Summary
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
- Locally Engaged Role - April 2025 - 31 December 2027 with potential 2-year extension
- Based in Suva, Fiji
Summary
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
- Seeking one (1) qualified Infrastructure Senior Project Managers (SPM)
- Long term personnel – commencing February/March 2025 – 30 June 2027 with possible extension
- Open to Fijian and International applicants
- Suva, Fiji with travel to Divisions
Summary
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
- Seeking three (3) qualified Infrastructure Project Managers (PM)
- Locally engaged personnel – commencing February/March 2025 – 30 June 2027 with possible extension
- Role is for Fiji Nationals only
- Suva, Fiji with travel to Divisions
Summary
Program Overview
Australia is supporting the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) to provide communities with access to quality health services by delivering quality health infrastructure as part of the Papua New Guinea Australia Partnership.
The Strategic Health Infrastructure Investment (SHI) is an Australia Government program funded under the Papua New Guinea PNG-Australia Partnership. The program aims to design and deliver high-quality, resilient, and universally accessible health infrastructure projects with a significant focus on gender equality, disability and social inclusion, and adhere to Australia’s safeguarding policies and development effectiveness guidelines. In addition, the program’s infrastructure will incorporate sustainability and resiliency design elements to mitigate climate change forecasts and disaster risk outlooks.
The SHI program investment is working to improve health care services in two priority locations. In Morobe Province, the project will design and refurbish the old Emergency Department (the Gware building) in the ANGAU Hospital in Lae. In Daru, Western Province, the project will provide safe, secure and accessible accommodation for health workers and PHA staff with new Daru Hospital staff housing.
The Role
The Program Implementation Lead will provide leadership to ensure the activities of the Strategic Health Infrastructure Investment (SHI) program are efficient. The Program Implementation Lead is responsible for the coordination of the project team in managing the timely delivery of project activities and outputs. Professional delivery of services in this role must promote a positive impact by maintaining a consultative, collaborative, socially inclusive and child-safe approach to all project activities.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of all agreed project activities including design, construction and handover, health systems strengthening, operational commissioning and change management, and facilities management.
- Lead the provision of high-quality project management and contract administration services, acting at all times in the best interest of the Australian Government
- Grow and maintain relationships with key project stakeholders, Australian High Commission focal points, and peer programs involved in the delivery of aligned initiatives
- Ensure gender equality and social inclusion, child protection and other safeguarding policies are implemented and included as credible and effective interventions in project approaches, activities and day-to-day operations.
- Work collaboratively with Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning & Adapting (MERLA) team, assisting in the establishment of project baselines and other MERLA requirements.
- Participation in risk identification, assessment and control measures as they apply to activities and the projects
- Ensure compliance with Work Health, Safety and Environment (WHSE) policy and procedures
Required Experience
- Formal qualifications in building and construction management;
- Over 10 years of relevant experience on donor-funded development programs, experience on DFAT-funded programs is highly desirable;
- Ability to provide leadership and guidance to a multi-disciplinary team and coordinate and manage a complex program of work across various geographies;
- Demonstrated success in building and maintaining strong partnerships with government agencies, development partners, and other stakeholders;
- Experience in implementing health related infrastructure is highly desirable;
- Knowledge and experience of implementing environmental and social safeguards policies in relation to infrastructure projects;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
- Sound problem solving and decision making skills; ability to work independently and as a part of a team; and
- A high level of integrity, initiative, adaptability, and ability to perform in a high-pressure environment.
About the company
JID specialises in international development program management. We design, manage and deliver fit for purpose and sustainable solutions for positive social and economic impact. We bring end-to-end project management and commercial expertise to the projects we deliver and work closely with partner governments and international donor agencies to deliver complex projects in remote or challenging contexts.
Why choose JID?
- A fantastic work culture built on our values of Committed, Collaborative, Inclusive, Curious and Adventurous
- Opportunities for career development
- Deliver a meaningful project that will deliver high-quality, resilient, and universally accessible health infrastructure in PNG
- Competitive Package
Summary
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
- Seeking two qualified Infrastructure Project Managers (PM); one PM to work on education infrastructure projects, and one PM to work on health infrastructure projects, including the CWM Hospital redevelopment work
- Locally engaged personnel – commencing January 2025 – 30 June 2027 with possible extension
- Suva, Fiji with travel to Divisions
FPSP 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 has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
- The Platform has prioritised gender equality and 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 agencies.
- 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 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 Overview:
The Australian Government is currently delivering three social infrastructure programs (Infrastructure Programs) in Fiji:
- The Cyclone Recovery Program will deliver infrastructure upgrades at Taveuni and Kadavu hospitals. The program will conclude 31 December 2025.
- The Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital Redevelopment Master Plan will deliver a comprehensive masterplan for a new national referral hospital.
- Fiji Social Infrastructure Program (FSIP) will support upgrades to school infrastructure, commencing with priority schools identified through an audit of Suva-Nausori school infrastructure; and provide technical assistance to the Ministries of Education and Health to uplift their systems, process and capacity for maintenance and upgrades over the medium term.
The Social Infrastructure team 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).
Summary
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
- Seeking two qualified Infrastructure Senior Project Managers (SPM); one SPM to work on education infrastructure projects, and one SPM to work on health infrastructure projects, including the CWM Hospital redevelopment work
- Long term personnel – commencing January 2025 – 30 June 2027 with possible extension
- Open to Fijian and International applicants
- Suva, Fiji with travel to Divisions
FPSP 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 has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
- The Platform has prioritised gender equality and 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 agencies.
- 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 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 Overview:
The Australian Government is currently delivering three social infrastructure programs (Infrastructure Programs) in Fiji:
- The Cyclone Recovery Program will deliver infrastructure upgrades at Taveuni and Kadavu hospitals. The program will conclude 31 December 2025.
- The Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital Redevelopment Master Plan will deliver a comprehensive masterplan for a new national referral hospital.
- Fiji Social Infrastructure Program (FSIP) will support upgrades to school infrastructure, commencing with priority schools identified through an audit of Suva-Nausori school infrastructure; and provide technical assistance to the Ministries of Education and Health to uplift their systems, process and capacity for maintenance and upgrades over the medium term.
The Social Infrastructure team 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).
Summary
About RT4D
The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) initiative is funded by both the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. It assists ASEAN Member States (AMS) in meeting their commitments and realizing the advantages offered by the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, or AANZFTA, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.
Through the AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and the RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), RT4D provides tailored support to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States by strengthening skills, building networks, facilitating policy options and ensuring that trade benefits everyone, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women and people with disabilities.
The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have committed up to AUD 48.7 million to fund RT4D from 2020-21 to 2027-28.
Project Summary
The RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), implemented RT4D Facility, aims to support AMS to realize the full benefits of RCEP through the provision of capacity-building support and access to technical expertise.
The following project is approved under RISP.
- Project name: Developing access for people with print disabilities to accessible format copies of published works
- Project Objectives: Viet Nam made its accession to The Marrakesh Treaty on December 6, 2022, coming into force on March 6, 2023. However, being a newer member of the Treaty, country officials have raised their need for technical assistance to better implement the Treaty and create better conditions for people with disabilities in the country to practice the rights to equality and community integration in the best possible manner.
This project aligns with the strategic direction of fostering RCEP Parties’ capabilities in implementing The Marrakesh Treaty, contributing to equality and social integration of Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.
Project Summary
The RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), implemented RT4D Facility, aims to support AMS to realize the full benefits of RCEP through the provision of capacity-building support and access to technical expertise.
The following project is approved under RISP.
- Project name: Developing access for people with print disabilities to accessible format copies of published works
- Project Objectives: Viet Nam made its accession to The Marrakesh Treaty on December 6, 2022, coming into force on March 6, 2023. However, being a newer member of the Treaty, country officials have raised their need for technical assistance to better implement the Treaty and create better conditions for people with disabilities in the country to practice the rights to equality and community integration in the best possible manner.
This project aligns with the strategic direction of fostering RCEP Parties’ capabilities in implementing The Marrakesh Treaty, contributing to equality and social integration of Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.
Summary
The AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP), implemented through RT4D Facility, aims to support ASEAN Member States to realize the full benefits of AANFTA through the provision of capacity-building support and access to technical expertise.
The following project is approved under AISP.
- Project name: Assessing ASEAN Members State’s (AMS’) Readiness and Developing a Guideline for AMS to implement its trade-in services commitment of transposing from a Positive Listing to a Negative Listing approach in AANZFTA.
- Project Objectives: Regarding the liberalization of services among AANZFTA Signatory Parties, each country’s understanding, progress, and institutional capacity are variable. The Strategic Directions and Priorities of the Committee on Trade in Services look to narrow the regional gaps in institutional capacity to liberalize services trade and ensure the transition to the Negative List schedule for trade in services within the agreed timeframes.
Aligning with the Strategic Directions and Priorities of the Committee on Trade in Services, this project aims to support interested AMS, specifically The Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam, and others with a smooth transition to a Negative List approach within the committed timeframe, enabling trade in services liberalization.
Summary
Excellent opportunity to work for a large development program, funded by Australian Government. Located in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea