About P4SP

The Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has commissioned the Partnerships for Social Protection program (P4SP), which is being implemented by Development Pathways.

P4SP contributes to greater coverage of quality, sustainable social protection systems in Pacific Island Countries that reduce poverty and exclusion, address vulnerabilities through the life-course and stimulate economic growth.

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Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Short Term Personnel (locally engaged consultant) - up to 30 inputs day over 6 months
• Based in Suva, Fiji

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. 

Project Overview: 

The FPSP Performance, Learning and Communications (PLC) Hub oversees the implementation of MEL systems across sector programs. The MEL team promotes learning, continuous improvement, and integration of Indigenous and community voices across all programs. This includes supporting the FPSP MEL Community of Practice (CoP), maintaining a MEL MIS, and embedding GEDSI, safeguarding, and climate resilience into MEL systems.

In response to the gap between conventional MEL frameworks and Indigenous worldviews, the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA), in collaboration with Indigenous and Youth Pacific, developed a regional Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit in 2023. Building on this foundation, there is a timely opportunity to localize and expand this work by developing a Fiji-specific Indigenous MEL Toolkit. This toolkit will support inclusive, ethical, and culturally responsive MEL practices that empower Indigenous communities to lead and shape learning and accountability processes. 

The development of a Fiji Indigenous MEL Toolkit will directly support these efforts by providing culturally grounded tools, principles, and practices that can be integrated into FPSP’s MEL architecture and used across sector programs. It will also contribute to the achievement of Fiji’s forthcoming National Development Plan, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the shared ambitions of the Vuvale Partnership.

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Short Term Personnel - approximately 40 days input between September 25 and January 26 (inclusive)
• Open to International and National applications (Fijian consultants encouraged to apply)
• Can be remote inputs with travel to Suva, Fiji
• Demonstrated experience in teacher education, school leadership, competency frameworks in education and education policy.

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.

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. 

AFEP Overview:

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 AUD45 million 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). 

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This is an assignment for Strongim Bisnis, an initiative of the Australian Government in Solomon Islands.

Dates & duration: July 2025 - April 2026

Location: Honiara, Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)

Reports to: Dina Karic, Partnerships Director

Intervention / area of focus: Program Activities

ASI contact representative: Danya Salinas, Strongim Bisnis Program Manager

This position is open to both national and international applicants

Program: Strongim Bisnis

Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands with provincial travel

Duration: Full-time, fixed term

Line manager and directly reports to: Partnerships Director

Works with: Operations, Program, MRM, Finance, and Communications teams.