Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• The Fiji Program Support Platform is looking to establish a pool of technical advisers to draw upon to deliver timely, high-quality technical assistance for short term assignments.
• Seeking expression of interest from suitably qualified applicants with experience in Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and Cross-cutting advisory roles supporting policy development, institutional reform and program implementation, preferrable in international development. 
• Open to International and National applicants 
• International candidates may be engaged for remote work, or may be required to travel to Fiji for short periods of time. 
• Please submit an up-to-date CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet the selection criteria. Please also include your daily rate and availability to travel.

FPSP Overview: 

The Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP, or the ‘Platform’) is a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment that contributes 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 supports DFAT to deliver key bilateral programs in sectors such as health, education, Australia Awards scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities identify and address climate risks, and promote climate action and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs.

Background:
Indonesia’s Vision 2045 sets the goal for Indonesia to transition from a resource-based economy towards an advanced service, technology, and knowledge-based economy by the centenary of its independence (2045). The 2025-2045 National Long Term Development Plan emphasises the urgency of Indonesia’s human resource development to fully realise 2045 goals.

Faced however with persistent low student performance that is emblematic of a learning crisis, significant improvement in student learning will be required to reach Indonesia’s 2045 goals. Government of Indonesia (GoI) has started an ambitious program of education reforms. Successive education ministers have set out to modernise the education system through reforming the national curriculum and teaching and assessment approaches, to produce citizens with strong foundational skills, open minds, and inclusive values. 

Australia is a long-term supporter of the Indonesian basic education sector, with continuous investments supporting education quality improvements for the past two decades, including through the INOVASI program (Phase 1 2016-2020; Phase 2 2020-2023) that focused on supporting acquisition of literacy and numeracy foundational skills in early grades classrooms; exploring local problems and solutions; and generating evidence to inform government policy development and practices.

This third phase of INOVASI (2024-2027) builds upon the existing program’s approach and lessons learned and takes the focus on the development of foundational skills through to the end of the primary grades. Phase 3 will engage with priority issues of Australia’s development policy: gender equality, effective inclusion of children with a disability, responses to the climate change challenge in education. It will focus on the challenge of policy implementation and the gaps that exist between national policies and practices at district and school levels, and use the well attested-success of INOVASI’s local problem-based approach to continuously support policy development for effective fit between policy and implementation context.

INOVASI Phase 3 is implemented in 25 districts and cities across Indonesia, in the provinces of West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Kalimantan, East Java, West Java, and Maluku. The program also works in Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN).
The Program is managed by Palladium on behalf of the Government of Australia through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Purpose of the Position
The Gender and Child Protection Specialist will work with the Gender and Child Protection Lead, Gender Advisor, and INOVASI teams along with its counterparts to provide support in mainstreaming the gender and child protection principles, and to contribute to the design and implementation of gender and child protection workplans. The role is a cross-cutting role that requires a flexible and integrated approach across INOVASI teams to ensure that activities are well implemented, accountable and synergistic to achieve the goals of the program. The Gender and Child Protection Specialist will help identify gaps, challenges and opportunities across the program and provinces, along with strengthening internal organizational culture.

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 realising 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 53.3 million to fund RT4D from 2020-21 to 2027-28.

RT4D is seeking a consultant (a firm) (hereafter referred to as "the Consultant") to manage and deliver five (5) separate Project Designs, with one Project Design developed for each of the abovementioned 5 projects. The delivery will follow standard RT4D templates and be subject to comments, amendments, and approval from the RT4D Facility Team, the Project Proponents and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

INKLUSI is seeking a qualified provider to deliver outsourced security services at its secretariat in Patra Kuningan, South Jakarta. The services must ensure access control, personnel and asset protection, and regular security monitoring, with trained, licensed staff in compliance with relevant regulations.

Job Brief
Location: Sorong, Papua Barat Daya, Indonesia

Job Brief
This role is open to suitably qualified National candidates only.

KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: Deputy Agriculture Lead
Sector: Customs, Trade and Investment Climate
Position Type: Full-time employment
Duration/Level of Effort: Long Term
Position Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contractual arrangement: It is eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only
 
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The CAPRED Facility is Australia's flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia. It focuses on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.
 
The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing economic interventions and reforms to accelerate the country's economic transition. These interventions and reforms encourage productive and inclusive public and private investment, promoting a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economy (RISE).
 
CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components: Agriculture Production; Agro-processing, Trade, Investment, and Enterprise Development; Infrastructure Development; and a cross-cutting component comprising Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), as well as Climate Resilient initiatives and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does.

The Australia Awards program is a flagship initiative of the Australian Government that contributes to the long-term development needs of partner countries by building human capital and strengthening institutional capability. Australia Awards are offered to citizens of Fiji through long-term scholarships and short-term training opportunities.  Australia Awards Fiji contributes to three core outcomes:

1. Alumni use their skills, knowledge and networks to contribute to sustainable development.
2. Alumni contribute to cooperation between Australia and Fiji.
3. Alumni view Australia, Australians and Australian expertise positively

Short courses are a key modality within the Australia Awards program. These programs provide targeted, practical training designed to address priority capability gaps across government and partner organisations. Short courses typically combine classroom-based learning, exposure to Australian practice and structured workplace application.  Abt Global is the implementing service provider for the Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP). FPSP provides program management, procurement, logistics and technical support services for the delivery of Australia’s development program in Fiji.

KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: Investment Manager(s)
Sector: Customs, Trade and Investment Climate
Reports to: Domain Coordinator
Location: Phnom Penh, with frequent travel to provinces
Position Type: Full-time consultant
Duration/Level of Effort: 6-month contract with possible 6-month extension based on performance. Eligible for full-time contract upon successful completion.
Contractual arrangement: "eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only"
 
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED) is Australia's flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia. It will focus on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.
 
The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing necessary economic interventions and reforms to maintain the country's economic transition. These efforts aim to encourage more productive and inclusive public and private investment, promoting a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economy (RISE).
 
CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components including: Agriculture and Agro-processing; Trade, Investment and Enterprise Development and Infrastructure Development; and three Cross-Cutting components comprising: Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Climate Resilient initiatives, and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does. 

Job Brief
This role is open to both National and International Candidates