Cowater International is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join the SPRING team in the Philippine

Cowater International is currently recruiting a Procurement Officer for the SPRING Program in the Philippines

Location: Daerah Istimewa Aceh, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Kalimantan Utara, Gorontalo, Maluku.

Lead transformative infrastructure projects and strengthen the capacity of the I-Kiribati engineering sector. Work with likeminded, determined and professional colleagues motivated to create positive change through small to medium value infrastructure projects. Be part of a team delivering important social and community infrastructure that centres the I-Kiribati people, creates meaningful opportunities, and delivers long lasting positive impacts.

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

Fiji Support Platform 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. 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.  

About P4I

Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) is an Australian Government initiative partnering with Southeast Asia to drive sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth through quality infrastructure. P4I partners with Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Delivered through a single team, P4I is led by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in collaboration with Ernst & Young, Adam Smith International, The Asia Foundation and Ninti One.

P4I works with partners to strengthen infrastructure decision-making and practice across the transport, energy, utilities and telecommunications sectors. P4I’s focus is on the early stages of the infrastructure lifecycle, including planning and prioritisation, financing strategy, and procurement. Foundational to quality infrastructure, P4I integrates gender equality, disability, social inclusion, and disaster risk reduction and climate change (DRRCC) considerations into all activities. P4I has a head office in Bangkok, with other staff located around the region.

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

The MEL Specialist will be based in the Australian High Commission office to support DFAT’s program management staff to meet their performance and quality responsibilities and to improve the overall quality and value of investment level performance management arrangements. DFAT will continue to commission independent evaluations and quality assurance as required. Platform MEL personnel will be obliged to collaborate with any independent quality assurance to meet DFAT MEL requirements.  

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

The Operations Lead is responsible for the effective delivery of FPSP through ensuring all operational aspects are established and implemented effectively and efficiently, utilising the Shared Services Hub as a mechanism to provide integrated support and ensuring operational processes are continually developed and improved. The Operations Lead forms part of the FPSP Senior Leadership Team and will ensure operations functions and individuals integrate and work collaboratively across the Platform. 

Long Term Role- Commencing January 2025. Based in Suva, Fiji

The Performance, Learning and Communications (PLC) Hub will facilitate cross-program learning, including through communities of practice, to drive continuous program improvement and strategic decision-making .The Hub is responsible for oversight of all sector programs, to optimise development results, the strategic coherence of the portfolio, a balance between individual sector diversity and consistent attention to cross-cutting issues, particularly GEDSI and climate change, efficient use of resources across programs and portfolio level attention to risk management and effective communications and public diplomacy.