Summary
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
- Base in Suva, Fiji
- Locally Engaged Employee - 3 year contract with possible 2 year extension
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:
- The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
- 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.
- 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.
Description
Position Summary:
The Communications team sits within the Performance, Learning and Communications Hub. The Communications Officer will support the Communications & PD Manager to create internal and external communications across the FPSP portfolio. The Communications Officer will ensure communications outputs are compliant with DFAT and Abt Global policies.
Key Responsibilities:
Communications
- Under the guidance of the Communications Coordinator and Communications & PD Manager, develop and produce high quality digital and offline content including articles, stories and email newsletters
- Contribute to the design of visually appealing graphics and multimedia content aligned with FPSP’s goals
- Create and schedule engaging social media posts, monitor interactions, and report trends and insights to the Communications Team
- Provide communications timely planning and content briefs for events in the FPSP calendar and support event production
- Develop strong internal relationships across the portfolio to ensure that the communications team is aware of stories of change and impact
- Draft written communications materials including press releases, articles, stories of change etc.
- Work in close collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Team to understand the MEL system.
- Effectively participate in the Communications Community of Practice (CoP) which will see representation from the FPSP, its component programs and other implementing partners.
General
- Provide support to team members on communications-related tasks.
- Provide regular updates to the Communications & PD Manager and other stakeholders.
- Other duties as requested by Communications & PD Manager.
Key Deliverables:
- Stories and news from across the Platform and sector programs.
- Targeted, thoughtful and evidence-based communications outputs, integrating a gender-responsive, disability inclusive and safeguarding lens throughout.
- Quality reporting, deliverables submitted on time that meet internal (Abt) and external (DFAT) requirements.
Reporting to:
- Communications & Public Diplomacy (PD) Manager
Selection Criteria:
- Qualifications in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or relevant field desired
- Minimum of 3 years professional experience working in a communications and/or digital marketing role preferably in the development context
- Excellent writing skills, with experience writing for different audiences and across different platforms
- Experience using Microsoft Office and Mailchimp as well as digital design applications such as Canva
- Ability to use InDesign and Illustrator a plus
- Must show initiative, commitment, flexibility and ability to work in cross-cultural environments
About Abt
Abt Global is a mission-driven, global leader with a proven track record in complex program implementation in the international development sector. We offer bold solutions and technical excellence in Health, Economic Growth, Governance, Research & Evaluation, Environment & Energy, Gender Equality & Social Inclusion. Working with our many partners, we have driven measurable social impact for more than 55 years, to achieve our mission of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people worldwide. We operate in remote and challenging environments and employ more than 3,700 staff in over 50 countries. For more information about us and what we do, visit our website at www.abtglobal.com.
Commitment to Equity
Abt Global values individuality and celebrates difference with a strong commitment to diversity, equality, racial equity, gender, and disability inclusion. We strongly encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply for this position.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are deeply committed to safeguarding, to protect and prevent harm and abuse to individuals we work for and who work for us. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. We will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, child abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation in any form, and expect everyone to be treated with respect and dignity.
