Location: Multiple positions in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Long term role based in Suva, Fiji - commencing January 2025; 3-year contract with possible 2-year extension 
• Open to International and National applications 
• Seeking suitably qualified applicants with: 
  • Extensive senior management and executive leadership experience in aligning roles providing strategic decision-making, team leadership, and being accountable for program outcomes.
  • Strong and credible skills and experience in education system strengthening
  • Relevant experience in public sector management, including liaising at a strategic level with governments and other donors,

Fiji Program Support Platform 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: 

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality, 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 (GoF) agencies.
3. 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.  

Australia Fiji Education Program Overview:

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 sector programs. In particular, the Platform seeks to strengthen program outcomes by better addressing the needs of targeted populations including those who are often marginalised.

The Australian Government is supporting Fiji’s education sector through the Australia Fiji Education Program (AFEP, the Program) working with the Ministry of Education (MoE).

The objective of the AFEP is “to work with the Government of Fiji under the Vuvale Partnership to catalyse quality education delivery for all Fijian children”.

The changes expected by the end of the five year program are:

• EOPO 1: Schools, particularly trial schools, have improved student literacy and numeracy outcomes, supported by enabling policies, plans and data from the Ministry of Education.
• EOPO 2: Heads of schools and teachers, supported by enabling policies and data from the Ministry of Education, provide a safe, resilient and inclusive learning environment for all students, particularly in trial schools.

Four intermediate outcomes will provide pathways to meet these end of program outcomes in priority areas, like implementation of the revised literacy and numeracy curriculum in primary and secondary schools, professional development interventions, analysis and improvement of the Fiji Education Management Information System (FEMIS), as well as GEDSI and student wellbeing. 

The funding for the program is approximately AUD45million over 9 years (5 years, with an option to extend for a further 4 years) and delivered through a range of activities to achieve the program’s objectives. Implementation modalities include technical advice, procurement of technical services and goods, minor works and infrastructure upgrades, capacity building and training support, support to Ministry led initiatives and innovations, and grants to civil society organisations (CSOs).

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Based in Suva, Fiji
• Long Term Personnel – commencing early 2025, an initial contract through to September 2025, with potential for extension 

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Long Term Role - commencing early 2025 (3-year contract, with potential 2-year extension)
• Based in Suva, Fiji
• Integrating and coordinating cross cutting priorities including GEDSI, safeguarding, climate change and disaster resilience and Indigenous participation and engagement
• Open to all applicants. 

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:  

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality, 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 (GoF) agencies
3. 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. 

Position Summary:

The Cross Cutting Priorities (CCP) Hub is responsible for providing specialist GEDSI support across program teams to strengthen program performance in addressing gender equality and disability inclusion; for supporting GEDSI officers in partner Government of (GoF) agencies and administering a flexible fund for the provision of technical assistance to GoF agencies. The Hub will also be responsible for managing and implementing safeguarding, identifying and addressing climate risks, providing disaster resilience advice, as well as facilitating participation of First Nations Australians and indigenous-to-indigenous engagement. The Hub will support the achievement of End of Platform Outcome (EOPO) 2 by integrating and coordinating cross cutting priorities throughout the portfolio and across the program management cycle. 

The Lead is responsible for the effective delivery and performance of the Hub. They will drive meaningful cross-cutting approaches across the Platform-managed investments. The Lead will work in close collaboration with Abt partners Talanoa Consulting, Clear Horizons and Ninti One; and oversee Hub priorities including the development of GEDSI Strategy and Action Plan, the Climate and Disaster Resilience Strategy, Risk and Safeguarding Management Plan and the First Nations Engagement Framework and Implementation Plan.   

The Lead plays a crucial role in linking and integrating GEDSI, safeguarding, climate and disaster resilience, locally led development (LLD) and indigenous engagement strategies across sector programs. 

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Base in Suva, Fiji
• Locally Engaged Employee - 3 year contract with possible 2 year extension

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: 

1. The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
2. The Platform has prioritised gender equality, 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 (GoF) agencies.
3. 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.

Application Deadline 

11:59 PM AEDT on November 3, 2024

Position Summary 

This is a leadership role – and the successful candidate is expected to lead both directly and situationally to support program delivery and a stronger, safer and more resilient aviation sector in the Pacific. 

The Head of Technical Advisory will provide aviation technical advice across the program and will be responsible for the management of a Technical Advisory Panel (TAP). The TAP is yet to be formed and will be stood up in 2025. The role will be responsible for developing a range of best-fit options to deliver identified technical advisory support needs. They will also be responsible for the development of tasking notes for TAP services and quality assurance of outputs. The Head of Technical Advisory will report to the P4A Team Leader and will work closely with the Executive Director (DFAT), who is responsible for the overall strategic oversight, partnership engagement and leadership of the Program. 

The role will also support existing (and new) country aligned Aviation Policy Advisers. There are already Aviation Policy Advisers working in a number of Pacific countries. 

The position is full-time, based in Nadi, Fiji and will require regular travel in the Pacific.

Position Summary

The P4A Team Leader is a member of the program executive team and has a leadership role in the program's strategic drive and activity governance. The Team Leader, reporting to the DFAT Executive Director will work closely on identifying and developing P4A’s engagement priorities across P4A’s partner countries. The position is responsible for supporting, developing and implementing the Program’s deliverables, including country engagement strategies. This work also includes further developing relationships with DFAT Pacific Posts, pacific stakeholders and other development partners.

The position will also lead on cross-cutting themes, such as Gender equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), enabling P4A to operate effectively to achieve Program objectives.

The position is full-time, based in Nadi, Fiji and will require regular travel within the Pacific region.

This is a leadership role – and the successful candidate is expected to lead both directly and situationally to support program delivery for a stronger, safer and more resilient aviation sector in the Pacific.