Ensuring a strong GEDSI lens throughout GREAT’s programming is critical to achieving WEE and inclusive MSD impacts. Cowater is seeking a highly qualified technical advisor on GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion) to support the implementation of GREAT 2 Program. 

GREAT’s GEDSI Strategy and Sub-Strategy for Disability Equity highlights our two-prong approach for both targeted and mainstreamed GEDSI interventions. Our targeted GEDSI project investments include women’s entrepreneurship and leadership and behaviour change for inclusive markets. Our GEDSI mainstreaming includes ensuring GEDSI measures are integrated across: 

• all sector and subsector projects in their design, implementation and evaluation

• sector strategies, policies and partnerships

• systems and processes for capacity building, stakeholder engagement, safeguarding, communications, 

• monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL).   

The GREAT program includes a GEDSI unit to drive the above agenda and provide technical support to project teams and partners implement their projects. The GEDSI Technical Advisor will join this unit to manage a targeted investment, act as the technical focal point for selected investments for effective GEDSI mainstreaming and support the unit in general implement GREAT’s GEDSI agenda.

Job description

Program: Strongim Bisnis

Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands with provincial travel as required

Duration: Full-time, initial contract until 30 June 2027 with possible extension to 2029

Reports to: Team Leader

Direct Reports: Logistics, Operations and Finance personnel (4-6 locally engaged staff)

Background

Strongim Bisnis is an innovative pro-business program funded by the Australian Government. Strongim Bisnis supports Solomon Islands businesses to increase productivity, access greater income earning opportunities and higher value markets; with the intention of enabling greater resilience and creating jobs. Poverty reduction will be the desired result. Strongim Bisnis also supports the private sector and the Solomon Islands Government to work together effectively to increase opportunities for trade and investment and accelerate business growth. A key focus of the program ensures that Solomon Islands women, youth and peoplewith disability have increased economic opportunities.

In its third phase of implementation, Strongim Bisnis works with over 40 private sector businesses, civil society organisations and government departments across the country. The program is delivered by a team of 30 personnel, led by a diverse senior management team.

Position Summary

The DTL - Operations will oversee the day-to-day operations and administration of the Strongim Bisnis program, ensuring that all activities are supported by effective administrative, procurement, logistics, financial, and information-technology systems. Working closely with the Team Leader, the role provides strategic leadership to ensure operations meet donor requirements, governance standards, and internal policies.
 

Leading the Operations Team, including Finance, Logistics, and Procurement staff, the DTL - Operations will set objectives, manage performance, and build team capacity. This position will strengthen and implement operational policies and processes, oversee partnership procurement, and coordinate recruitment, mobilisation, and IT support for personnel.
 

The position also carries responsibility for supporting program-wide planning and budgeting with a particular focus on ensuring value for money, reducing fraud and other financial risk, and compliance with DFAT regulations. The DTL - Operations will maintain security and workplace health and safety protocols, monitor operational risks, and ensure accurate financial oversight and reporting.
 

This is a full-time leadership role based in Honiara, Solomon Islands, with occasional regional travel. The successful candidate will be expected to lead both directly and through influence, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the program.

We are seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Adviser to drive evidence-based impact across the Mekong region. In this pivotal role, you will lead the design and delivery of innovative MEL systems that empower teams, inform decision making, and shape the future of resilient, inclusive communities.

Operations & People Lead

About Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program    ​

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme is a signature initiative for the Australian Government that enables workers from 9 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and Timor- Leste to work in priority sectors in Australia. The Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program’s (PLMSP) role is to provide the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and governments in 9 PICs and Timor-Leste with support to enable workers to access PALM scheme in inclusive ways that maximise the benefits for the workers and national economies while minimising risks from labour mobility participation. Palladium is contracted to deliver PLMSP on behalf of DFAT.  

This Opportunity ​

The Operations & People Lead, as a member of the PLMSP Senior Leadership Team (SLT) is responsible for ensuring efficient and effective delivery of all support services across the project.  With the support of the Deputy Team Leader, the role will provide high quality operations management, fostering high performance program outcomes and a team culture of inclusion across a complex regional program.  The role will provide direct management and oversight of operations including program finance and budgeting, procurement and contracting and project human resources team including talent acquisition, capacity and performance development, and health, risk and safety.  

This is a fixed term opportunity required to September 2028, based in our Brisbane office.

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We’re seeking an experienced and strategic Operations Manager to join a warm and genuine team driving education reform in Vanuatu. This full-time role, based in Port Vila, offers the opportunity to contribute to national development priorities through effective program operations and leadership.

The opportunity

• Strategic operations leadership position, contributing to education reform and development priorities.
• Based in Port Vila, Vanuatu
• Full-time contract to December 2026

Location: Dili, Timor-Leste

Cowater International is recruiting a local Senior Grant Manager, based in Jakarta Indonesia.

Job description

This position is open to Solomon Islands nationals or third-country residents with a valid work permit to work in the Solomon Islands. Proof of eligibility will be required.

Program: Strongim Bisnis

Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands

Duration: Full-time, initial contract until 30 April 2026 with possibility of extension

Reports to: Director Team Leader - Operations

Works with: Finance, MRM, Operations and Partnership Teams

Background

Strongim Bisnis is an innovative pro-business program funded by the Australian Government. Strongim Bisnis supports Solomon Islands businesses to increase productivity, access greater income earning opportunities and higher value markets; with the intention of enabling greater resilience and creating jobs. Poverty reduction will be the desired result. Strongim Bisnis also supports the private sector and the Solomon Islands Government to work together effectively to increase opportunities for trade and investment and accelerate business growth. A key focus of the program ensures that Solomon Islands women, youth and people with disability have increased economic opportunities.

In its third phase of implementation, Strongim Bisnis works with over 40 private sector businesses, civil society organisations and government departments across the country. The program is delivered by a team of 30 personnel, led by a diverse senior management team.

Position Summary

The Partnership Operations & Compliance Officer provides operational and compliance support to the Strongim Bisnis team to implement the Flexible Fund, a grant mechanism that co-invests innovative activities with private-sector partners. This role ensures all grants and subcontracts comply with Flexible Fund guidelines and Adam Smith International (ASI) procurement policies and oversees the management and monitoring of these agreements.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the solicitation process for grants and subcontracts, including serving on selection committees, ensuring compliance with regulations and procedures, and overall confirming that the mechanism and selected partners are able to achieve the desired results.
• Support the Partnership Managers to complete market assessments of proposed budgets, including collecting quotes.
• Support Partnership Managers to review documentation submitted for Partner payments, ensuring compliance with the Partnership contract and ASI requirements.
• Plan procurements, support Partners to develop appropriate specifications, evaluate offers, monitor contracts, and handle all post-solicitation activities, including all appropriate documentation.
• Liaise between project staff and grant recipients, providing technical advice and assistance as needed in areas of financial management, procurement requirements, and implementation planning.
• Support Partnership Managers to negotiate, review and analyse budget estimates for allocability, reasonableness, and consistency.
• Support the development and management of a filing system of all partnership procurements, making sure that appropriate documentation is included in each file
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Excellent opportunity to work on a large development program funded by the Australian Government, Located in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

The Solomon Islands-Australia Partnership for Governance is seeking an experienced Economic Pillar Program Manager who will provide technical and strategic advice and programming support to the Governance Partnership and DFAT to advance economic governance outcomes in Solomon Islands. Contract term starts January 2026. This position is open to Solomon Islands nationals only.