivered through the Platform, and compliment other infrastructure investments that are delivered through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP).