This position is open to both national and international applicants

Tetra Tech International Development is seeking an experienced and motivated Manager, Short Courses to join the Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) team. This is a great opportunity to make a lasting impact in peoples lives and PNG economic development.

Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)

• Locally Engaged Role - contract until 31 December 2025 with possible extension
• 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. 

AFHP Overview:

The Fiji Program Support Platform (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 sectoral programs. In particular, the Platform seeks to strengthen program outcomes by better addressing the needs of targeted beneficiaries including those who are often marginalised.

The Australian Government is supporting Fiji’s health sector through the Australia Fiji Health Program (AFHP, the Program) working with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS).

The program’s high-level End of Program Outcomes (EOPOs) are:

• Improved systems are used by MHMS and health workers for evidence-based planning and resource allocation (workforce and budget), clinical care, digital health and medical supply chains; and
• Targeted healthcare facilities equitably deliver improved primary health services, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and non-communicable disease (NCD) services. 

The funding for the program is approximately AUD 45million over 9 years (5 years, with an option to extend a further 4 years) and delivered through a range of activities (interventions) to achieve the program’s objectives where 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).

AFHP is designed to support the MHMS achieve the goals and objectives in its Strategic Plan and Annual Operational Plans, and AFHP’s workplans are targeted to support specific components of the Ministry’s plans.

Recent natural disasters such as cyclones, and public health emergencies in Fiji including COVID-19 have highlighted major challenges for pandemic preparedness and response during epidemics and other health emergencies. In this context, around 10% of program funding will be allocated for MHMS to assign to emerging needs and priorities as they arise. Funding may be allocated toward preparedness and responses to public health emergencies, or related opportunities for reform and innovation. 

The Welfare Officer will collaborate closely with service providers, including Australian and PNG universities and Australia Awards PNG, to deliver pastoral care and ensure a positive study experience for PNG scholars, particularly those in NCD and visiting Port Moresby. 

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Introduction

Australia is Fiji’s largest bilateral development assistance donor, providing estimated AUD 88.1 million in bilateral, regional and global ODA plus AUD 68 million in additional budget support announced in 2023-24. The development program works through a range of modalities, including through grants to multilateral partners and civil society, budget support to Government of Fiji (GoF) and direct implementation of bilateral programs.

In accordance with the provisions of a renewed and elevated Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership, strengthening people-to-people links, deepening the economic relationship, enhancing security cooperation, building cooperation on international and regional issues and partnering to enable sustainable human development in areas such as healthcare, education, gender equality, social inclusion and poverty reduction.

Abt Global is the implementing service provider for the Client’s Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP) of program management, administrative, logistical, procurement and technical services. The Platform is responsible for implementing sector programs, achieving portfolio coherence and alignment with bilateral objectives, including climate change and GEDSI priorities.

The three functional end-of-Platform outcomes are as follows:

Outcome 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.

Outcome 2: The Platform has prioritised gender equality and 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 agencies.

Outcome 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.

Australia Awards are prestigious international scholarships funded by the Australian Government. They offer the next generation of global leaders an opportunity to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia. Three study components are delivered as part of Australia Awards Fiji:

• Australia Award Scholarships (AAS) for Fijians to undertake long-term study in Australia
• Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships (AAPS) for Fijians to undertake long-term study in the Pacific Region (predominately Fiji) to meet critical workforce gaps.
• Australia Awards Short Course Awards (SCA) for Fijians to undertake short-term professional development study in Australia or Fiji

This position is open to national applicants only

Location: Remote