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.

Project Summary

The RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), implemented by the RT4D Facility, aims to support AMS to realise the full benefits of RCEP through the provision of capacity-building support and access to technical expertise.

The following two projects are approved under RISP.

• Project 1: Developing a National Roadmap for Inter-Regional Trade Integration in Indonesia to Support Participation in RCEP Value Chains.
• Project 2: Study of Green Trade for Sustainable Economic Development in Indonesia and Short Course on Green Trade and Environmental Standards.

Position based in Jakarta, Indonesia

Job Brief
Full-time opportunity in Suva, Fiji. Locally based role.

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Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Seeking a short-term adviser (consultant) to support Government of Fiji policy development within the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Women Children and Social Protection.
• The adviser will support the development of a dedicated strategic policy development process critical in strengthening the Ministry’s capacity to design, align, and implement integrated policies that are evidence-based, inclusive, and adaptive. 
• Based in Suva, Fiji; working with the Ministry of Justice
• Assignment length will be approximately 3-months with up to 30 input days in the term 
• Please apply online by submitting a cover letter outlining how you meet the selection criteria of this role and your consulting daily rate, and an up-to-date comprehensive CV. 

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 delivers key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs. 

Overview and Background:

The Government of Fiji continues to significantly strengthen its public sector through major reform initiatives aimed at improving accountability and enhancing service delivery.

The reform initiatives need to be supported by coherent, evidence-based, and forward-looking policies that can respond to both national priorities and international commitments.  

The Ministry for Justice through its Law and Justice Reform Roadmap 2025 – 2029 strategically outlines key pillars and a tiered approach to reform for the sector that needs to be strengthened through strategic policy development and business process accountability to ensure achievements of goals and effective monitoring and evaluation of all programs.

The Ministry of Women Children and Social Protection, given the current role of the Acting Permeant Secretary needs support in the policy development and drafting of key cabinet papers and the strategizing of all key policies to align with new legislations that have been enacted by Parliament. This requires a dedicated strategic policy development process advisor to ensure timely compliance and implementation of new legislation through cabinet processes.  

Policy development processes often face challenges including siloed institutional approaches, capacity constraints, and coordination gaps across ministries and stakeholders.

In this context, the role of a Strategic Policy Development Advisor is critical in strengthening the Ministry’s capacity to design, align, and implement integrated policies that are evidence-based, inclusive, and adaptive.  

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​PEV aims to increase permanent migration from the Pacific and Timor-Leste, growing the diaspora in Australia, strengthening people-to-people links, and encouraging greater cultural, business and educational exchange. DFAT has appointed a consortium led by Icon Agency (the Icon Consortium) to deliver the Pacific Engagement Visa offshore support services. Consortium partner Island Spirit is responsible for in-country services, supporting PEV clients in each participating country through the ballot, visa and pre-departure stages.

Expression of Interest (Talent Pool) – Multiple Roles | Australia Awards Global Support Unit (AA GSU) 

• Expression of Interest for upcoming roles
• Opportunities may be short‑term, long‑term or as‑needed, depending on program requirements.
• Applications are open to Australia‑based candidates only.

• Seeking expression of interest from consultants (individual sole traders or Companies) who can provide a variety of support services to the Disaster Resilience Program’s (DRP) Civil Society Organisation (CSO) partners
• Engagements of three months with possible extensions, input days would be approximately 5 days per month
• Preference will be given to applicants based in Fiji; work will be a mix of in-person support and remote inputs from your homebase.
• The partner CSOs are based in Suva and Lautoka. As the support will be provided mostly in-person, travel to these locations will be required